Letter from Moses Younglove to Sylvanus Fansher
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Title
Letter from Moses Younglove to Sylvanus Fansher
Subject
Younglove, Moses, 1752-1829
Fansher, Sylvanus, 1770-1846
Correspondence
Smallpox vaccine
Description
In response to an inquiry from Sylvanus Fansher (1770-1846), New York physician Moses Younglove sent this letter describing his experiences with smallpox and cowpox inoculation. Younglove claims to have inoculated over 1,400 individuals with only six fatalities before the advent of vaccination. The letter is written on the verso of an 1825 broadside describing Younglove's treatment for smallpox patients.
Abstract
Autograph letter signed from Moses Younglove, Hudson, N.Y., to Sylvanus Fansher, Southbury, Conn.
Creator
Younglove, Moses, 1752-1829
Date Created
1827 March 4
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Hastings family, medical notebooks and papers, 1772-1845. H MS c292. Box 3, folder MM1.
Format
text
Extent
1 manuscript letter (2 pages) and 1 typed transcript (1 page)
Language
English
Identifier
DigID0002828-0002830
Provenance
Purchased for the Harvard Medical Library, 2008
Files
Citation
Younglove, Moses, 1752-1829, “Letter from Moses Younglove to Sylvanus Fansher,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13012.