The earliest reference to smallpox blankets that I could find was here, which suggests that it originated on this side of the 49th parallel, although of course we were all British then. All I know about Lord Beaverbrook is what I've read in Wikipedia; what was he nominated for?
Well, as to the link you gave me, it refreshed my memory: Sir Jeffrey Amherst, may his name live in obscurity if not infamy.
As for the former Max Aitken...not entirely sure other than Bliss' claims of "evil" behaviour. Whether there's any truth to any of Bliss' perceptions on the matter is something I'll have to read up on some other time.
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Date: 2007-05-03 11:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-04 01:07 am (UTC)As for the former Max Aitken...not entirely sure other than Bliss' claims of "evil" behaviour. Whether there's any truth to any of Bliss' perceptions on the matter is something I'll have to read up on some other time.