President Garfield’s Condition: August 10, 1881, 8:00 AM

Portraits of Garfield's six doctors surround an illustration of the President on his sickbedEXECUTIVE MANSION,
August 10, 1881.

8.00 A. M.
The President slept soundly during the night, and this morning his temperature is again normal, although his pulse is still frequent.  At present it is 104; temperature, 98.5°; respiration, 19.

D. W. BLISS,
J. K. BARNES,
J. J. WOODWARD,
ROBT.  REYBURN.

This post is one of a series reenacting the official bulletins released to the public by the physicians to President Garfield during his illness after the shooting on July 2, 1881.

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