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An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Termination, of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia: Briefly Stated From Authentic Documents
Excerpt from An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Termination, of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia
By the unfortunate divifions in St. Domin go, one of the French I?ands, many ofits in habitants, to avoid the fire and {word oftheir fironger antagonilts, had ?ed 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 ?lores 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.
By the unfortunate divifions in St. Domin go, one of the French I?ands, many ofits in habitants, to avoid the fire and {word oftheir fironger antagonilts, had ?ed 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 ?lores 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.
52 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2018
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