Letter of Horace Wells to the editor of the Hartford Daily Courant

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Title

Letter of Horace Wells to the editor of the Hartford Daily Courant

Subject

Anesthesia.
Nitrous oxide.

Abstract

Following the public notice of William T. G. Morton’s successful demonstration of surgery under anesthesia, Horace Wells, on December 7, addressed a letter to the editor of the Hartford Daily Courant, outlining his experiments and experience with anesthesia and stating that he had met with Morton and Jackson while in Boston “both of whom admitted it to be entirely new to them. Dr. Jackson expressed much surprise that severe operations could be performed without pain, and these are the individuals who claim to be the inventors.” Wells’ letter also states he had preferred nitrous oxide over sulphuric ether for his experiments as being a potentially less harmful substance.

Creator

Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.

Source

Hartford Daily Courant

Date Created

1846-12-09

Format

text

Extent

1 newsclipping.

Language

English

Type

text

Identifier

Warren Library. Discovery of anesthesia, v. 4.

Provenance

Bequest of John Warren, M.D., to the Library of Harvard Medical School, 1928.

Files

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Citation

Wells, Horace, 1815-1848., “Letter of Horace Wells to the editor of the Hartford Daily Courant,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/18187.