Short history of the yellow fever, that broke out in the city of Philadelphia, in July 1797 : with a list of the dead; of the donations for the relief of the poor, and a variety of other interesting particulars.

  • Folwell, Richard, 1768?-1814
Date:
MDCCXCVII [1797]
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Credit: Short history of the yellow fever, that broke out in the city of Philadelphia, in July 1797 : with a list of the dead; of the donations for the relief of the poor, and a variety of other interesting particulars. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FRIENDS BURIAL GROUND. *th Mo. (called Auguft.) 1. A child of Thomas Cowperth- waite. 5- A child of Mcetitia Davis. 8. A child of William Hart. 10. A child of Samuel Bonfal. 12. Widow Lydia Hanlon—an an- cient woman. 13. A child of Samuel Harmar. 34. A child of John Corbit. 15. A child of Jofeph Juftis. 16. A child of William North. A child «f James Rowland. 17- A child of Jonathan Willis. 19. Daniel Williams. 24. William Oram's wife. 25. Caleb Afh. [This perfon was the firft of this Society who died of the fever—thofe that follow, in this lift, died ge- nerally of the fame] s6. Hannah Howell. A child of Jofeph Conro. 87- A child of Morris Dickinfon. 28. A child of John Wilfon. 9th Mo. (called September.) 1. A child of Peter Barker. 2. John Weft. 3. Dr. NicholasWay. Jofeph Allen. 7. John Davis. 11. Mary Hendricks. 14. John Fimefter. 9th Mo. (called September. ) 15. Patrick Ogilby. 19. Ellher Nuttle. 20. John Stockdale. 82. Jofhua Ciibborn. 26- A child of Fabius Brown. 27. A child of Lewis Taylor. 30. Mary Moans. Elizabeth Wood. 10th Mo. (called October.) i. 2. 5- 6. 8. 12. »8- 15. 17. 18. 19. 29. Tamafon Clifford. A daughter of Hugh Roberts. Rachel Johns. William Millward. Abigail Wooddrop. Abraham Roberts. A daughter of Wni. Vaughn. Richard Johns. Sarah Mo ran. Jofeph Garwood. Dr. Samuel Pleafants. Sevus Smith. Capt. Benjamin Loxley. [Died near Darby.J A child of Samuel Fifher. Hannah Williams. nth Mo. (called November.) 4. Sarah Pennington. 5. Hannah Rhoades. Robert Jordan. 9. A child of Jolhua Tyfon. Total 52. FREE QUAKERS. SEPTEMBER. 9. Ifaac Wickerfliam, about 9 or 10 years of age, fon of Abra- ham Wickerlharn—of a dy- fentery. OCTOBER. John Wetherill, fori of Ifaac We- therill, aged 21 years—died of the malignant fever. John Goaie, architect by profeffion ; a native of Great-Britain.—Died of the yellow fever. James Logan, labourer, aged about gz years.—His death occafioned by fuffocation in a well.—A na- tive of Ireland, but ferved his time in Jerfey. Peter Barier, a mariner ; a native of Bourdeaux, in France; aged 45 years. Richard Hand, Printer.—Died of a fever. James Taylor Thomas, fon of Sa- muel Thomas, aged 14 months. Died of teething. John Lavtr, fon of John Laver . Died cf a confumption. Total. 8
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