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Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.20 © 2016 The Connecticu ...
Dr. Isaac Thompson
Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.20 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Dr. Isaac Thompson

American, 1775 - 1852
BiographyIsaac Thompson was born in Stratford, Conn. on August 24, 1775. He was the son of William and Mehitable Ufford Thompson. He moved to New London when he was still young. He was a druggist in New London with no formal training. He most well-known patent medicine was "Dr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water," which is began selling in 1795. The ingredients of the Eye Water included opium, alcohol, and zinc sulphate.
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