50 items

• Letter, Hartford, March 28, 1847, to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westmoreland, N.H.
  
  Photostat copy of the original letter (missing from the collection) by Horace Wells to his mother and sister from Hartford on March 28, 1847
• Letter, Hartford, March 5, 1838, to Elizabeth Wales, Hartford, Conn.
  
  Handwritten letter by Horace Wells sent to Elizabeth Wales from Hartford, Conn. on March 5, 1838
• Letter, Hartford, March 6, [1838] to H. Wells Dentist
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Elizabeth Wales from Hartford to Horace Wells on March 6 in response to his letter of March 5, 1838; in black ink
• Letter, Hartford, March 7, 1838, to Elizabeth Wales, Hartford, Conn.
  
  Handwritten letter by Horace Wells sent to Elizabeth Wales from Hartford on March 7, 1838; in black ink; taped on the folds
• Letter, Hartford, November 25, 1836, to Mr. Abiather Shaw, Jr., Westmoreland, N.H.
  
  Handwritten letter by Horace Wells sent to Abiather Shaw from Hartford on November 25, 1836; in black ink
• Letter, Hartford, November 9, 1846 to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westemoreland, N.H.
  
  Two letters on the same paper, one by Elizabeth Wells and the other by Horace Wells, with a short note in print capital letters by Charles, sent to Betsey Wells Shaw from Hartford on November 9, 1846; in black ink
• Letter, Hartford, September 19, 1852, to uncle [Joseph Wales?]
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Charles T. Wells from Hartford his uncle, Joseph Wales on September 19, 1852; in black ink
• Letter, Hartford, September 21, 1838, to Mr. Abiather Shaw, Jr., Westmoreland, N.H.
  
  Handwritten letter by Horace Wells sent to Abiather Shaw from Hartford on September 21, 1838; in black ink; with small hole through signature
• Letter, New York, July 10, 1948, to Alice M. McCann
  
  Typewritten letter accompanying proofs of the Horace Wells Memorial volume from the editor, William J. Gies to the reviewer, Alice M. Mc Cann
• Letter, New York, November 20, 1858, to Benjamin F. Pinckney
  
  Handwritten letter of introduction of Joseph Wales and his stakes in the discovery of anesthesia sent from Mayor Office in New York by Daniel F. Tiemann to Benjamin F. Pinckney on November 20, 1858; in black ink
• Letter, Pittsburgh, January 3, 1980, to Janet Kubinec
  
  Handwrittten note on the W. Harry Archer's office stationary to Janet Kubinec, curator of historical collection at the Health Professions Library, University of Pittsburgh explaining the provenance of the Horace Wells letters, to which a copy of the 1940 letter with details on acquiring the materials was attached
• Letter, Point Pleasant, N.J., August 24, 1885, to Miss Perkins
  
  Handwritten draft of two letters on one piece of paper, one written to Miss Perkins and the other to [Mr. Chas. S. Schuman?]
• Letter, September 20, 1846, to Joseph Wales
  
  Two handwritten letters on the same paper, one by Elizabeth Wells and the other by Horace Wells sent to Joseph Wales from Hartford on September 20, 1846; in black ink
• Letter, Washington City, February 13, 1853, to [Joseph Wales]
  
  Handwritten letter sent from Washington, DC by Truman Smith to Joseph Wales on February 13, 1853 regarding the failed experiment of the previous day and the need to prove efficiency of the gas in New York; in black ink
• Letter, Westmoreland, April 7, 1846 to Mrs. John Cole, Medway, Mass.
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Betsey Shaw from Westmoreland to her daughter, Mary Wells Cole on April 7, 1846; in black ink
• Letter, Westmoreland, June 17, 1845 to Miss Mary E. Wells, Meriden, N.H.
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Betsey Wells Shaw to Mary Wells on June 17, 1845; in black ink
• Letter, Westmoreland, May 30, 1846, to Mrs. John Cole, Medway, Mass.
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Betsey Shaw from Westmoreland to her daughter Mary Wells Cole on May 30, 1846; in black ink
• Letter, Westmoreland, May 4, 1846, to Capt. John Cole, Medway, Mass.
  
  Handwritten letter sent by Betsey Shaw from Westmoreland to her daughter and her son-in-law, John Cole on May 4, 1846; in black ink
• Letters of Dr. and Mrs. Horace Wells discovered
  
  Article by W. Harry Archer reprinted from the Dental Rays including several Wells letters from the collection and commentary
• Note for the Wales family tree
  
  Handwritten note on the Wales family members from the family lot at the cementery in Hartford
• Note on on the bust of Horace Wells
  
  Note, partially typed and partially handwritten, explaining the provenance of the bust of Horace Wells acquired by the Falk Library Historical Collection (University of Pittsburgh) through W. Harry Archer
• Note with a death date of Horace Wells' father
  
  Handwritten note (a piece of the family register?) with birth and death date of Wells family members
• Notes on the life of Horace Wells
  
  Offprint of article by dr. Edwards, reprinted from the Journal of the American College of Dentists (p. 234-244)
• The Horace Wells Permanent Memorial contribution receipt
  
  A receipt issued to the Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons for their monetary contribution to the future Horace Wells Permanent Memorial in Washington, D.C. donated in 1895
• The Wellcome Guest
  
  Colton Dental Association's broadsheet on the discovery of laughing gas and its anesthetic properties, with testimonials on painless tooth extractions.