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S rNC E this Paper was drawn up and communicated 
to the Royal Society, the following Account of 
the Succefs of Inoculation in and about Bofton^ in New 
England^ was procured at my Defire, by my Inge- 
nious Friend Dr. Nesbitt^ from Capt. John Osborne^ 
who refided in that Town and Neighbourhood during 
the whole time of that Pradfice. I thinR proper to 
infert it, here, as it confirms the Extradf given above 
from Mr. Mather's Relation, and is a more particular 
Account of the Matter of Fadf, than any that I have 
yet feen. 
In May, the Small Pox was, by the Provi- 
dence of God, brought into the Town Bo ft on ; in 
June it began to fpread pretty much, and in the 
Month of Jtily it was got into mofi: parts of the Town,, 
and a confiderable Number of People died of it. At 
this time Inoculation was firft put in pradlice by 
Dr. Boylefton, who then perform’d it upon his own 
Child and a Negro-Servant, who both did well; not- 
withfianding which, this Attempt gave great Uneafinels 
to the Neighbours.. However the Practice went on, 
to the Number of about 40 Perfons, one of which was 
a Woman of about 40 or 45" Years of Age, who got 
well over the Small Pox, as her Husband publickly 
declared, but had been before, troubled with Hyfle- 
rick Fits, of which file died fome little time after. 
When about 70 Perfons had pafied under the Opera- 
tion, myfelf and Wife, who had hitherto been at a 
Place called Roxbury, a Mile from. Bofton, went into 
^ Mrs, nLxwdl, 
Town 
