Historical memoranda relative to the discovery of etherization, and to the connection with it of the late Dr. William T.G. Morton / prepared by the committee of citizens of Boston chosen to raise a Morton testimonial fund.

Date:
1871
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Credit: Historical memoranda relative to the discovery of etherization, and to the connection with it of the late Dr. William T.G. Morton / prepared by the committee of citizens of Boston chosen to raise a Morton testimonial fund. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    should have long since received a proper testimonial from the country; whereas it is well known that the United- States Government freely used ether on every battle-field during the late civil war, without recompensing at all the greatest benefactor of its wounded soldiers. Dr. Morton was obliged to give up his business, and to spend all his time, and most of his property, in defending his rights ; and, finally, life itself was sacrificed in his endeavors to defend his fame as the inventor and revealer of anaes- thetic inhalation. Dr. Morton died poor ; and, knowing that fact, the follow- ing gentlemen were appointed by citizens of Boston as a Committee to obtain a proper testimonial for his family : — J. INGERSOLL BOWDITCH, 28 State Street. CHARLES G. PUTNAM, M.D., 24 Marlborough Street. WILLIAM WHITING, 35 Court Street. HENRY I. BOWDITCH, M.D., 113 Boylston Street. JOHN J. MAY, 1 Broad Street. GEORGE HAYWARD, M.D., 3 Walnut Street. R. M. HODGES, M.D., 53 Mount-Vernon Street. LUTHER PARKS, M.D., 6 Chestnut Street. SAMUEL KNEELAND, M.D., Institute of Technology. JOHN C. WARREN, M.D., 2 Park Street. FRANCIS MI NOT, M.D., Treasurer, at 7 Charles St., Boston. To these have been added, with the consent of the vari- ous parties, the names of the following eminent citizens of New York and Philadelphia : — S. D. GROSS, M.D., Philadelphia. J. M. DACOSTA. M.D., 1609 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. S. WEIR MITCHELL, 1332 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. E. R. PEAS LEE, M.D., 29 Madison Avenue, New York. WILLARD PARKER, M.D., New York. S. F. B. MORSE, New York. Francis Minot, M.D., 7 Charles Street, Boston, is Treas-
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