John Dalgleish's Defense of Inoculation
Item
Creator
Dalgleish, John.
Title
John Dalgleish's Defense of Inoculation
Description
An untitled essay submission by Dr. John Dalgleish. He defends the practice of inoculation as essential to controlling smallpox. To persuade the reader, he describes his own expertise with the practice. This doctor would find himself embroiled in an intense controversy over inoculation a few months later.
Date
1768-04-14
Source
This essay was submitted to and published in the Virginia Gazette. The newspaper was one of two major Virginian newspapers, both of which used the same name, that existed in colonial America. Its publishers were Purdie and Dixon.
Contributor
Viar, Anastasia
Bibliographic Citation
Dalgleish, John. The Virginia Gazette (Purdie and Dixon), April 14, 1768.
Spatial Coverage
The essay was given approximately half the space on the cover of Purdie and Dixon's the Virginia Gazette.