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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 Effectsof Ether Vapor, and Disproving the Claims of W. T. G. Morton to that Discovery.
[ETHER CONTROVERSY; JACKSON, Charles T.; U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES] STANLY, Hon. Edward; EVANS, Hon. Alexander.
Published by Printed by Authority of the Monority of the Committee, Washington, D.C., 1852
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Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller57 pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers, secured into an old library-style pamphlet binder. First edition. Wrappers tanned with an institutional notation in red pencil at the upper left corner of the front wrapper; contents fine.
Report to the House of Representatives vindicating the rights of Charles T. Jackson to the discovery of the anaesthetic effects of ether vapor.
[JACKSON, Charles T.] STANLY, Hon. Edward & EVANS, Hon. Alexander
Published by The minority of the Committee, Boston, 1852
- First Edition
Seller: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star seller1st ed. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Furthering the controversy surrounding the discovery of surgical anaesthesia: "In January 1849, [William Thomas Green] Morton visited Washington and -- supported by a resolution passed in his favour by the Governors of the Massachusetts General Hospital and others -- again petiti…oned Congress. On this occasion a committee of investigation was set up and the chairman 'addressed a letter to the opponents of Dr. Morton, requesting them to put in before the committee any documents against his claim and in support of their own'. On this occasion the committee reported in Morton's favour, but still the matter did not progress" (Duncum, p. 127). This copy differs from others seen in that the printed wrappers state: "Congressional Report of Hon. Edward Stanly, of North Carolina, and Hon. Alexander Evans, of Maryland, on the ether discovery, thirty-second Congress, first session." This document is presented by the members of that committee who dissented from the majority's support of Morton. With documentary evidence, Congressmen Stanley and Evans set forth the reasons for their disagreements, analyzing and dissecting the majority opinion.