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Town and received the Small Pox by Inoculation. We 
had it with all the Gentlenefs and Moderation that 
was poflible, neither of us having an hundred Pu- 
(lulcs, or being lenfible of any Fever worth mention- 
ing ; lb that we did not find it necefiary to keep our 
Beds for it. 
In Augufi the Small Pox in the natural Way proved 
more mortal, and Inoculation made a greater Progrefs, 
the People continuing to come into the Pradlice of it. 
A fecond Perfon that died after Inoculation, was an 
Apothecary’s Houfekeeper, that was out of Town, 
till an Indian Maid got the Diftemper in the lame 
Houle, and remov’d, and died. Upon which this Wo- 
man coming to Town, her Mailer undertook to per- 
form the Operation upon her, which by the Way was 
the firll and lall that he ever perform’d ; and on the 
third Day after the Inoculation, the Small Pox came 
out upon her very full ; from which it was plain, that 
file had taken the Infe<Slion before^ in the common 
way. 
The third Perfon that died after being inoculated, 
was a f Gentleman, that lodged in the fame Houle 
with my Wife and lelf at Roxbury^ who was under 
great and extreme Infirmity of Body, as mylelf was 
Witnefs, that we fear’d he would have lived but a 
Ihort time under it. His Friends much perfuaded him 
to make ufe of Inoculation, believing that it would 
have carry’d olFhis Illnefs ; but when he made the Ex- 
periment, he had not Strength to go thro’ with it. He 
was about 45* Years of Age, and by the way was a 
Gentleman of great Worth and Piety. 
His Siller :j: was the fourth Perfon that died upon 
this Operation. She was about fourty Years of Age^ 
f John White, Efc^i :j: Mrs. Wells. 
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