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Good. vi, 178, [2] pages. Includes note from the Editor, Index, and Footnotes. Some cover wear noted. Worthington Chauncey Ford (February 15, 1858-March 7, 1941) was an American historian and editor. He served in a variety of several government positions: the chief of the Bureau of Statistics for the U.S. Department of State, from 1885-1889, then at the U.S. Department of Treasury, 1893-1898, chief of the manuscripts division at the Library of Congress from 1902-1908. He also served as Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University from 1917-1922. Ford was known for his edited collections of a number of Founding Fathers documents, including "The writings of George Washington (14 Volumes)", "Alexander Hamilton's notes in the Federal convention of 1787", and "Writings of John Quincy Adams". He also edited correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and other figures. Benjamin Waterhouse (March 4, 1754-October 2, 1846, was a physician, co-founder, and professor of Harvard Medical School. He is most well known for being the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States, which he carried out on his own family. Dr. Waterhouse's correspondence with John Adams began in September of 1784, and continued until June of 1822. Waterhouse first wrote to then-President John Adams, his former roommate, hoping to spread the word about cowpox vaccinations preventing smallpox. When he found President Adams unresponsive, he wrote a letter to Vice President Thomas Jefferson: "A prospect of exterminating the smallpox." Jefferson replied with a letter dated Christmas Day, 1800, and soon offered his support. Once Jefferson became President the following year, Waterhouse introduced Edward Jenner's method of cowpox vaccination in the United States. He attempted to maintain a monopoly over the cowpox vaccine, for both financial reasons and to protect the vaccine from incompetent or fraudulent physicians. Waterhouse made the first vaccinations in the United States on four of his children. He commissioned a controlled experiment at the Boston Board of Health in which 19 vaccinated and 2 unvaccinated boys were exposed to the smallpox virus. The vaccinated boys demonstrated immunity, and both unvaccinated boys succumbed to the disease. Waterhouse had a commission in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 in the days before military physicians were accorded rank. He held the position of "Hospital Surgeon", in 1818 he was promoted to "Post Surgeon", and in 1821 he was honorably discharged. John Adams (October 30, 1735[a]-July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States, from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain and served as the first vice president of the United States. Adams was a dedicated diarist and regularly corresponded with many important figures in early American history, including his wife and adviser Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. His letters and other papers serve as an important source of historical information about the era.
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Very Good Plus. An excellent copy of a rare John Adams volume. The interior is clean, no marks of any kind. The hinges are tight. The gold graphics on front board and spine are bright.
