Lewis discusses Yellow Fever with Chapin
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Lewis discusses Yellow Fever with Chapin
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.
short description
Ltr, des fever outbreak & politics.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Department, Trenton
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Israel Chapin
Samuel Lewis
Talleyrand
Pinckney
Gerry
notable location
War Department, Trenton
France
England
United States
Germantown
City of Philadelphia
Oneida
notable item/thing
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 more fatal than either last year or even 1793
salary
enclosed are two post notes
dollars
account of building a grist mill and church at Oneida
document number
1798100415001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AEM12 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry O'Reilly Collection | V: 13, P: 28 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Lewis | War Department, Trenton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Israel Chapin Jr | [unknown] | [n/a] |