Reports Deaths, Presumably Not from Yellow Fever
Document 1799Refers 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.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
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.
Date
07/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799070528055
Page start
494
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Nathaniel Irish
Captain Lyman
Physicians
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
Yellow Fever