Letter, Hartford, July 6, 1844, to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westmoreland, N.H.

Item

Title
Letter, Hartford, July 6, 1844, to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westmoreland, N.H.
Description
Handwritten letter by Horace Wells sent to his mother Betsey Wells Shaw from Hartford on July 6, 1844; in blue ink; marks of tape repair
Sender
Wells, Horace, 1815-1848
Recipient
Shaw, Betsey Wells
Salutation
Dear Mother and Sister
Date
1844-07-06
Publication status
published by W.H. Archer
Extent
4 pages
Format
manuscript
Provenance
Acquired by William Harry Archer for the library
Relation
Archer, W.H. Life and letters of Horace Wells, 1944, p. 105-106
Type
letter
Tag
19th-century American dentists
History of anesthesia
Item sets
Wells letters