John & Abigail & Smallpox
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Plodding Through The Presidents
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We dig into the separate smallpox inoculations of John and Abigail Adams and the heartfelt and hilarious love letters this supercouple exchanged during their quarantines, along with some background on Lady Mary Montagu's bold introduction of the smallpox inoculation from Turkey to England.
Sources:Founders Online - letters between John & Abigail AdamsTime Magazine: How One Daring Woman Introduced the Idea of Smallpox Inoculation to England by Thomas HagerThe Story of Smallpox in Massachusetts by Samuel Bayard Woodward, M.D.Inspired by my post "Love in the Time of Smallpox"
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