Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced smallpox variolation – which she called engrafting – to Britain in 1717
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 – 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady
Leavell, B S. “Thomas Jefferson and smallpox vaccination.” Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association vol. 88 (1977): 119-27 and a few notes
Little Turtle, mentioned in the main article, suffered gout and rheumatism before he died in 1812 Wikipedia says Little Turtle, who also met Washington and Adams, made two trips to
“Account of the Introduction of Vaccine Inoculation into America.” Annals of medicine, for the year … : exhibiting a concise view of the latest and most important discoveries in medicine and medical philosophy vol. 5 (1800): 477-479.
Kine Pox search turns up a couple of pages..these are some of the older articles Medical Intelligence Edinb Med Surg J. 1812 Jul 1; 8(31): 374–384.PMCID: PMC574454