1To Benjamin Franklin from John Mitchell, [March 1745?] (Franklin Papers)
...the cure, as the eruption of pustles in the measles or small pox, or of carbuncle and buboes...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Abiah Franklin, 16 October 1747 (Franklin Papers)
...had in Boston this summer: besides the measles and flux, which have carried off many...
3[January 1760] (Washington Papers)
...and several of the Family were taken with the Measles, but no bad Symptoms seemd to attend...
4[Diary entry: 3 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
...and several of the Family were taken with the Measles, but no bad Symptoms seemd to attend...
5[Diary entry: 5 January 1760] (Washington Papers)
...those in GW’s “family” who were down with measles.
6To George Washington from Robert Stewart, 14 May 1760 (Washington Papers)
.... Washington had come down with a bad case of measles on 1 Jan. and evidently was slow in...
7To George Washington from Christopher Hardwick, 18 May 1760 (Washington Papers)
...Vernon where he promptly came down with a case of measles (ibid., 234–35).
8To Benjamin Franklin from Peter Timothy, 24 August 1772 (Franklin Papers)
...Benjamin Franklin has just happily got thro’ the Measles, and a fine promising Boy; but as...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Henry Marchant, 21 November 1772 (Franklin Papers)
...years old. He died with the Effects of the Measles, the Day after I left London. My two...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 1 December 1772 (Franklin Papers)
of the Measles. I will write him a little print Letter, as......the same age had died of measles...