Vaccination of the Indians : report of the number and position of the Indians vaccinated on the exploratory expedition to the sources of the Mississippi conducted by Mr. Schoolcraft in 1832
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- 1832
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In 1832, 22-year-old Dr. Douglass Houghton was instructed to try to vaccinate the Lake Superior Ojibwe against smallpox. As part of his work, Houghton asked the Ojibwe about the history of smallpox outbreaks among their people. Their responses are summarized in this short report, including memories of the deliberate introduction of smallpox among Wisconsin Indians by British fur traders in 1770. His report begins at the bottom of page 574; the history of smallpox among the Ojibwe begins on page 578. At the end he urges that the Menominee (Folle Avoine) also be vaccinated against smallpox
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Houghton, Douglass (1810-1845)
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
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- Stacks
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- Lippincott, Grambo
- Location
- Philadelphia
Ashland County; Bayfield County; Douglas County; Iron County;
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- English
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- Houghton, Douglass (1810-1845). Vaccination of the Indians : report of the number and position of the Indians vaccinated on the exploratory expedition to the sources of the Mississippi conducted by Mr. Schoolcraft in 1832. 1832. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/47097. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- Houghton, Douglass (1810-1845), (1832) Vaccination of the Indians : report of the number and position of the Indians vaccinated on the exploratory expedition to the sources of the Mississippi conducted by Mr. Schoolcraft in 1832. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/47097
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- Houghton, Douglass (1810-1845). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/47097>.