Tracts, on inoculation, written and published at St. Petersburg in the year 1768 ... with additional observations on epidemic small-pox / By T. Dimsdale.

  • Dimsdale, Thomas, 1712-1800.
Date:
1781
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Credit: Tracts, on inoculation, written and published at St. Petersburg in the year 1768 ... with additional observations on epidemic small-pox / By T. Dimsdale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PPR] the expences of my journey by land, re- commending that way as the moft certain in point of time, for my arrival at St. Peterfburg. To omit nothing that might be agreeable to me from my fetting out to my return, and fuppofing I fhould chufe to have fome of my family or friends to accompany me, he was fo obliging as to affure me, whoever I chofe’ to accom- pany me, fhould be received and accom- modated to my perfect fatisfaction. It will be eafily imagined that fuch an additional favour was moft grateful to me, and my choice naturally fell on one of my fons, who was ftudying phyfic in the Univerfity of Edinburgh, and was well inftruéted in my method of inoculation, We fet out on the 28th of July, 1768, and travelled with great expedition, fo that we arrived before the houfe, intended for us at St. Peterfburg, was quite ready for our reception; a handfome apartment was therefore provided in the Grand Milione, a large