The yellow fever epidemic of 1878, in Memphis, Tenn. : Embracing a complete list of the dead, the names of the doctors and nurses employed, names of all who contributed money or means, and the names and history of the Howards, together with other data, and lists of the dead elsewhere / By J.M. Keating.

  • Keating, John McLeod, 1830-1906
Date:
1879
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Credit: The yellow fever epidemic of 1878, in Memphis, Tenn. : Embracing a complete list of the dead, the names of the doctors and nurses employed, names of all who contributed money or means, and the names and history of the Howards, together with other data, and lists of the dead elsewhere / By J.M. Keating. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    Brothers, we say that you have clone a brother's part; you have indeed lightened our burden; your letters of affection, witli offers of assistance, were a tower of strength to your committee, and our hearts are overflowing with a full measure of gratitude and thanks for your kind sympathy, your brotherly love, and your noble generosity. We can trustingly say, and are certain, tliat such deeds as yours will meet their jiist reward, and will ever be cherished in tiie hearts of the widow and orphan, and your brothers. We hope you will receive our report with favor, and that you will never have occasion to exercise the great magnanimity and kindness you have in relieving your brothers and their families in another fatal eiiidemic, such as we liave just passed through. Kespectfully submitted, in Friendsiiip, Love, and Truth. MARCUS J0NE8, President, ] L. S. BURR, Secretarv, j 7. 0. 0. F. J. P. HOFFMAN, Treasurer, f Special lidid' Committee. JNO. LIKKIIAUER, Supt. Nurses. J REPORT OF MEMPHIS TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. Memphis, Fehniary 1, 1879. To Memphis Union No. 11, and to the Typographical Unio^is of the United States and Canada: The following is transmitted as the Report of Receipts and Disbursements by your Relief Committee, in behalf of the distressed members of Union No. 11, during the fearful plague of 1878. Tlie report should liave been furnished vsister Unions at an earlier date, but the impracticability of closing up all accounts rendered it impossible, hence the circular of to-day. In answer to the appeal made by the Relief Committee, of date August 26, 1878, the following Receipts from sister Unions were entered: New York Union $200 00 Philadelphia Union 150 00 Courier-Journal Office, Louisville.. 110 40 Journal Ofiice, Chicago 92 25 Emploves Government Printing Of- fice, 'Washington 80 00 Salt Lake Tribune, through Galla- wav & Keating 71 50 New York Herald Office 01 00 St. Louis Globe-Democrat OfKce 50 00 S. K. Head 50 00 W^ashoe Union 50 00 Detroit Union 50 00 Baltimore Union 50 00 New York World Office 40 00 Printers St. John's, N. B., through J. M. Keating 40 00 Springfield (111.) Lhiion 40 00 Chicago Union 38 00 Proceeds of Entertainment in New York, through H. Dalton 37 00 Rochester Union and Advertiser Office 36 00 Utica (N. Y.) Union 35 25 Richmond (Va.) Union 35 00 Printers of Lafayette, Ind 35 00 Columbus (Ohio) Union 34 00 Little Rock Union 33 30 Cincinnati Enquirer Office 30 50 Nashville Union 30 00 Printers of Erie, Pa 26 00 Detroit Union 25 00 Austin (Tex.) Union 25 00 Galveston (Tex.) Union 25 00 Cincinnati LTnion 24 00 New York Bulletin 23 50 27 People of Capleville, Tenn., through J. M. Keating $22 65 Denver (Col.) Union 22 00 New York Llerald compositors 20 00 Quincy (111.) Union 20 00 Unknown friend in Illinois, through J. M. Keating 20 00 Norwich (Conn ) LTnion 17 00 Cambridge Station, Boston 15 00 Trenton (N. J.) Union 15 00 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Union 15 00 Fort Wayne Union 10 00 St. Joseph (Mo.) Union, through Lou. Hardnian 13 Of) Oil Citv (Pa.) LTnion 10 00 W. LI. Bates, through J. S. Toof 10 00 Toronto LTnion 10 00 New Haven (Conn ) Union 10 00 Pressman's LTnion, Washington 10 00 Buff-alo (N. Y.) Union 10 00 Raleigh (N. C.) Union 10 00 Courier Printers, East Saginaw 10 0(> Newark (N. J.) Union 10 00 Portland (Maine) Union 10 00 Toledo Union 10 00 Memphis Telegraph Aid Associat'n 8 35 Peoria (111.) Union 8 00 St. Louis Globe Democrat 6 85 Macon (Ga.) Union 5 00 Columbia (S. C.) Union 5 00 Miss .Johns, Capleville, Tenn., thro' J. M. Keating 4 00 Memphis LTnion, No. 11 1 75 Peter B. Lee (postage stamps^ 21 Total $1,966 51