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Philadelphia, December [blank] 1798. Sir, The late distress, occasioned by the spreading of an infectious malignant fever in this and other towns in the United States, has excited the fears and fixed the attention of all classes of citizens, who regard either life or health. ..
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Philadelphia, December [blank] 1798. [electronic resource] : Sir, The late distress, occasioned by the spreading of an infectious malignant fever in this and other towns in the United States, has excited the fears and fixed the attention of all classes of citizens, who regard either life or health. ...
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[Philadelphia : s.n., 1798]
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1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 39 x 24 cm.
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Circular letter soliciting opinions as to whether closing American ports to foreign commerce, or a general quarantine, would be more effective in preventing the spread of yellow fever.
The only recorded copy, held by the John Carter Brown Library, includes the signatures of 10 petitioners.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48576).
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Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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April 18, 2006
References
Bristol, R.P. Supplement to Charles Evans' American bibliography, B10469
Shipton, C.K. National index of American imprints through 1800, 48576
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