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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04780 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1792 |
| Title | William Ellery to Nancy Ellery regarding smallpox inoculation and marriage |
| Date | 1 November 1792 |
| Author | Ellery, William (1727-1820) |
| Recipient | Ellery, Nancy |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments on Nancy's recovery from a smallpox inoculation (variolation). Congratulates her and suggests that she will make a better wife after having smallpox because it must have filled her with patience and resolution, and made her immune. Reports that Nancy's friends in Newport were surprised to learn she had undergone variolation. Ellery has also been inoculated. Comments on his old age. A Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 until 1785, William Ellery was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Nancy was his daughter. |
| Subjects | Declaration of Independence Signer Women's History Health and Medical Smallpox Marriage Children and Family |
| People | Ellery, William (1727-1820) Ellery, Nancy (fl. 1792) |
| Place written | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |