An epidemic is raging to an alarming degree in my garrison...
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
An epidemic is raging to an alarming degree in my garrison...
Description
"...I am extremely sorry to inform you sir that an epidemic is raging to an alarming degree in my garrison, and on that account it is very fortunate that so many men have been sent away out of the way of it. My nephew Lieutenant Lawrence fell a victim to it yesterday after only four days of illness. I shall this day give orders to have the men encamped at a distance from the barracks and shall remove my family immediately..."
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
23
author
sent from location
Fort McHenry [Baltimore, Maryland]
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Staats Morris
Lieutenant Thomas John Lawrence
[First Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
notable location
Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
notable item/thing
epidemic
illness
document number
1799092360000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Staats Morris | Fort McHenry [Baltimore, Maryland] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |