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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. By Mathew Carey.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839.
- Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796, author.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plague--Early works to 1800.
- Plague.
- Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Early works to 1800.
- Yellow fever.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- viii pages, 1 unnumbered page,10-103 pages, 9 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed by the author, November 23, 1793.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Also issued as the fifth title in: Select pamphlets: viz. 1. Lessons to a young prince .. Philadelphia : Published by Mathew Carey, 1796 (Evans 31172).
- Two states noted. In one, the last word on p. 61 is "un-". In the other, the last word is "'till".
- Partial list of those who died in Philadelphia between August and November, 1793, p. 100-103.
- Statistics gathered in Philadelphia, August to November, 1793, including meteorological observations compiled by David Rittenhouse, [9] p. at end.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 25256
- Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 409
- English Short Title Catalog, W29402.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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