A. L. Peirson letter to W. T. G. Morton, 1847

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Title

A. L. Peirson letter to W. T. G. Morton, 1847

Subject

Ether.
Anesthesia.
Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853.
Morton, W. T. G. (William Thomas Green), 1819-1868.
Amputation.

Description

Copy of a letter addressed to Morton, describing Peirson's successful surgical amputations employing ether anesthesia.

Creator

Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853.

Source

Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853. Letterbook, 1829-1852. [B MS b54.5]

Date Created

1846-11-22

Relation

Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853. LinkPapers of Abel Lawrence Peirson, 1812-1905 (inclusive), 1812-1866 (bulk). [B MS c24]

Format

text

Extent

3 manuscript pages, bound.

Language

English.

Type

text

Identifier

B MS b54.5, f. 86-87.

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Lot M. Hamlin, Jr., to the Boston Medical Library, 1957.

Files

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Citation

Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853., “A. L. Peirson letter to W. T. G. Morton, 1847,” OnView, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18062.