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Brief of points and proofs in regard to the proposed appropriation to enable the President to procure the surrender of the patent issued to Dr. W.T.G. Morton, for the discovery of the anaestetic properties of sulphuric ether.
United States. 32d Congress. House.
Date
[1852?]
Books
Online
Report [of] the Committee on military affairs and the militia : to whom was referred the petition of Dr. William T.G. Morton, asking compensation for the discovery and gift to his country and mankind of the application of ethereal vapor as a safe and practical anesthesia, or pain subduing agent.
United States. Congress :1863) Senate.
Date
[1863]
Books
Online
Memorial of the surgeons and physicians of the Massachusetts General Hospital, at Boston, and members of the Massachusetts Medical Society, in support of the claim of W.T.G. Morton, M.D., for the discovery of etherization.
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Date
[1852 or 3]
Books
Online
Der aether gegen den Schmerz : Mit einer lithographischen Tafel. (Der Ertrag ist für die Armen bestimmt.).
Dieffenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1792-1847.
Date
1847
Books
Online
The ether tragedies / by James Moores Ball.
Ball, James Moores, 1863-1929.
Date
1925
Books
The casket and the ribbon, or : The honors of ether / by William H. Dwinelle.
Dwinelle, William H.
Date
1849
Books
Online
Report No.114. William T.G. Morton-sulphuric ether. ... Feb. 23, 1849.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Whom Was Referred the Memorial of Dr. William T. G. Morton.
Date
1849]
Books
Doctors on horseback : pioneers of American medicine / [James Thomas Flexner].
Flexner, James Thomas, 1908-2003.
Date
[1938]
Books
The ether controversy. Vindication of the [Massachusetts General] Hospital report of 1848 / By N.I. Bowditch.
Bowditch, N. I. (Nathaniel Ingersoll), 1805-1861.
Date
1848
Books
Online
The battle for oblivion : the discovery of anaesthesia / with a foreword by Christiaan Barnard.
MacQuitty, Betty.
Date
1969
Books
Historic moments : the first capital operation under the influence of ether / By Daniel Denison Slade.
Slade, D. D. (Daniel Dennison), 1823-1896.
Date
[1892]
Books
Online
A representation to Congress covering... petitions, memorials, resolutions, & letters : ... urging compensation for the use of anaesthetics in the Army and Navy. Submitted to the 38th Congress.
Morton Testimonial Association.
Date
[1864]
Books
Online
Discovery by the late Dr. Horace Wells : of the applicability of nitrous oxyd gas, sulphuric ether and other vapors in surgical operations, nearly two years before the patented discovery of Drs. Charles T. Jackson and W. T. G. Morton / [J. Wales].
Wales, J.
Date
1852
Books
Proceedings in behalf of the Morton testimonial.
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
Date
1861
Books
Online
Report to the House of representatives of the United States of America : vindicating the rights of Charles T. Jackson to the discovery of the anaesthetic effects of ether vapor, and disproving the claims of W.T.G. Morton to that discovery. Presented ... on the 28th of August, 1852 / By Hon. Edward Stanly ... and Hon. Alexander Evans ... members of the select committee on the ether discovery. Printed by authority of the minority of the committee.
Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872.
Date
[1852?]
Books
Online
"We have conquered pain" : the discovery of anesthesia / Dennis Brindell Fradin.
Fradin, Dennis B.
Date
[1996], ©1996
Books
Memoranda relating to the discovery of surgical anesthesia, and Dr. William T.G. Morton's relation to this event / by William James Morton.
Morton, William J. (William James), 1846-1920.
Date
[1905]
Books
Online
Report of the Board of trustees of the Massachusetts general hospital, presented to the corporation, at their annual meeting, January 26, 1848.
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Date
1848
Books
Online
Trials of a public benefactor : as illustrated in the discovery of etherization / by Nathan P. Rice.
Rice, Nathan P.
Date
1859
Books
William T. G. Morton, the discoverer and revealer of surgical anesthesia, at last in the hall of fame : a vindication.
Knopf, S. Adolphus (Sigard Adolphus), 1857-1940.
Date
[between 1900 and 1999]
Books
Online
A defence of Dr. Charles T. Jackson's claims to the discovery of etherization. Containing testimony disproving the claims set up in favor of Mr. W. T. G. Morton, in the report of the trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital, and in no. 201 of Littell's Living Age / By Joseph L. Lord & Henry C. Lord.
Lord, Joseph L.
Date
1848
Books
Etherton cottage, and the discoverer of etherization / By Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale.
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.
Date
[1853]
Books
Online
Tarnished idol : William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia : a chronicle of the ether controversy / Richard J. Wolfe.
Wolfe, Richard J. 1928-2017
Date
2001
Books

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Brief of points and proofs in regard to the proposed appropriation to enable the President to procure the surrender of the patent issued to Dr. W.T.G. Morton, for the discovery of the anaestetic properties of sulphuric ether.

Report [of] the Committee on military affairs and the militia : to whom was referred the petition of Dr. William T.G. Morton, asking compensation for the discovery and gift to his country and mankind of the application of ethereal vapor as a safe and practical anesthesia, or pain subduing agent.

Memorial of the surgeons and physicians of the Massachusetts General Hospital, at Boston, and members of the Massachusetts Medical Society, in support of the claim of W.T.G. Morton, M.D., for the discovery of etherization.

Der aether gegen den Schmerz : Mit einer lithographischen Tafel. (Der Ertrag ist für die Armen bestimmt.).

The ether tragedies / by James Moores Ball.

The casket and the ribbon, or : The honors of ether / by William H. Dwinelle.

The discovery of anaesthesia / L.J. Ludovici.

Report No.114. William T.G. Morton-sulphuric ether. ... Feb. 23, 1849.

Etherization; with surgical remarks / by John C. Warren.

Doctors on horseback : pioneers of American medicine / [James Thomas Flexner].

The ether controversy. Vindication of the [Massachusetts General] Hospital report of 1848 / By N.I. Bowditch.

The battle for oblivion : the discovery of anaesthesia / with a foreword by Christiaan Barnard.

Historic moments : the first capital operation under the influence of ether / By Daniel Denison Slade.

A representation to Congress covering... petitions, memorials, resolutions, & letters : ... urging compensation for the use of anaesthetics in the Army and Navy. Submitted to the 38th Congress.

Discovery by the late Dr. Horace Wells : of the applicability of nitrous oxyd gas, sulphuric ether and other vapors in surgical operations, nearly two years before the patented discovery of Drs. Charles T. Jackson and W. T. G. Morton / [J. Wales].

Proceedings in behalf of the Morton testimonial.

"We have conquered pain" : the discovery of anesthesia / Dennis Brindell Fradin.

Memoranda relating to the discovery of surgical anesthesia, and Dr. William T.G. Morton's relation to this event / by William James Morton.

Report of the Board of trustees of the Massachusetts general hospital, presented to the corporation, at their annual meeting, January 26, 1848.

Trials of a public benefactor : as illustrated in the discovery of etherization / by Nathan P. Rice.

William T. G. Morton, the discoverer and revealer of surgical anesthesia, at last in the hall of fame : a vindication.

Etherton cottage, and the discoverer of etherization / By Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale.

Tarnished idol : William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia : a chronicle of the ether controversy / Richard J. Wolfe.

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Brief of points and proofs in regard to the proposed appropriation to enable the President to procure the surrender of the patent issued to Dr. W.T.G. Morton, for the discovery of the anaestetic properties of sulphuric ether.

Report [of] the Committee on military affairs and the militia : to whom was referred the petition of Dr. William T.G. Morton, asking compensation for the discovery and gift to his country and mankind of the application of ethereal vapor as a safe and practical anesthesia, or pain subduing agent.

Memorial of the surgeons and physicians of the Massachusetts General Hospital, at Boston, and members of the Massachusetts Medical Society, in support of the claim of W.T.G. Morton, M.D., for the discovery of etherization.

Der aether gegen den Schmerz : Mit einer lithographischen Tafel. (Der Ertrag ist für die Armen bestimmt.).

The ether tragedies / by James Moores Ball.

The casket and the ribbon, or : The honors of ether / by William H. Dwinelle.

The discovery of anaesthesia / L.J. Ludovici.

Report No.114. William T.G. Morton-sulphuric ether. ... Feb. 23, 1849.

Etherization; with surgical remarks / by John C. Warren.

Doctors on horseback : pioneers of American medicine / [James Thomas Flexner].

The ether controversy. Vindication of the [Massachusetts General] Hospital report of 1848 / By N.I. Bowditch.

The battle for oblivion : the discovery of anaesthesia / with a foreword by Christiaan Barnard.

Historic moments : the first capital operation under the influence of ether / By Daniel Denison Slade.

A representation to Congress covering... petitions, memorials, resolutions, & letters : ... urging compensation for the use of anaesthetics in the Army and Navy. Submitted to the 38th Congress.

Discovery by the late Dr. Horace Wells : of the applicability of nitrous oxyd gas, sulphuric ether and other vapors in surgical operations, nearly two years before the patented discovery of Drs. Charles T. Jackson and W. T. G. Morton / [J. Wales].

Proceedings in behalf of the Morton testimonial.

"We have conquered pain" : the discovery of anesthesia / Dennis Brindell Fradin.

Memoranda relating to the discovery of surgical anesthesia, and Dr. William T.G. Morton's relation to this event / by William James Morton.

Report of the Board of trustees of the Massachusetts general hospital, presented to the corporation, at their annual meeting, January 26, 1848.

Trials of a public benefactor : as illustrated in the discovery of etherization / by Nathan P. Rice.

William T. G. Morton, the discoverer and revealer of surgical anesthesia, at last in the hall of fame : a vindication.

Etherton cottage, and the discoverer of etherization / By Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale.

Tarnished idol : William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia : a chronicle of the ether controversy / Richard J. Wolfe.

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