Welles G. [Letter to] Hon. John Appleton of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1852.

Catalog Record: Welles G. [Letter to] Hon. John Appleton of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1852.

Title: [Letter to] Hon. John Appleton of the U.S. House of Representatives.

AccessKey: abzg

Author: Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878.

WLM Call Number: WO 211 E81 W44 1852 RB

Accession NO.: 7342

Physical Description: 1 broadside ; 25 X 20 cm.

Subject: Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Subject: Ether Controversy – letter.
Subject: Anesthesia – history.

Abstract: This letter to the Hon. John Appleton of the U.S. House of Representative introduces Joseph Wales, Esq. who intended to visit Washington D.C. on behalf of this sister, widow of Dr. Horace Wells, to claim Horace Wells as the discoverer of surgical anesthesia.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics May 6, 2009.

General Notes: Note at bottom of the page reads “Not delivd [sic], tho introduced to Mr. Appleton, J. Wales.”

General Notes: This is a signed holograph which includes an embossed stamp on the left hand corner.