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  <dc:title>Paper, 'The extraordinary history of a new method of inoculating discovered in the Kingdom of England', by Alexander Pearson</dc:title>
  <dc:description>An account of vaccination against smallpox using the English method of Edward Jenner as practised at the East India Company's Factory at Canton [Guangzhou] in China. This English language version was drawn up by Alexander Pearson (1780-1874) the Company surgeon at Canton and then translated for Chinese use by George Thomas Staunton. A note at the conclusion of the manuscript states that Staunton's translation was published by 'Gniurqua of the House of Hoei Lung' [?] a Hong system merchant of Canton in the 6th Moon of the tenth year of the reign of Emperor KiaKing [Jiaqing]. </dc:description>
  <dc:date>c.1805</dc:date>
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