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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 2213

Contributor:

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, printer.

Jackson, John, former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Diseases--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

African Americans.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Yellow fever.

African American History.

Local Subjects:

African American History.

Physical Description:

[7], 10-103, [9] p. ; 21 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia [Pa.]: : Printed by the author., November 14, 1793.

Notes:

Caption title, p. [9]: A short account, &c.

In this edition, there is no copyright statement on the title page, and the second page of the Preface is numbered viii.

Signatures: [A]⁴ (-[A]1) B-N⁴ [O]⁴ (C2 signed C*, N2 signed N*).

Cf. Evans 25255; Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 408; Clarkin, W. Carey, 116. 25255

"List of all the burials in the several graveyards of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, as taken from the several books kept by clergymen, sextons, &c. from August 1st to November 9th, 1793"--p. [104]-[108].

"Meteorological observations, made in Philadelphia, by David Rittenhouse, Esquire."--p. [109]-[112], records observations from Aug. 1 through Nov. 9, 1793.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Historical Society copy inscribed: John Jackson.

Cited in:

Lib. Company. Afro-Americana, 2058

Sabin 10884

OCLC:

16830977