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Letter, from William Douglas to Alexander Stuart, dated at Boston

Reference number: EL/D2/2

Date: 25 September 1721

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Concerning inoculating with smallpox in Boston, New England
Read to the Royal Society on 16 November 1721

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EL/D2/2
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25 September 1721
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1 page
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Manuscript
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William Douglas

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William Douglas, Letter, from William Douglas to Alexander Stuart, dated at Boston, 25 September 1721, EL/D2/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_2/letter-from-william-douglas-to-alexander-stuart-dated-at-boston, accessed on 15 March 2025

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