About This Item
Title
Hospital to be erected for smallpox inoculation in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1777
Subject
Hospitals--United States--Revolution, 1775-1783
Smallpox--Inoculation
Smallpox--Inoculation
Description
During the smallpox epidemic in 1777, the townspeople of Taunton, Massachusetts, voted to build a hospital for inoculation for the smallpox.
Creator
Williams, James
Publisher
Digitized by the rights holder
Date
April 9, 1777
Language
English
Type
Resolutions (administrative records)
Identifier
taunton_hospital
Extent
1 page
Temporal Coverage
Eighteenth century
Spatial Coverage
Taunton, Mass.
Rights Holder
Anonymous. Name available upon request.
Citation
Williams, James, “Hospital to be erected for smallpox inoculation in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1777,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 27, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/8134.