This letter was written by Deerfield, Massachusetts, resident Elihu Ashley to an innkeeper, Capt. Nathaniel Dwight, of Belchertown, Massachusetts, regarding what Ashley believed to be a false accusation. Dr. Ashley had recently been inoculated for smallpox in a Worthington, Massachusetts, “pest house” and shortly thereafter lodged in a public house in Belchertown. The innkeeper accused Ashley of spreading the disease and Ashley wrote an indignant reply.
Ashley, Dr. Elihu. Letter to Nathaniel Dwight from Dr. Elihu Ashley. June 30, 1775. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-170/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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