Statements, supported by evidence, of Wm. T.G. Morton, M.D., on his claim to the discovery of the anaesthetic properties of ether : submitted to the honorable the Select Committee appointed by the Senate of the United States, 32d Congress, 2d session, January 21, 1853 / presented by Mr. Davis of Massachusetts, and referred to the Select Committee to whom had been referred the petition of sundry physicians of Boston and vicinity, in support of the claim of W.T.G. Morton, M.D., for the discovery of etherization.
- William T. G. Morton
- Date:
- 1853
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Credit: Statements, supported by evidence, of Wm. T.G. Morton, M.D., on his claim to the discovery of the anaesthetic properties of ether : submitted to the honorable the Select Committee appointed by the Senate of the United States, 32d Congress, 2d session, January 21, 1853 / presented by Mr. Davis of Massachusetts, and referred to the Select Committee to whom had been referred the petition of sundry physicians of Boston and vicinity, in support of the claim of W.T.G. Morton, M.D., for the discovery of etherization. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Datum Baltimori Die Mensis Cal Martis annoque Salutis Re- paratae 18. Johannes C. S. Monkur, M. D., Prax. et Theoret. Med. Professor. Gulielmus H. Stokes, M. D., Inst. Med. Med. Jurisp. et Insen. Professor. Georgium McCook, A. M. M. D., Professor Chirurgiee. Geo. C. M. Roberts, M. D. D. D., Obstet. et Mul. et Inf. Morb. Professor. Tho. E. Bond, A. M. M. D., Therap. Mat. Med. et Hyg. Pro- fessor. Rege N. Wright, A. M., M. D., Chem. Professor. Georgium McCook, A. M., M. D., Professor Anitomiee. J. V. McJilton, Z. Collins Lee, Benjamin Kurtz, D. D., Johannes G. Morris, D. D., [itEAL.] Hugh Jenkins, J. T. Mackenzie, M. D., \ Curatores. To the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the American Society of Dental Surgeons: Mr. W. T. G. Morton, dentist, entered his name with me as a student of medicine March 20, 1844, and attended to practical anatomy, in the Massachusetts Medical College, during the win- ter of that year, where he dissected with diligence and zeal, and paid special attention to the anatomy of the head and throat— parts of human anatomy particularly important to the surgeon dentist. He also studied Bell's and other standard works on anatomy, and attended the lectures of Drs. Warren, Hayward, and other professors. I would recommend him as a suitable per- son for admission as a dental surgeon. He is a skilful operator in dentistry, both in surgical and mechanical departments, and has studied the chemical properties of the ingredients required for the manafacture of artificial teelh. CHARLES T. JACKSON, M. D. Prior to this time, Dr. Jackson had, as he states, recommended chloric ether as an external application to allay pain in the teeth and gums; and had furnished several dentists in Boston, his friends, with the article in its purity; he does not name Dr. Mor- ton among the number; but from the relations which subsisted between them, from the fact that Dr. Morton was at that time the family dentist of Dr. Jackson, as well as his student in medi- cine, your committee think the statement of Dr. Morton, in this particular, supported by that of Dr. Jackson. Add to this the fact, well known at the time to college students, and especially](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21142695_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
