136 Miscellaneous Facts and Observations. 



12. A gentleman, from Georgia, mentioned to me, 

 an instance of the Yellow- Fever, which broke out 

 among the negroes of one of his plantations, from the 

 putrefaction of many bushels of Cotton- seed, heaped 

 up in the open air. The fever, however, did not 

 spread any further than among those who had been 

 exposed to the noxious exhalations. 



From a MS. of the late Dr. Scandella, 

 in the possession of the Editor. 



13. Since my last, a contagious Fever has raged 

 amongst us, which admits of no relief, cure, or abate- 

 ment ; never intermitting to the last moments of life. 

 It has carried off three of my most intimate acquain- 

 tance, among which are my dear friends Mr. Andrew 

 Hamilton, and Mr. Currie. Philadelphia has been a 

 melancholy place, and many, whose business and fa- 

 mily would permit them, have fled the city. But the 

 air is now become much cooler, and those under the 

 disorder revive : the symptoms (a pain in the head 

 and back, and vomiting) are less violent, and the fe- 

 ver gradually abates. Messrs. Allen and Turner's 

 family are yet under the disease, the one having lost 

 a near relation, and Mr. Allen himself not out of 

 danger. 



Philadelphia, September 3r/, 

 1747. 



