50 Letter from Dr. Thornton ore the Cow-Pox. 



Upon the return of the httle child, after this expcditiotf/ 

 I was careful in observing the eflccts of so long a journey, 

 at this season of the year j and I remarked with pleasure 

 tftat the fever had been slight, but tico puslnles came out on 

 the facCy which completely maturated, and scabbed. Dr, 

 Heysham generously discharged all the father's expenses at 

 Carlisle; Mrs, Grahan=i at Low-House, in the neighbour- 

 hood, who had her child vaccinated, gave him ten and six- 

 pence ; and Dr. Blamire. who took some vaccine matter 

 from the child, gave the father a crown ;• and he also re- 

 ceived many othc-r presents, which he very honestly men- 

 tioned, refusing what I had agreed to pay him ; but. I in- 

 sisted upon fuirillino; the terms of our original agreement. 



The two following letter* will show my endeavour to 

 establish the cow-pock at Whitehaven ; 



i( gT,p Whitehaven, Oct. ifth, iSoc. 



** I delivered voirr obf^crvations-, relating to the cow-pox,- 

 to Dr. Dixon, who desires me to say that he thinks him- 

 self highly obliged to vou, snd requests you will send him 

 a little of the matter for inoculation, with proper direc- 

 tions how to use it, thinking it would be the means o^' 

 saving a great number of liv-3ri here *. 



'*■ I am, sir, &c. 

 Dr. Thornton, " JoHN BoWNESS." 



Lowthcr. 



*^ SIR, Whitehaven, Nov. aist, iSoc- 



'^ Receiving a Tetter from my father last night, stating 

 tbat you wished to hear how my brother came on after his 

 inoculation, enables me to embrace the opportunity of re- 

 turning my grateful thanks for introducing the cow-pock to 

 my brother and myself, who have both got through the 

 same exceedingly well. 1 have inoculated several children 

 at Whitehaven and Workmgton ; likewise have furnished 

 several doctors with matter to do the same. On the 22d 

 instant I shall have to inoculate near twenty of his lord-- 

 ship's work --people's chiklrt ii . 



" I remain, -Sec. 



Dr. Thornton, <* WiLLIAM BRYHAMf." 



Lowthcr. 



'■ Dr. Dixon, Dr. Crostwarte, and Mr. Hamilton, have since intro- 

 duced the vaccifie inoculation into th« Whitehaven dispensary, and have 

 iiKicubted a grea' many. _ 



f' Wilham Bryham superintends lord T^onsdaie's collieries, and since 

 this period has inoculated aliove live hundred ; his sister's case is rttovd*- 

 '■d, being auiorg the first inoeulatcd in die village of Lowthsr. 



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