In the latest issue of BBC History (ie September) magazine there is an article on germ warfare, in which Jeffrey Amhurst is mentioned as using smallpox-infected blankets in North America. I presume this is the origin of the Lord Jeffrey Ashley incident in 'Killer.'

Jacqui

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