SMALLPOX AT SALEM SCHOOL IN 1812.
NOTICE (Salem School).
The parents, guardians and friends of the young Ladies of the Salem Boarding School, are respectfully informed that the Small-pox, which in last January had been introduced into this place by a traveler from the northward, has entirely disappeared, and now not the least damage is to be apprehended from them. One person only had caught the infection, who is now quite well. A general health prevails at this place. The young Ladies of the School, as well as others have been vaccinated with success, and it is with satisfaction we can assure the public in general, not only that not the least sign or danger of the Small-pox now exists; but also, that on this occasion we have proved, that the genuine kine-pox, when the disease is in the regular form, is a sure preservative against the contagion of the Small-pox.
Abraham Steiner,
Inspector of the Female Boarding School, at Salem, N. C.
March 2, 1812.
—The Star, April 3, 1812.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)