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XVIII. Notice of the Yellow-Fever^ as it appeared at 

 Philadelphia^ in the year 1747. 



THE following memorandum is worthy of pre- 

 servation. It is an extract of a letter from Mr. David Pal- 

 mer, to the late Mr. Edward Penington, of Philadelphia. 



" People are exceeding sickly in many parts of the 

 country, and especially in this city, where upwards of 

 twenty are frequently buried in a day ; the Yellow-Fe- 

 ver being very brief, carrying off healthy people in two 

 or three days. I heartily wish we may both escape the 

 dangers with which we are threatened, that we may 

 once more meet * * *, which will be a particular 

 pleasure to thy assured friend, 



" David Palmer. 

 " Philadelphia, &th mo. 29th, 



In a former part of the Journal*, there are some me- 

 morandums concerning the malignant fever of the same 

 year. There is no doubt, that much interesting matter, 

 on the same subject, may be found in the letters, or 

 diaries, of many of the old inhabitants of Philadelphia, 

 about this memorable period. 



EpiTQR, 

 * See Vol. I. Part I. pages 136, isr. 



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