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An account of the method and success of inoculating the small pox in Boston in New England.

London: Peele, 1722.

Mather republished reports of earlier writers on inoculation. He persuaded Boylston to adopt the practice in June 1721, and he supported Boylston during a period of great opposition to inoculation.

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Plagues & Epidemics

Subjects

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › United States › American Northeast INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Smallpox › Variolation or Inoculation U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Massachusetts

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Entry Number	#5414
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7318
External URL	an-account-of-the-method-and-success-of-inoculating-the-small-pox-in-boston-in-new-england

Geographic Context

Publication place: London