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George Washington and Smallpox

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Smallpox was a dreaded contagious disease. If one survived, one could be scarred and disfigured for life. George Washington and his Brother Lawrence Augustine Washington died when his son George was eleven. He had four younger siblings. He also had … Continue reading →

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Abigail Adams and the Inoculation Decision

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Smallpox was an extremely contagious disease. The mortality rate was at least 30%. George Washington’s Decision Shortly after the battles of Lexington and Concord in mid-1775, George Washington, a former Colonel of the Virginia Militia and the highest ranking professional … Continue reading →

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