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“…descriptions of the condition…”
Annual Announcement of the Trustees and Faculty of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina for the Session ’40-’41, p. 12. The Annual Announcement is held at the Waring Historical Library in Charleston, South Carolina.
“The man wasn’t a surgeon…”
From an unpublished and untitled profile of Thomas Grimball Prioleau, held at the Waring Historical Library in Charleston, South Carolina, pp. 1, 4.
See “…one of his professors…,” below, for another unpublished profile that claims Prioleau published at least one paper.
“…Sims had absolutely no intention…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 232.
“Gentlemen, Professor Prioleau said…”
SIMS, J. Marion, (1885). The Story of my Life, ed. by H. Marion-Sims. D. Appleton & Co: New York, p. 232.
“…Prioleau had studied medicine…”
From an unpublished and untitled profile of Thomas Grimball Prioleau, held at the Waring Historical Library in Charleston, South Carolina, p. 1.
“…one of his professors…”
Information about Prioleau, and the nitrous oxide experiments he was part of, are very hard to find. This comes from another unpublished profile of Prioleau, held at the Waring Historical Library in Charleston, South Carolina.
“…a batch of gas…”
Details on the nitrous oxide experiments in Philadelphia at this time are very difficult to find. This book reprints material from an article in the Medical Repository, which is cited poorly. I’m uncertain who the professor was, though the names of the students, including Prioleau and his quote, appear in a variety of sources.
Chaptal, J.-A.-C., & Nicholson, W. (1807). Elements of chemistry: Vol. 1 / by M.I.A. Chaptal. Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin and Thomas Kite, pp. 181-82.
