Letter from Dr. Thornton on the Coio-Pox. 5 1 



Lancaster was not forgot, as the following letter will 

 evince : 



(I j)£j\R sjR Lancaster, Dec. loth, 1800. 



" I have this evening received from Mrs. Dilworth (Mr. 

 Yarker's dauahter) a little vaccine matter, for which I find 

 I am indebted to you, and for which accept my sincere 

 thanks. I have found great difficulty in introducing the 

 new inoculation here; and had it not been for a sensible 

 and intelligent ladv, Lancaster would not yet have witnessed 

 its introduction. Since then I have inoculated several, per- 

 fectly to my satisfaction ; and the other day I made pro- 

 posals to my friend Mr. Baxendale, who is surgeon to the 

 Lancaster dispensary along with myself, to inoculate the 

 poor in this town and its vicinity, gratis. With pleasure I 

 inform you it met with his approbation, and with that of 

 Dr. Campbell, and in afew days we begin the business. 

 " 1 am, dear sir, &c. 



" J. A. Brathwaite." 



Nor was Appleby forgot, as the following ktter will 

 ^how : 



" DRARSIR, Appleby, Dec. 17th, 1800. 



" This day week T inoculated fifteen with fluid cow-pox 

 matter, all of' whom, excepting one or two (which are du- 

 •bious), have taken the infection, and the pustule looks 

 charmingly. The prejudices of the common people against 

 the operation arc sinking to nothing; and I am fullv per- 

 ■suade.d, that in a very little time the inoculation vv'ill be- 

 come general. I will not fail to transmit to you a regular 

 account of those under niy care. 



*' I remain, dear sir, &c. 



" John BtrsHBT." 



Nor Vv'as even Ulverstone emitted by me. 



*' DEAR SIR, 



« With the lancet you last sent me I inocelated Rigge, 

 but am much afraid, from the appearance of the incisions, 

 or rather punctures, not with the success which has attend- 

 ed my other operations in this new and excellent practice. I 

 have' here matter taken from the arms of some of my 

 patients ; bnt, from 2.prejv,dice which you will easily allow 

 for, his friends here will not allow the disease to be produced 

 in him bv any other means than such as originates from 

 you direilUj. I must, therefore, trouble you to send niea 

 litlk fresh matter for him as soon as convenient. In scnd- 

 D2 ing 



