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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Doctor H. Skinner reports the appearance of smallpox in Eddyville, Kentucky, in July 1817, after Mr. M'Kean, previously vaccinated, contracted it in Pittsburgh. Despite confidence in vaccination, Skinner vaccinates all local families amid rare post-vaccination cases.
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dated Eddyville, (Ken.) 25th July, 1817.
The small pox has made its appearance
in this country. A Mr. M'Kean who had
the kine pock about ten years since in
Nashville, has lately caught the small pox
in Pittsburgh and reached this neighborhood.
I visited him a few days since, and learned
that the kine pock was attended with every
symptom which marks its genuine progress
-he may nevertheless, have been mistaken,
and the matter not genuine with which he
was vaccinated--I have so much confidence
in the vaccination. that I have introduced
it into every family in town within a few
days--I believe, however, there are cases
of the small pox after the genuine kine
pock--but I am also convinced that in such
cases the same persons have had, or are
susceptible of taking the small pox more
than once.
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Primary Location
Eddyville, (Ken.)
Event Date
25th July, 1817
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Outcome
smallpox appearance in the area; vaccination introduced to every family in town; no specific deaths or injuries reported.
Event Details
Smallpox has appeared in the country following Mr. M'Kean's contraction in Pittsburgh after prior kine pock vaccination in Nashville; Doctor Skinner visited and vaccinated all local families despite confidence in the method and rare post-vaccination cases possibly due to multiple susceptibilities.