Sickness in Philadelphia and Newport
Document 1798Tousard encloses his account of pay and forage and petitions for an advance. He shares information about illnesses in Newport, and expresses concern for those in Philadelphia. The illness discussed is likely yellow fever. Tousard's house in Philadelphia has been burgled.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Tousard encloses his account of pay and forage and petitions for an advance. He shares information about illnesses in Newport, and expresses concern for those in Philadelphia. The illness discussed is likely yellow fever. Tousard's house in Philadelphia has been burgled.
Date
09/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Newport
Document number
1798091870001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Louis Tousard
Secretary of War
your family
captains of packets
citizen
rascals
Mrs Tousard
young ladies
Mr Hagner
Captain Littlefield
Notable locations
Newport
Philadelphia
New York
Lamberton
Notable items
account of pay and forage
transmit me the balance
petition for an advance
pay
sickness
my own business
nearer the contagion
several cases
paquets
packets
alarm
healthy city
regulations of health
articles of trade
infection
healthy air
malignant fever
public business
my house in Philadelphia
broke open
prevailing disorder
surveying courses