Reports Deaths, Presumably Not from Yellow Fever

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Reports Deaths, Presumably Not from Yellow Fever

Description

Refers to letter from Capt. Irish. Reports that Col. Stevens is not allowed to retire and that negotiations are being made for his salary. Refers to bill for Capt. Lyman and 2 or 3 recent deaths, causing some alarm, although it probably wasn't yellow fever.

year created

1799

month created

07

day created

05

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Nathaniel Irish
Captain Lyman
Physicians

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

Yellow Fever

document number

1799070528055

page start

494

number of pages

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 494

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]