An account of the rise, progress, and termination, of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia. Briefly stated from authentic documents.
- Date:
- 1793
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An account of the rise, progress, and termination, of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia. Briefly stated from authentic documents. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The truly Reverend Henry Helmuth ( Paflor of the Lutheran congregation, in this city) claims particular applaufe. This worthy clergyman, not fatisfied to wait for the calls of his people, invited them from the pulpet univerfally to make fice to fend for him at all times by day or - night. Indeed he confecrated all his tire, whilft the difeafe prevailed to aflift and comfort his flock: and the fick among them were fo numerous that he had but little time he could call his own, Many more names could be mentioned, who, to their lafting honour, ftepped forth at this trying feafon, to fmooth the bed of ficknefs, and to relieve the neceffities of the poor. But it would {well this fhoit account beyond the compafs intended, to recount the benevelent actions, the unre- mitted attentions and the hazardous exei ti- ons of many of our fellow citizens befiles the conmaie (Ge) during this dreadful period. “Ye fons fons of mercy, ” | «Who touch’d with human woe, rednefl- ive fearch’d © i] aie Into the horrors of the phe Ser room ; -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32886895_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
