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Tag: Smallpox

The Marblehead smallpox riot, January 1774

January 1, 2022March 3, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
The Marblehead smallpox riot

In 1773, the selectmen ordered all houses where the disease had appeared to be closed, and dogs to be killed immediately. The fears of the inhabitants increased when permission was granted to build a smallpox hospital on Cat Island.

Posted in History, Revolutionary WarTagged 1774, conspiracy, epidemic, January, Marblehead, Smallpox
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