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 1, to the middle of December, 1793
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By MATHEW CAREY
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Fourth Edition, Improved
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PHILADELPHIA:
Printed by the Author January 16, 1794
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Date |
| intro.txt | Introduction and Prefaces | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. I | State of Philadelphia previous to the appearance of the malignant fever—with a few observations on some of the probable consequences of that calamity. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. II | Symptoms – A slight sketch of the mode of treatment. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. III | First alarm in Philadelphia. Flight of the citizens. Guardians of the poor borne down with labour. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. IV | General despondency. Deplorable scenes. Frightful view of human nature. A noble and exhilarating contrast. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. V | Distress increases. Benevolent citizens invited to assist the guardians of the poor. Ten volunteers. Appointment of the committee for relief of the sick. State of Philadelphia. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. VI | Magnanimous offer. Wretched state of Bushhill. Order introduced there. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. VII | Proceedings of the committee—Loans from the bank of North-America. Establishment of an orphan house. Relief of the poor. Appointment of the assistant committee. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. VIII | Repeated addresses of the committee on the purification of houses. —Assistant committee undertake to inspect infected houses personally. Extinction of the disorder. Governor's proclamation. Address of the clergy. A new and happy state of affairs. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. IX | Extravagant Letters from Philadelphia. Credulity put to the test. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. X | Proceedings at Chestertown—At New-York —At Trenton and Lamberton—At Baltimore. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. XI | Proceedings at Havre de Grace—At Hagerstown -- Alexandria—at Winchester—At Boston—at Newburyport—In Rhode Island—At New Bern—At Charlestown—In Georgia – Fasting and Prayer. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. XII | Conflict between the law of self-preservation and the law of charity. The law of charity victorious. | Mar 2005 |
| CHAP. XIII | Disorder fatal to the doctors—to the clergy—to drunkards—to filles de joie—to maid servants— to the poor—and in close streets.—Less destructive to the French—and to the negroes. | Mar 2005 |
| C H A P. XIV | State of the weather. Attempt to refute the opinion that cold and rain extinguished the disorder. Average-table of mortality. | Mar 2005 |
| C H A P. XV | Origin of the disorder. | Mar 2005 |
| C H A P. XVI | Desultory facts and reflexions. A collection of scraps. | Mar 2005 |
| C H A P XVII | Another collection of scraps. | Mar 2005 |
| london.txt | An account of the plague in London, in the year 1665. | Mar 2005 |
| marseilles.txt | Account of The Plague at Marseilles, in 1720. | Mar 2005 |
| index.txt | Index | Mar 2005 |
| yellowfever1793.pdf | PDF Version of Document Above | Mar 2005 |
| dead.txt | Alphabetical List Of Dead | Mar 2005 |
| carey.txt | Biography of the Author, Mathew Carey | Mar 2005 |
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Tables: Number buried by day for each religious sect | Mar 2005 |
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Tables: Meteorological Observations | Mar 2005 |
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