Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Lyman Spalding
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Title
Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Lyman Spalding
Subject
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821
Correspondence
Description
Benjamin Waterhouse's position as a supplier of vaccine matter to American physicians is attested in this letter to a colleague, Lyman Spalding (1775-1821). Note that the letter also refers to Jenner's gift to Waterhouse of the silver snuffbox containing quills laden with cowpox vaccine.
Abstract
Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Lyman Spalding, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Creator
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Date Created
1802 November 04
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Papers of Benjamin waterhouse, 1797-1829 (inclusive). B MS c10.1, fd. 3
Format
text
Extent
1 manuscript letter
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002458
Provenance
Gift of Dr. James A. Spalding to the Boston Medical Library, 1923
Files
Citation
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846, “Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to Lyman Spalding,” OnView, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6625.