Exposing Your Family to the Contagion
Document 1798Caldwell expresses his concern regarding Hodgdon's family relative to the spread of yellow fever in Philadelphia. He argues that keeping his family in the city increases everyone's exposure to the contagion.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Caldwell expresses his concern regarding Hodgdon's family relative to the spread of yellow fever in Philadelphia. He argues that keeping his family in the city increases everyone's exposure to the contagion.
Date
08/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082315001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Caldwell
your family
prudent husband
wife
Mr. Howell
Mr. Henry's family
Mr. McHenry's eldest son
Dr. Bellville
Mr. Small
Notable locations
Philadelphia
War Office, Trenton
place of safety
Notable items
your office
disease
contagion
lodgings
accomodations
rules of the family
yellow fever
anxiety for his child
protracted convalescence
health and preservation of your family