Back to top

University of Michigan William L. Clements Library

See More About This Repository

Address:

909 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
clements-reference@umich.edu

1792 November 1 . A. Betteys ALS to John Betteys; Cambridge, [Massachusetts].

Navigate the Collection
Containers:
Box 1
Abstract:
Letter to his uncle, Dr. John Betteys, concerning the state of smallpox in Cambridge and an outbreak in Menotomy, where people are carried to "pest houses" in an attempt to ease the spread. Visits Boston where no one is infected excepting those who have taken it by inoculation, and they are also carried to pest houses. Boston is trying to "clense [sic] the town."
Extent:
3 pages

Using These Materials

Info for Visitors

How to Request

Ordering Reproductions

Download PDF Finding Aid
RESTRICTIONS:

The collection is open for research.

USE & PERMISSIONS:

Copyright status is unknown

Back to top

Collection

Science and Medicine collection, 1702-1936
Total components 316
Last indexed 2024-08-08