An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Termination, of the Malignant Fever

by Benjamin Johnson

Excerpt from An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Termination, of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Briefly Stated From Authentic DocumentsBy the unfortunate divifions in St. Domin go, one of the French Iflands, many ofits in habitants, to avoid the fire and {word oftheir fironger antagonilts, had fled from their homes, and, about the time the contagion took place in Philadelphia, a large number of them fought refuge among us. Before they had left their own burning and bloody fllores their hearts had been appalled by fcenes of the moi} atrocious cruelty, and by the light of numerous bodies of the this which had remained unburied for many days fo that the air have become too polluted for healthful refpiratlon, had they been per mitted to Ray. Many of thefe unfortunate refugees came in veffels exceedingly croud ed; as well as poorly provided with the means necell'ary to preferve health had they even'malignant feve'r.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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