Title:
In 1793, A Mysterious Illness Ravaged Nation's Capital
Date:
November 19, 2001
Scope & Content:
Newspaper article regarding a mysterious illness that ravaged the nation's capital in 1793. Yellow fever outbreak brought to light by recent documents.
Colonial
2 pages
Colonial
2 pages
Object ID:
DOC.2001–11–19A
Object Name:
Newspaper Clippings
Collection:
Medicine – Doctors, etc.
People:
Hamilton, Alexander
Rush, Benjamin (Dr.)
Greifenstein, Charles
Green, Leroy
Say, Benjamin (Dr.)
Browner, Nathaniel
Meyers, Allen R. (Dr.)
Micozzi, Marc (Dr.)
Estes, J. Worth (Dr.)
Carey, Mathew
Worden, Gretchen
Griffitts, Samuel Powel
Jefferson, Thomas
Rush, Benjamin (Dr.)
Greifenstein, Charles
Green, Leroy
Say, Benjamin (Dr.)
Browner, Nathaniel
Meyers, Allen R. (Dr.)
Micozzi, Marc (Dr.)
Estes, J. Worth (Dr.)
Carey, Mathew
Worden, Gretchen
Griffitts, Samuel Powel
Jefferson, Thomas
Search Terms:
yellow fever
epidemic
diseases
epidemic
diseases