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"In consequence of that malignant and fatal disease the small pox having broken out in the parish ..."

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'Before James Smith left Lerwick, I had desired him to inform me per express, how many children there might be in the island of Fetlar that their parents would allow to be innoculated for the small pox. But tho he has been home sometime, I have not heard from him. He was very [torn] to get a surgeon to that island, as he had several children that have not had the small pox, but I am now informed that he got direction from Mr Meek how to innoculate & manage his own children, & I suppose he does not care if the others went to the D--l.' Someone is advertising for emigrants to America: 'a gross insult, that in some places of the kingdom would be punished, as it breathes a horrid reflection of oppression by the heritors'.