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Cooley SA. Regimental Order no. 68 : Head Quarters, First Regiment, First Brigade, C.M., Hartford, Aug. 30th, 1855.

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Catalog Record: Cooley SA. Regimental Order no. 68 : Head Quarters, First Regiment, First Brigade, C.M., Hartford, Aug. 30th, 1855.

Title: Regimental Order no. 68 : Head Quarters, First Regiment, First Brigade, C.M., Hartford, Aug. 30th, 1855 / by order of S.A. Cooley.

AccessKey: abvz

Author: Cooley, Samuel A.

WLM Call Number: WO 211 E81 C77 1855 RB

Accession NO.: 9346

Physical Description: 1 broadside ; 27 cm.

Subject: Ether Controversy – letter.

General Notes: “Regimental Order/Camp [Frum hild?]” inscribed on the back of the document.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics March 24, 2009.

General Notes: Samuel A. Cooley was the subject of Gardner Quincy Colton’s demonstration on the effect of nitrous oxide on December 10, 1844 in Hartford, CT. Cooley’s behavior under the influence of nitrous oxide inspired Horace Wells to self-experiment on it’s anesthetic properties and subsequently discover anesthesia.