A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia; with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject in different parts of the United States. To which are added accounts of the plague in London and Marseilles, and a list of the dead from August 1st to the middle of December, 1793 / By Mathew Carey.

  • Mathew Carey
Date:
January 16, 1794
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia; with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject in different parts of the United States. To which are added accounts of the plague in London and Marseilles, and a list of the dead from August 1st to the middle of December, 1793 / By Mathew Carey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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