Zabdiel boylston biography books

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Walter, minister in Roxbury and nephew of Mather, was inoculated by Boylston and while convalescing at Mather's home was visited at night by a mob. They stormed the house, insulted its occupants, and hurled a lighted bomb into the patient's room. Fortunately the fuse of the bomb broke off and no damage was done. The Boston News Letter of November 20,says of the incident: "When the Granado was taken up there was found a paper so tied with a thread about the fuse that it might outlive the breaking of the shell, wherein were these words: "Cotton Mather, I was once of your meeting, but the cursed lye you told of—You know who, made me leave you, you Dog, and Damn You, I will inoculate you with this, with a pox to you.

The honor of having introduced inoculation into America must be divided between the Rev. Cotton Mather and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston. Sir, I know of no person so proper to present the following dialogue to as yourself. To you under the auspicious providence of God, we are indebted for the blessing of inoculation, and you can claim the undivided honor of introducing it among us.

Boylston himself says in his "Account of the Small-pox. Page Source Discussion. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. In other projects. Wikidata item. Bowling, William K. Bozeman, Nathan. A Biog. Afterward, he returned to Boston. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.

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Zabdiel boylston biography books

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