Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge
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Title
Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge
Subject
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846 (author)
Vaccination
Cambridge (Mass.). Selectmen
Correspondence
Description
This letter from Waterhouse proposes that Cambridge initiate a general vaccination program for all its citizens—“adopting that easy substitute afforded them by Divine Goodness”—and vaccinate the poor without charge.
Abstract
Autograph letter signed from Benjamin Waterhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge
Creator
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846
Date Created
1809, circa
Rights
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Is Part Of
Papers of Benjamin Waterhouse, 1786-1836 (inclusive). H MS c16.1
Format
text
Extent
1 manuscript letter
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002472
DigID0002473
Provenance
Purchased for the Harvard Medical Library, 1939
Files
Citation
Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846, “Letter from Benjamin Waterhouse to John Mellen and the Selectmen of the Town of Cambridge,” OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, accessed May 30, 2023, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6629.
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