THE 



PHILADELPHIA 



MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL JOURNAL. 



I. Notices of the Epidemics of Pennsylvania and New- 

 Jersey, in the years 1746, 1747, 1748, and 1749. 



THE following facts relative to the prevalence of 

 certain very severe Epidemics in our country, many 

 years since, are extracted from the manuscript letters 

 of Mr. John Bartram (the Father), which have been 

 kindly put into the hands of the Editor, by the family 

 of that distinguished American botanist. Although 

 these facts are by no means so particular as could be 

 wished, yet, in the paucity of authentic materials for 

 a history of the epidemics of our country, they cannot 

 prove unacceptable to physicians. 



In a letter to Mr. Peter Collinson (of London), 

 dated May 5th, 174S, Mr. Bartram says, " We have 

 had the most dreadful mortality this last winter, 

 through the Province (Pennsylvania), both town and 

 country, that ever was known since the Christians 

 settled it ; and it still continues. 



