Letters and documents relating to Jackson/Morton controversy
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Morton, William Thomas Green, 1819-? (dentist)
label: Collection Creator
content: Morton, William J.
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content: Morton Family Collection
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content: Morton Family Collection / Series 1: Letters and Documents
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content: undated
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content: Box 1, Folder 6
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: In poor condition, handwritten. A number of these dated March & April 1852 are from members of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital to Edward Stanly in response to questions from him about the Jackson/14orton controversy. One dated April 27, 1864 is' to Thaddeus Stevens, chairman of Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives argues that Jackson should share in funds granted to Morton. Several are from Jackson asking the addressee if he had signed a paper in support of Morton's claim to be the discoverer of ether.