Letter, Hartford, March 28, 1847, to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westmoreland, N.H.

Item

Title
Letter, Hartford, March 28, 1847, to Mrs. Abiather Shaw, Westmoreland, N.H.
Description
Photostat copy of the original letter (missing from the collection) by Horace Wells to his mother and sister from Hartford on March 28, 1847
Sender
Wells, Horace, 1815-1848
Recipient
Shaw, Betsey Wells
Wells, Mary
Salutation
Dear Mother and Sister M.
Date
1847-03-28
Extent
4 pages
Format
reproduction
Relation
This photostat is part of a Scrapbook in the Wells collection, which includes family photographs, photographs related to Horace Wells life, and photostat replicas of all the letters and documents related to his story.
Tag
19th-century American dentists
History of anesthesia
Item sets
Wells letters