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SHIP FEVER IN 1847. 



was Olsen. I understood they had yellow fever. When I go^ 

 there one man was dead. The others remained on the Island, 

 one of them for two weeks and the other for a 1 nj^ time, I think 

 until fall. Then he was removed to the ^^arine Hos])ital and from 

 there he went to the Hotel Dieu. R(^v. D. Forsyth came on the 

 Island and held the funeral services, and the captain and crew 

 attended He was biiried on the Island. The hark remained 

 twenty-one days and then she was fumigated and proceeded to 

 Newcastle and Nelson to take on cargo . ' ' 



H. Brobecker. 



The above is not exactly correct as to dates, as will he seen from 

 the following certifif sates. The bark Lily evidently arrived some 

 time about the 1st of July, because the certificate of burial dates 

 July 4th, and she did not remain twenty-one days in quarantine, 

 as she entered in the customs July 11th. I give these below. 



LETTER FROM REV. D. FORSYTH. 



My Dear Dr. Baxter : I have enclosed extract from the 

 Register of Burials in the Parish of S Paul's, Chatham. It will, 

 I hope, answer your purpose. The word "Drummen" in the ex- 

 tract mdicates the name of the locality in Norway where the 

 sailor's home was. I do not know whether or not the name is 

 written correctly, as it whs a little difficnlt to understand the 

 l)roken English of the seamen of whom I made the enquiry as tf) 

 the particular locality of the sailor's nativity. 

 I am, with all good wishes. 



Very sincerely yours, 



D. Forsyth. 



Certificate of Burial. 



