Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 35

For the first two months covered by this volume, Thomas Jefferson is residing at Monticello, avoiding the "e;rather sickly"e; season in the nation's capital. His mountaintop house finally has a roof and both daughters and their families come to stay with him. Using cowpox vaccine received from Benjamin Waterhouse, he undertakes what he calls "e;my experiment,"e; the systematic inoculation of famil...