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in America at this period, and, until vaccination was introduced by Dr. Jenner, inoculation was regarded as the best preventative and was extensively practised; the results, however, were not uniformly satisfactory. Small pox appeared at Annapolis in 1794, and spread from house to house, and the Rev. Jacob Bailey wrote of it, "What is somewhat remarkable, numbers died under inoculation, while the old sexton who took it in the natural way, though 98 years of age, recovered." Soon after the peace in 1783 Dr. Sharman settled in Burton, Sunbury County, beside his old brother officer, Samuel Denny Street. Ten years later he was drowned while crossing the St. John river in the discharge of the duties of his profession. Three of his orphan children, were provided for and educated by Mr. Street, who also named one of his sons John Ambrose Sharman^[1] in honor of his old friend and comrade in arms.

Lieut. Samuel Denny Street was an Englishman by birth. He was educated to the law and became an attorney and solicitor in the court of Westminster. He came to America in 1774, and enlisted as a volunteer in the Royal Fencible American Regiment in which he was soon after commissioned a lieutenant.

The pilots for General McLean's expedition to Penobscot were obtained by Lieutenant Street, who on four several occasions was sent on confidential services between Fort Howe and Penobscot. On one of these occasions, namely on the 25th of April, 1781, he was betrayed by the treachery of his guide and taken prisoner with six men of the Royal Fencibles who accompanied him. He was taken at first to Machias and sent thence to Boston where he was put on board the prison ship. General McLean anxious to retain his services, tried to effect an exchange but failed, and it