Vaccination of the Indians : report of the number and position of the Indians vaccinated on the exploratory expedition to the sources of the Mississip…
Houghton, Douglass (1810-1845)View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyIn 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 ou…