Lewis discusses Yellow Fever with Chapin
Document 1798Letter, describes yellow fever outbreak; discusses yellow fever in 1793; encloses post notes; mentions United Staes Bank; discusses government relocation due to fever; alludes to Quasi War with France; discusses foreign affairs.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, describes yellow fever outbreak; discusses yellow fever in 1793; encloses post notes; mentions United Staes Bank; discusses government relocation due to fever; alludes to Quasi War with France; discusses foreign affairs.
Date
10/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department, Trenton
Collection
Document number
1798100415001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Israel Chapin
Samuel Lewis
Talleyrand
Pinckney
Gerry
Notable locations
War Department, Trenton
France
England
United States
Germantown
City of Philadelphia
Oneida
Notable items
French art
continued specimen of their diplomatic skill
heaven grant their schemes may prove abortive
foiled in their own net and be taught by Americans
universal dominion and power
his daughter who was ill
politics takes a very serious aspect
envoys to Frnace
arrived safe in England
four have died in some of the other public offices
consequence of the great number of deaths
thousands have fled in almost every direction to escape the calamity
considerable derangement in transacting money matters
cashier
assistant cashier
clerks in the United States Bank
removal of all the public offices of government to this place and the banks to Germantown
transmit me separate receipts for the same
Secretary of War
money would have been transmitted to some time ago had not the City of Philadelphia been again visited with the yellow fever whose ravages have been
salary
enclosed are two post notes
dollars
account of building a grist mill and church at Oneida