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Epidemics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Samuel Coates letter to Joseph Paschall

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/002
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Samuel Coates in Philadelphia to Joseph Paschall, 25 Sept. 1793, describing family matters, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of 1793, and conditions in city during yellow fever epidemic. Coates lists acquaintances who are recovering, ill, or dead and mentions treating the disease with specific of Benjamin Rush.
Dates: 1793