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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.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Folwell, Richard, 1768?-1814.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Yellow fever.
- Epidemics.
- Mortality.
- Yellow Fever.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Philadelphia--epidemiology.
- mortality.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Medical Subjects:
- Yellow Fever.
- Disease Outbreaks.
- Mortality.
- Philadelphia--epidemiology.
- Physical Description:
- 37, 46-64, [16] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Printed by Richard Folwell, no. 33, Carter's-Alley, MDCCXCVII [1797]
- Notes:
- Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴ G-H⁴ 2A-2B⁴.
- " ... We obtained liberty from the Board of Health, to have access to all their proceedings ... Previous to the publication, Judge M'Kean suggested ... the impropriety of publishing evidence on which suits are pending. ... Eight pages are ... unavoidably omitted ... ": p. 37.
- "Donations received ... to alleviate the distresses of the citizens of Philadelphia, [et]c. 1797": pages [1-8] at end
- "Donations of flour, vegetables, [et]c., [et]c. ... ": pages [9-16] at end
- Local Notes:
- HSP copy on deposit in the Library Company of Philadelphia.
- Cited in:
- Evans 32138
- 62241. Aust
- 32138. Sabin
- Evans
- ESTC W24598
- Other Format:
- Also issued on microfilm.
- OCLC:
- 7749167
- Online:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2554028R
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