A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE MALIGNANT FEVER, LATELY PREVALENT IN PHILADELPHIA: WITH A STATEMENT OP THE PROCEEDINGS THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE SUBJECT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OP THE UNITED STATES. BY MATHBW CAREY. THIRD EDITION, IMP ROVED. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR* November 30,1793. '1 J. a » -im j :■[ r. ,1 /. i v To the American Philojophkal Society. GENTLEMEN* ...... WITH due deference, I prefume to dedicate to you the fol- lowing pages, in which I have endeavoured to give as faithful an account as poffible, of the dreadful calamity we have juft experienced, I am, gentlemen, With efteem,: Your obedt. humble fcrvant, MATHEW CAREY, Number XLVII. Diftricl of Pennsylvania, to wit— (L. S.)T) L /'/ remembered, that on the fourteenth JO day of November, in the eighteenth year ef the independence of the united Jiates of America, Mat hew Carey, of the faid dijlricl, hath depofitedin this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: " A short atcount of the malignant fever lately " prevalent in Philadelphia, with ajlatement of the " proceedings that took place on the fubjecl in different " parts of the united Jiates. By Mathew Carey." In conformity to the .acl of the congrefs of the united Jiates, intituled, "' An acl for the encouragement of " learning; by fecuring the copies of maps, charts, " and books, to the authors and proprietors of fuch ** copies, during the times therein mentioned" SAMUEL CALDWELL, Clerk of the dijlricl of Pennfyhania. PREFACE TO T H E FIRST EDITION. Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1793. THE favourable reception given to the imper- fect, account of the fever which I lately pub- liflied, and the particular defire of fome of my friends, have induced me to undertake a more fa- tisfa&ory hiftory of it, in order to colled to- gether, while facts are recent, as many of the moft interefting occurrences as I could, for the infor- mation of the public. I have not attempted any embellishment or ornament of ftile; but have alone aimed at tel- ling plain facts in plain language. I have taken every precaution to arrive at the truth ; and hope the errors in the account, will not be found nu- merous. For the defultory plan of fome part of the pamphlet, I have to offer the following apology ; many of the circumftances and reflexions towards the conclufion, which would have come with more propriety in the beginning, did not occur, until fome of the fir ft half meets were not only writ- ten, but printed. I had no choice, therefore, but either to omit them, or place them fomewhat out of order. I preferred the latter. Moft of the fads mentioned have fallen under my own obfervation. Thofe of a different defcrip- tinn I have been afliduous to collect from every perfon of credibility, poffeffed of information. Defirous of having this account correct and com- plete, I have printed off but a fmall number of copies of the prelent edition : and fhall eftcem my- felt" moft particularly obliged to any perfon who will be fo kind to point out errors, to be correct- ed in, or fiiggcft facts, to be added to, a new editi- on, which I prbpofe to put to prefs very foon, and which will, I hope, be found more ample than the prefent one. PREFACE to the SECOND EDITION. November 23, 1793. HEN I publifhed the firft edition of this pam- phlet, it was my intention to have greatly enlarged it for a fecond one, and to have new mo- delled it, fo as to preferve a connexion between its feveral parts, in which it is extremely deficient. But its fpeedy fale, and the demand for more copies, ren- ders it impoffible for me to do more, at prefent, than makefuch corrections as the kindnefs of a few friends has led them to point out. In giving an account of the proceedings that took place on the fubject of the diforder, thro'out the uni- on, I have fuppreffed many a harfti comment, which was forcing itfelf on me ; from the reflexion, that in flmilar circumftanc.es we might perhaps have heen equally fevere. And to perpetuate animo{itics is performing a very unfriendly office. They are eafily generated ; but their extinction is a work of time and difficulty. Let us, therefore, (efpecially when we " hold the mirror up to nature" at borne,) not only forgive, but even forget, if pofii- w ( vii ) tie, all the unpleafant treatment our citizens have experienced. f I have heard more than one perfon object to the account of the fliockihg circumftances that oc- curred in Philadelphia, as pourtraying the manners of the people in an unfavourable light. If that be the cafe, the fault is not mine. I am confeious I have not exaggerated the matter. But I do not con- ceive it can have that effect; for it would be as unjuft and injudicious to draw the character of Philadel- phia from the conduct of a period of horror and affright, when all the" mild charities of focial life" wfcre mppreffed by regard for felf—as to {tamp eter- nal infamy on a nation for the atrocities perpetrat- ed in times of civil broils, when all the " angry paffiorus" are roufed into dreadful and ferocious activity. PREFACE to the THIRD EDITION. i. November 30, 1793. THIS pamphlet comes before the public a third time, and, in fome meafure, in a new form. I have reduced it to as methodical a ftate, as in my power, but not as much fb as I could wifh, nor, I fear, as the reader may expect. To one merit only do I lay claim in the compilation ; that is, of having meant well. If, on a fair perufal, the candid allow me that, I am fatisfied to have the execution cenfured with all the feverity of which criticifm is capable. How- ever, I beg leave to inform the reader, that this duy ends one month, lince the writing of the pamphlet commenced. I know that the fhortnefs of the time employed is no juftification of a bad performance j ( viii ) but it may fomewhat extenuate the defeds of a middling one. I have had feveral objections made to parts of it. Moft of them I have removed. Some few, refting on the fentiments of individuals, diredly contra- ry to my own judgment, I have paffed over. For tmtil my reafon is convinced, I cannot change my opinion for that of any perfon whatever. To thofe gentlemen, who have been fo kind to furnifli me with fads to enlarge and improve the work, I profefs myfelf under great obligations. I requeft them to continue their kmdnefs ; as, if pub- lic favour mould give this trifle a fourth edition, I fiiall add all that may be communicated in the inte- rim ; otherwife I fhall probably publifh feparately what may be worthy of the public eye. I was mifinformed refpeding the opinion of the college of phyficians, on the origin of the difor- der. It was not unanimous. There were, I believe, three diffentients, among whom was the refpeda- ble prefident. This I mention to prevent the reader from being deceived by the unqualified affertion in page 16. A SHORT ACCOUNT, &c. Chap. I. State of Philadelphia previous to the appearance of the malignant fever—with a few obfervations on fome of the probable confequences of that calamity. BEFORE I enter on the confideration of this diforder, it may not be improper to offer a few introdudory remarks on the fituation of Phi- ladelphia previous to its commencement, which will relied light on fome of the circumftances men- tioned in the courfe of the narrative. The manufadures, trade, and commerce of Phi- ladelphia had, for a confiderable time, been im- proving and extending with great rapidity. From the period of the adoption of the federal govern- ment, at which time America was at the loweft ebb of diftrefs, her fituation had progreffively be- come more and more profperous. Confidence, for- merly baniftied, was univerfally reftored. Proper- ty of every kind, rofe to, and in fome inftances be- yond, its real value: and a few revolving years exhibited the interefting fpedacle of a young country, with a new form of government, emer- ging from a ftate approaching very near to anar- chy, and acquiring all the ftability and nerve of the beft-toned and oldeft nations. In this profperity, which revived the almoft-extin- guifhed hopes of four millions of people, Philadel- phia participated in an eminent degree. Num- B ( io. ) hers of new houfes, in almoft every ftreet, built in a very neat, elegant ftile, adorned, at the fame time that they greatly enlarged the city. Its popu- lation was extending faft. Houfe rent had rifen to an extravagant height; it was in many cafes dou- ble, and in fome "treble what it had been a year or two before; and, as is generally the cafe, when a city is thriving, it went far beyond the real increafe of trade. The number of applicants for houfes, exceeding the number of houfes to be let, one bid over another; and affairs were in fuch a fituation, that many people, though they had a tolerable run of bufinefs, could hardly do more than clear their rents, and were, literally, toiling for their landlords alone*. Luxury, the ufual, and perhaps inevitable concomitant of pro- fperity, was gaining ground in a manner very alarming tothofe who confidered how far the vir- tue, the liberty, and the happinefs of a nation de- pend on its temperance and fober manners.— Men had been for fome time in the habit of re- gulating their expenfes by profpeds formed in fanguine hours, when every probability was caught at as a certainty, not by their actual profits, or income. The number of coaches, coachees, chairs, &c. lately fet up by men in the middle rank of life*", is hardly credible. Not to' enter into a mi- nute detail, let it fuffice to remark, that extrava- gance, in various fhapes, was gradually eradica- ting the plain and wholefome habits of the city. And although it were prefumption to attempt to fcan the decrees of heaven, yet few, I believe, will pretend to deny, that fomething was wanting to-humble the pride of a city, which was running on • * The diftrefs arifing from this fource, was perhaps the only exception to the general obfervation of the flourish- ing fituation of Philadelphia. ( » ) in full career, to the goal of prodigality and dif- fipation. However, from November 1792, to the end of laft June, the difficulties of Philadelphia were ex- treme. The eftablilhment of the bank of Penn- fylvania, in embryo for the moft part of that time, had arretted in the two other banks fuch a quan- tity of the circulating fpeeie, as embarraffed almoft every kind of bufinefs ; to this was added the diftrefs arifing from the very numerous failures in England, which had extremely harraffed feveral of our capital merchants. During this period, many men experienced as great difficulties as were ever known in this city*. But the opening, in July, of the bank of Pennfylvania, conduded on the moft generous and enlarged principles, placed bufinefs on its former favourable footing. Every man look- ed forward to this fall as likely to produce a vaft extension of trade. But how fleeting are all human views! how uncertain all plans founded on earthly appearances ! All thefe flattering profpeds vanifh- ed " like the bafelefs fabric of a vifion." In July, arrived the unfortunate fugitives from Cape Francois. And on this occafion, the libera- lity of Philadelphia was difplayed in a moft refpeda- ble point of light. Nearly 12,000 dollars were in a few days collected for their relief. Little, alas ! did many of the contributors, then in eafy circum- ftances, imagine, that a few weeks would leave their wives and children dependent on public cha- rity, as has fince unfortunately happened. An awful inftance of the rapid and warning viciffi- tudes of affairs on this tranfitory ftage. * It is with great pleafure, I embrace this opportunity of declaring, that the ve.*y liberal conduct of the bank of the united ftates, at this trying feafon, was the means of faviag :mny 3 deferving and induftriass man from ruin. ( is ) At this time, this deftroying fcourge, the malig- nant fever, crept in among us, and nipped in the bud the faireft bloffoms that imagination could form. And, oh! what a dreadful contraft has fince taken place! Many women, then in the lap of eafe and contentment, are bereft of beloved huibands, and left with numerous families of children to main- tain, unqualified for the arduous talk—many or- phans are deftitute of parents to foffer and protect them—many entire families are fwept away, with- out leaving " a trace behind"—many of our firft commercial houfes are totally diffolvcd, by the death of the parties, and their affairs are neceffarily left in fo deranged a ftate, that the loffes and dif- treffes which muft take place, are beyond cftima- tion. The protefts of notes for a few weeks paft, have exceeded all former examples ; for a great proportion of the merchants and traders having left the city, and been totally unable, from the ftag- nation of bufinefs, and diverfion of all their ex- peded refources, to make any provifion for pay- ment, moft of their notes have been protefted, as they became due*. Befides what we have already fuffered, we are menaced with another evil, which probably at any other period, would not very materially injure the city ; but if it comes in addition to our prefent diftrefs, will operate againft us a very long time. I mean the removal of congrefs. The meeting of this body is fixed for the firft Monday in Decem- ber ; and it is not improbable that attempts will * The bank of the united dates, on the 15th of Oclober, pafled a refolve, empowering the cafhier to renew all dilcount- ed notes, when the fame drawers andindorfers were offered, and declaring that no notes mould be protefted, when the in- dorlers bound themfclves in writing, to be accountable in the fame manner as in cafes of proreft. ( *3 ) be made, by appeals to their fears, to prevent their next fefiion being held here. Already the New York papers announce, " that as congrefs cannot " meet, agreeably to their adjournment, with any li probability of fafety, in Philadelphia, under its '.' prefent calamitous vifitation, there can be no " doubt of their adjourning to fit in'New York, " where the air is perfedly falubrious, the mar- " kets plentiful, and every conveniency ready " for their accommodation*." If, at the time of their meeting, any trace of the difordcr remains, the Philadelphians will not urge their ftay here. But if it be, as there is every probability, ab- solutely extinguifhed, we place too much reliance on their juftice to fufped that they will add to the ftrokewe have already felt. For thefe prefatory obfervations I hope I fhall be pardoned." I now proceed to the melancholy account I have undertaken. May I be enabled to do the fubjed juftice; and lay before the reader a complete and corred account of the moft awful vifitation that ever occurred in America. At firft view, it would appear that Philadelphia alone felt the fcourge; but its effeds have fpread in almoft every diredion through a great portion of the uni- on. Many parts of Jerfey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, exclufive of N the back part of Pennfylvania, drew their fupplies, if not wholly, at leait principally from Philadelphia, which was of courfe the mart whither they fcnt their produce. Cut off from this quarter, their merchants have had to feck out other markets, which, being unprepared for fuch an increafed de- mand, their fupplies have been imperfed; and, owing to the brifknefs of the fales, the prices * Columbian Gazetteer, Cclobcr x?; 1793. K *4 ; have been, naturally enough, very confiderably enhanced. Befides, they went to places in which their credit was not eftablifhed—and had in moft cafes to advance cafh. Bufinefs has, confequently, Janguifhed in many parts of the union ; and it is therefore probable, that confidering the maitir merely in a commercial point of light, the ihock caufed by the fever, has been felt to the fouthern extremity of the united ftates. Chap. II. Firfl appearance of the diforder. Enquiry in- to its origin. Opinions extremely contradictory. THE malignant fever, which has committed fuch ravages in Philadelpha, made its appear, ance here, about the end of July. Dr. Hodge's child, probably the firft vidim, was taken ill on the 26th or 27th of that month and died on the 6th or 7th of the next. A Mr. Moore*, in Mr. Denny's lodg- ing houfe, in Water-ftreet, was feized on Friday, the 2d of Auguft, and died the following Sunday. Mrs. Parkinfon, who lodged in the fame houfe, caught the diforder, on the 3d, and died on the 7th of the fame month. On the origin of this diforder, there is a diver- fity of opinion. By fome it is faid to be indigenous —by others it is believed to have been imported, by the Sans Culottes privateer, by fome of the French veffels that arrived from the cape with the emigrants, or by fome veffel from one of the Bri- tifti iflands. I fhall lay before the reader, the ftrong- eft fupports of thefe opinions, and let him judge for himfelf. * This m m had, in the morning, been walking along the wlvirves, where the coffee lay, and at which the Sans Culottes was moored ; and on his retur;; home, was fo extremely i'il as to beobliged to go to bed, from which he never" rofe again, ( «s ) Dr. Hutchinfon, late phyfician of tlie port of Philadelphia, maintained that it was not imported, and ftated, in a letter which he wrote on the fub-> jed to Captain Falconer, the health officer of the port, that " the general opinion was, that the dif- " order originated from fome damaged coffee, or '.< other putrified vegetable and animal matters." To this opinion, though he did not give it abftv lutely as his own, he feemed ftrongly to incline; and mentioned, that at a wharf, *a little above Arch-ftreet, " there was not only a quantity of da- maged coffee*, extremely offenfive, but alfo fome putrid animal and vegetable lubftances." The doc^ tor refted his opinion, that the diforder was not imported, on two circumftances, which prove to be miltaken, viz. that no foreigners or failors were infeded on the 27th of Auguft, the time of writ- ing, and that it had not been found in lodging houfes. The doctor doubtiefs knew not that the fecond place in which it is known to have made its appearance, was a lodging houfe, and fome of the earlieit patients were French lads. Dr. Rufh is of the fame opinion with dr. Hutchin- fon, and fays he has in his poffeffion fufficient docu- ments to prove that the diforder is not an imported one, but of native growth. He has not as yet com- municated iu-j proofs to the public. A writer on the xibjed in the Independent Ga- zetteer, of the 23d of November, gives the two following real on* in fupport of the opinion that the diforder has been generated here. 1 ft. The diforder did not fpread whenever it was carried from the city, which, he hints, it would have done, had it been imported. * The (tench of this coffee was lb cxeeftively offenfive, thnt the people in the neighbourhood conld hardly remain in the hick part of t!:^ir houfes. ( 16 ) 2d. If the yellow fever was brought from the Weft-Indies ; why did it not find its way into fome other port, when the opportunities for its tranf- miffion were fo frequent and numerous ? That this difeafe has been imported, is the pre- vailing opinion of the public, and the unanimous one, I am informed, of the college of phyficians. But as the nature of the cafe renders it next to impoffible to have pofitive proof on the fubjed, and the evidence can be no more than circumftan- tial or prefumptive, the queftion is involved in confiderable difficulty. A malignant fever, or, as fome fay, the plague*, raged in feveral of the Weft- India illands fome time before ours began its havoc. Of this the moft unequivocal teftimony has been * Extra!} from a London paper, of Aitgufl i;. " The plague, brought from Bulam, which fiiftmnde its " appearance at Grenada, has fpread moft alarmingly. F.iphty *' perfbns died in one day at Grenada of this epidemic. The " hurricane months juft coming on, are not likely to make it " lefs violent in its effects." " [It appears by a fubfequent paragraph in the fame paper, ',' that the difeafe was afcertained to be the yellow fever, j" Extra!}from the Courier, a London paper, of Augufl 24. " Before the fleet left Antigua, fo great was the apprehen- " fion entertained there of the plague, that all veflels fiom " Grenada, were obliged to perform quarantine ; and all let- " ters from the latter ifland, were fmoaked at the former. " The infection was reported to have reached Dominica." Extra!} from the Obfcrver, a London paper, of Angufl 2 J. : " The plague, we are diftrefl'ed to hear, has made its r.p- " pearance in feveral of our Welt India iflands.. At Grenada, '•' and Dominica, the fymptoms are faid to be highly alarrri- Extra!} from a Kingflon paper of Ottober 12. " The iflands of Barbadoes and Dominica continue to he «< afflicted with a malignant fever; about 300 whitt inhahi- " rants have perifhed in the former, and near 500 in the " larjer." ( 'i7 ') been received in many parts of the united ftates, fo as to caufe the eftablifhment of a quarantined That our diforder has been introduced by veflels from fome of thefe iflands, is highly probable, al- though it is, from the nature of the cafe, difficult to fix upon the exad time of its introdudion. The beft ftatement on this fide of the quef- tion is by dr. Currie and dr. Cathrall, who, among other gentlemen, were commiffioned by the college of phyficians to inveftigate the fubjed. I fhall give it to the reader in their own words. " It appears from the entries made in major Hodgdon's and mr. Vanuxem's books, that the floop Amelia, W. Williams, mafter, came to mr. Vanuxem's wharf, directly back of his ftores and thofe of mr. Lemaigre, between Mulberry and Saffafras ftreets, on the 23d of July, 1793, and im- mediately began to difcharge her cargo, confuting entirely of coifee in bags, the lower tier of which, from the leaky condition of the veffel, was entirely under water, and found to be very rotten : and when thrown upon the wharf, occafioned a moft intolerable ftench for feveral days. This veffel brought* feveral paffengers from the cape, j*U oT whom, as well as the crew, (which coiififtectof the captain, a white boy and three negro men) were apparently well on her1 arrival; but every one of the crew were taken fick while fhe lay at the wharf, were attended on board by the furgeon of the Ar- gonaut frigate, and all got well'. The captain was indifpofed only two days. No information could be obtained refpeding the paffengers, as they difperf- ed themfelves in different parts of the town. " A number of hides, imported from New Or- leans, were alfo ftored in dr. Foulke's and another cellar on the weft fide of the ftreet, abeutthe fame time. C i i8 ) " The xebec privateer Sans Culottes, from Nantz, came to the fame wharf where the Amelia lay, (after having rode at anchor in the ftream for fome days) on the 29th of July, with her prize, the Flora, of Glafgow; and removed to Kenfington, to get repairs, on the 5th of Auguft. The Sans Culottes was in a very foul condition; had ^ taken feveral prizes on her way to this port, had feveral fick perfons on board the prize Chip Flora, at her arri- val (as we are informed by mr. Lemaigre's clerk) one of whom was vifited by dr. Cathrall early in Auguft, in company with dr. Caiton, furgeon of the Citizen Genet. This patient, who was a French- man, lay on the wharf along fide mr. Ball's ftore, bolftered up on fpars, and had all the fymptoms of a malignant fever. Dr. Caiton alfo informed dr. Cathrall, that there were other fick perfons on board. Dr. Caiton died of the fame difeafe a few days after. " John M'Kenzie, fhip-joiner, who worked on board, afferts that when the Sans Culottes arrived at Kenfington, fhe had all frefh hands : and mr. Vanuxem acknowledges, that fhe had difmified part of her crew, and got others in their place. " A Danifh fhip, called the Henry, commanded by captain Swartz, from St. Thomas's, lay at Race- ftreet wharf, while the Amelia and Sans Culottes were moored at the one already mentioned. This fhip removed to Kenfington the 16th of Auguft. Captain Swartz took lick two days after his arrival at Kenfington, and two of the crew a few days afterwards. All three died with marked fymptoms of the yellow fever, or the fynochus of the Weft- Indies. The captain died the 1 oth day after the at- tack, and the other two at an earlier period of the difeafe. " The woman who kept the tavern where thefe ( '9 ) people died, took the difeafe fome time after, and died alfo. From thefe people who died, and from a young woman of the name of Eccles, who left mr. Vanuxem's with the difeafe, on the 21ft of Auguft, the difeafe appeared to have been introduced into Kenfington ; but from all the evidence we have been able to colled, the difeafe made its firft appearance jn Water-ftreet, at Richard Denny's lodging houfe, who alfo kept an ordinary, frequented by a num- ber of Frenchmen, who had lately arrived in fome of the fufpeded veflels. " Mrs. Parkinfon, who lodged at mr. Denny's, took the difeafe on the 3d, and died on the '7th of Auguft. Two French lads had taken lodgings at Denny's a few days before the death of mrs. Par- kinfon, one of whom was foon after taken ill and died. Immediately after his death, mr. Denny's daughter fays the other one took lodgings higher up the ftreet, and died foon after. Mr. and mrs. Denny, and two of their next-door neighbours, alfo died of the fame fever, about two weeks after the French lads. Both of Denny's daughters took the difeafe, and recovered. The youngeft, who was under the care of dr. Hodge, recovered after being dangeroufly ill. " For fome time the difeafe was entirely confined to that part of Water-ftreet where it commenced; and almoft every cafe which occurred for the firft two weeks could be traced to that fburcc. " Among the firft vidims in that neighbourhood were mrs. Lemaigre,mr. Miller, and mr. Berkhart. " Mr. Steinmetz'sbrig, commanded by mr. Ruih, which for fome time was fufpeded of having in- troduced the contagion, did not arrive till the 5th of Augnft, when the fever had made fome progrefs. " From a comparative view of all the preceding ( 20 ) circumftances—from the contagious nature of the difeafe, and from the refemblance of its leading fymptoms to thofe of the fynochus occidentalis, or yellow fever of the Weft-Indies, there can be no doubt that the contagion, which gave rife to' the difeafe here, was imported. And from its oc- curring in that particular part of Water ftreet, in a few days after the Amelia, Sans Culottes and Flora arrived, there is the ftrongeft prefiimption, a pre- sumption amounting almoft to a certainty, that it was introduced and communicated by fome of the crew or paffengers belonging to one or other of the faid veflels. " That the fever originated from the rotten coffee, as has been fuggefted, is altogether chi- merical : for though there are many inftances on record of very malignant fevers being produced by the effluvia iffuing from putrifying vegetable fub- ftances, in low, damp, unventilated fituations, in fultry weather ; there is not one cafe to be found with the fymptoms which charaderife the difeafe under confideration, that can be fairly afcribed to that caufe, nor any well-authenticated inftance of a fever occafioned- by damaged vegetables, when expofed to the open air, or, if occafioned, commu- nicable from the fick to the found. " That the dry and warm ftate of our atmofphere had no fhare in the generation of the difeafe, not- withftanding its fuppofed refemblance to the atmo- fphere within the tropics (which, by the by, is al- ways faluhrious there, during the prevalence of dry weather, which is generally the cafe during thole inonths correfponding with our winter feafon) is reduced to a certainty, from the difeafe being at firft confined to a few particular perfons, and in that particular part of Water-ftreet near to the fufpected veffek; from its being communicated from thofe ( 2' ) to others, and fo on, in fucceflion ; from the pri- foners in jail, where there were upwards of two hundred confined, the people in the poor-houfe, and the patients in the hofpital, from whence in- tercourfe with the fick was excluded, all efcaping the difeafe; and from its not fpreading in th-j country, and when it happened to be carried there, from its not being communicated to any perfon in the houfe where the fick perfon lay. " Dr. Lining, who has given a moft accurate ac- count of this difeafe, juftly obferves, that the yellow fever, as the dileafe is commonly called, does not take its origin from any particular conftitution (or condition) of the weather, independent of conta- gious miafmata ; as is evident from its having been epidemical in Charlefton only four times within twenty-five years, viz. in the autumn of 17.32, 39, 45, and 48, though neither of thofe feafbas were either warmer, dryer, or more rainy, than feveral others which had preceded or intervened; and the laft time of its appearing there, the weather was cooler than ordinary, owing to a long continuance of north-eafterly winds. Befides the lame reputable authority informs us, that each time the yellow fever appeared there, it could eaiily be traced to fome perfon recently arrived from fome of the Weft-India iflands... " It appears alfo from the notes of dr. Redman »f this city, that when the difeafe occurred here, A. D. 1762, it was introduced by a mariner, who arrived fick with it from the Havannah, and took lodgings near the New-market, on the hill, who communicated it to the family where he lodged, and from thence it fpread to other parts of the city by contagion. " From the laft mentioned circumftances, in con- junction with the preceding fads, which we have ( 22 ; faithfully ftated, and the refemblance of the clu. raderiftic fymptoms of the yellow fever of the Weft India iflands, we are convinced that the dil- eafe was imported. " Wm. CURRIL "J. CATHRAL L." Philadelphia, Nov. 18, 1793. C H A P. III.—Symptoms—a flight Jketch of the modi of treatment. " rr^HE fymptoms which charaderifed the firft j[ ftage of the fever, were, in the greateft n-.::nt>er of Cafes, after a chilly fit of Ionic dura- tion, 'i quick, tt.nfe pulfe—hot Ikin—pain in the ht:ad, b..k, and limbs—fluflied countenance—in- fh.r.ed ev~j, i:> oik tongue—oppreilion and fenfe of forerivN at the iuxnaiin, efpecially upon preffure— freqatr.'t ikk quoins, and retchings to vomit, with- out diici..,rgi ^g any thing, except the contents laft taken into ti:e itomach—coftivenefs, &c. And when ltools were procured, the firft generally fhowed a deied of bile, or an obftrudion to its entrance into the inteftines. But briik purges generally altered this appearance. " Thefe fymptoms generally continued with more or lefs violence from one to three, four, or even five days ; and then, gradually abating, left the patient free from every complaint, except ge- neral debility. On the febrile fymptoms fuddenly fubfiding, they were immediately fucceeded by a yellow tinge in the opaque cornea, or whites of the eyes—an increaied oppreffion at the pnecordia, a conftant puking of every thing taken into the fto- mach, with much {training, accompanied with 1 hoarfe hollow noife. " If thefe fymptoms were not foon relieved, 1 ( *3 ) vomiting of matter refembling coffee grounds in colour and confiftence, commonly called the black vomit, fometimes accompanied with, or fucceeded by hemorrhages from the nofe, fauces, gums, and other parts of the body—a yellowilh purple colour, and putrefcent appearance of the whole body, hic- cup, agitations, deep and diftrefled fighing, coma. toie delirium, and finally death. When the difeafe proved fatal, it was generally between the fifth and eighth days. " This was the moft ufual progrefs of this for- midable difeafe, through its feveral ftages. There were, however, very confiderable variations in the fymptoms, as well as in the duration of its differ- ent ftages, according to the conftitution and tem- perament of the patient, the ftate of the weather, the manner of treatment, &c. " In fome caies, figiii of putrerc:rxy appeared at the beginning, or befo.e the end of the third day. In thele, the black vomiung, which wv; ucneraUy a mortal fymptom, .md.univfrfai yciiov> iiHs ap- peared early. In thefe cafes, alfo, a low doliriuir.-., and great proftration of ftrerr-th, wax conkcUit fymptoms, and coma came on very'fpeedily. " In fome, the fymptoms inclined more to the ner- vous than the inflammatory tyye. In thefe, the jaundice colour of the eye and fkin, and the black vomiting, were more rare. But in the majority of cafes, particularly after the nights became fenfibly cooler, all the fymptoms indicated violent irritation and inflammatory diathefis. In thefe cafes, the fkin Was always dry, and the remiffions very obfeure. " The febrile fymptoms, however, as has been already obferved, either gave way on the third. fourth, or fifth day, and then the patient reco- vered ; or they were foon after fucceeded by a different, but much more dangerous train of fymp- ( 24 ) toms, by debility, low pulfe, cold fkin, (which affumed a tawny colour, mixed with purple) black vomiting, haemorrhages, hiccup, anxiety, rcftlefs- nefs, coma, &c. Many, who furvived the eighth day, though apparently out of danger, died fud- denly in confequence Oic an haemorrhage*.'' T'his diforder having been new to nearly all our phyficians, it is not furprifing, although it has been exceedingly fatal, that there arofe fuch a discor- dance of fentiment on the proper mode of treat- ment, and even with refped to its name. Dr. Rufli has acknowledged, with a candour that does him honour, that in the commencement he fo far mil- took the nature of the diforder, that in his early e flays, having depended on gentle purges of falts to purify the bowels of his patients, they all died. He then tried the mode of treatment adopted in the Weft Indies, viz. bark, wine, laudanum, and the cold bath, and failed in three cafes out of four- Afterwards he had recourfe to ftrong purges of calomel and jalop, and to bleeding, which he found attended with lingular fuccefs. The honour of the firft effay of mercury in this diforder, is by many afcribed to dr. Hodge and dr. Carfon, who are faid to have employed it a \xeekbefore dr. Rufh. On this point I cannot de- cide. But whoever was the firft to introduce it, one thing is certain, that its efficacy was great, and refcued many from death. I knew, however, fome perfons, who, I have every reafon to believe,. fell facrifices to the great reputation this medi- cine acquired'; for in fome cafes it was admini- ftered to perfons of a previous lax habit, and brought on a fpeedy diffolution. * For this account of the,fymptoms or the cjiforder I an*. indebted to the kind nefs of dr. Currie, from whole letter to dr. Senter, ic is extracted. ( *5 ) I am credibly informed that the demand for purges of calomel aiid jalap, was fo great, that fome of the apothecaries could not mix up every dofe in detail; but mixed a large quantity of each, in the ordered proportions ; and afterwards divi- ded it into dofes ; by which means, it fometimes happened that inftead of i o grains of calomel and 15 of jalap, the cuftomary quantity, One patient hacl a double portion of calomel, and another of jalap. The fatal confequences of this may be eafily feen. An intelligent citizen who has highly diftinguifh- ed himfelf by his attention to the fick, faysj that he found the diforder generally come on with coftive- nefs ; and unlefs that Was removed within the firft twelve hours, he hardly knew any perfon to reco- ver ; on the contrary, as few died, on whom the ca- thartics operated within that time. ■ The efficacy of bleeding in all cafes not attended with putridity, was great. The quantity of blood takeh was in many cafes aftonifhing. Dr. Griffits was bled feven times in five days, and afcribes his recovery principally to that operation. Dr. Meafe, in five days, loft feventy-two dunces of blood, by which he was recovered when at the loweft ftage of the diforder. Many others were bled ftill more, and are now as well as ever they were. Dr. Rufh and dr. Wiftar have fpoken very fa- vourably of the falutary effeds of Cold air, and cool drinks, in this diforder. The latter fays that he found more benefit from cold air, than from any other remedy. He lay delirious, and in fevere pain, between a window and door, the former of which was open. The wind fuddenly changed, and blew full upon him cold and raw. Its effeds were fo grate- ful that he foon recovered from his delirium—his pain left him—in an hour he became perfedly rea- fonable—and his fever abated. D ( 26 ) A refpedable citizen who had the fever himfelf* and likewife watched its effects on eleven of his fa- mily, who recovered from it, has informed me, that a removal of the fick from a clofe, warm room to one a few degrees cooler, which pradice he em- ployed feveral times daily, produced a moft extra- ordinary and favourable change in their appearance, in their pulfe, and in their fpirits. C H A P. IV.—Firft alarm in Philadelphia. Flight of the citizens. Guardians of the poor borne down with labour. FROM whatever quarter the diforder came, it was fome time before it attraded public notice. It had in the mean while fwept off many perfons. The firft death that was a fubjed of general conver- fation, was that of Peter Afton, on the 19th of Au- guft, after a few days illoefs. Mrs. Lemaigre's, on the day following, and Thomas Miller's, on the 25th, with thofe of fome others, after a fhort ficknefs, fpread a univerfal terror. The removals from Philadelphia began about the 25th or 26th of this month ; and fo much terrified were the public, that for fome weeks, almoft every hour in the day, carts, waggons, coachees, and chairs, were to be feen tranfporting families and furniture to the country in every diredion. . Many people fhut up their houfes wholly; others left fervants to take care of them. Bufinefs then became extremely dull. Mechanics and artifts were unemployed ; and the ftreets wore the appearance of gloom and melancholy. The firft official notice taken of the diforder, was on the 22d of Auguft, on which day, the mayor of Philadelphia, Matthew Clarkfon, efq. wrote to the city commiflioners, and after ac- ( -7 ) quainting them with the ftate of the city, gave them the moft peremptory orders, to have the ftreets properly cleanfed and purified by the fcavengers, and all the filth immediately hawled away. Thefe orders were repeated on the 27th, and fimilar ones given to the clerks of the market. The 26th of the fame month, the college of phyficians had a meeting, at which they took into confideration the nature of the diforder, and the means of prevention and of cure. They publifhed an addrefs to the citizens, figned by the prefident and fecretary, recommending to ".void all unnecef- fary intercourfe with the infeded ; to place marks on the doors or windows where they were; to pay great attention to cleanlinefs and airing the rooms of the fick; to provide a large and airy hofpital in the neighbourhood of the city for their reception ; to put a ftop to the tolling of the bells ; to bury thofe who died of the diforder in carriages and as privately as poffible ; to keep the ftreets and wharves clean; to avoid all fatigue of body and mind, and ftanding or fitting in the fun, or in the open air; to accommodate the drefs to the wea- ther, and to exceed rather in warm than in cool clothing; and to avoid intemperance, but to ufe fermented liquors, fuch as wine, beer and cider, with moderation. They likewife declared their opinion, that fires in the ftreets were very dan- gerous, if not ineffedual means of flopping the progrefs of the fever, and that they placed more dependence on the burning of gunpowder. The benefits of vinegar and camphor, they added, were confined chiefly to infeded rooms ; and they could not be too often ufed on handkerchiefs, or in fmellin nute detail of the bufinefs of the committee from day to day. It would afford little gratification to the reader. It would be, for feveral weeks, little more than a melancholy hiftory of fifteen, twenty, thirty applications daily, for coffins and carts to bury the dead, who had none to perform that laft office for them—or as many applications for the removal of the fick to Buffi hill. There was' little variety. The prefent day was as dreary as the paft—and the prof- pect of the approaching one was equally gloomy .This was the ftate of things for a longtime. But at length brighter profpeds dawned. The diforder decreas- ed in violence. The number of the fick diminifhed. New cafes became rare. The fpirits of the citizens rc- vived-and the tide of migration was once more turn- ed. A vifible alteration has taken place in the ftate of affairs in the city. Our friends return in crouds. Every hour, long-abfcnt and welcome faces appear— and in many inftances, thofe of perfons, whom public fame has buried for weeks paft. The ftores, fo long cloud, are nearly all opened again. Many of the country merchants, bolder than others, are ( 5« ) claily venturing in to their old place of lupply. Mar- ket-ftreet is as full of waggons as ufuab The cuftom- houfe, for weeks nearly defcrted by our mercantile people, is thronged with citizens entering their veflels and goods. The ftreets, too long the abode of gloom and defpair, have affumed the bnftle fuit- ed to the feafon. Our wharves, are filled with veflels loading and unloading their refpective car- goes. The arrival in the city of our beloved pre- iident and feveral of the members of congrefs, gives us a flattering- profped of their next feffion being held here. And, in fine, as every thing, in the early ftage of the diforder, feemed calculated to add to the general confternation ; fo now, on the contrary, every circumftance has a tendency to revive the courage and hopes of our citizens. But we have to lament, that the fame fpirit of exaggeration and lying, that prevailed at a former period, and was the grand caufe of the harfh meafures adopted by our filter ftates, has not ceafed to operate ; for at the prefent moment, when the danger is entirely done away, the credulous, of our own citizens ftill abfent, and of the country people, are ftill alarmed with frightful rumours, of the diforder raging with as much violence as ever; of numbers carried off, a few hours after their return; and of new cafes daily occurring. To what defign to attribute thefe fhameful tales, I know not. Were I to regard them in a fpirit of rcfentment, I fliould be inclined to charge them to fome fecret, interefted views of their authors, intent, if poffible, to effect the entire de- ftrudion of our city. Bat I will not allow myfelf to confider them in this point of light—and will even fuppofe they arife from a pronenefs to terrific nar- ration, natural to fome men. But they fliould con- fider, that we are in the fituation of the frogs in the fable—while thefe tales, which make the hair ( 57 ) of the country people ftand on end, are fport to the fabricators, they are death to us. And I here affertj and defy contradididn, that of the whole number of our fugitive citizens, who have already return- ed, amounting to fome thoufands, not above two perfons are dead—and thefe owe their fate to the moft ffiameful negled of airing and eleanfihg tfieir houfes, notwithftanding the various cautions pub- liflied by the committee. If people will venture into houfes in which infeded air has been pent up for weeks together, without any purification, we can- not be furprized at the confequences, however fatal they may be. But let not the cataftrophe of a few incautious perfons operate to bring, difcredit on a city containing above fifty thoufahd people. CHAP. X. Extravagant letters front Philadelphia. Credulity put to the tefi. THAT. I might not interrupt the chain of events in Philadelphia, I have deferred, till now, giving an account of the proceedings in the feveral ftates refpcding the diforder. As an introdudion thereto, I fhall prefix a fhort chapter refpeding thofe letters, which excited the terror of our neigh- bours, and impelled them to more fevere meafures than they would otherwife have adopted. Great a5 was the calamity of Philadelphia, it was magnified in the moft extraordinary manner. The hundred tongues of rumour were never more fuc- cefsfuily employed, than on this melancholy occa- fion. The terror of the inhabitants of all the neigh- bouring; ftates was excited by letters from this city, diftributed by every mail, many of wnich told tales of woe, whereof hardly a Angle circurn* ftance was true, but which were every where re- ceived with implicit faith. The diftreffes of the city, H ( 5* ) and the fatality of the diforder, were exaggerated as it were to fee how far credulity could be carried. The plague of London was, according to* rumour, hardly more fatal than our yellow fever. Our citi- zens died fo faft, that there was hardly enough of people to bury them. Ten, or fifteen, or more, were faid to be caft into one hole together, like fo many dead beafts*. One mart, whofe feelings were fo com- posed, as to be facetious on the fubjed, acquainted a correfpondent, in New York, that the only bufi- nefs carrying on, was grave digging, or rather pit digging\. And at a time when the deaths did not exceed from forty to fifty daily, many men had the modefty to write, and others, throughout the conti- * The following extracl: appeared in a Norfolk paper about the middle of September : Extra!} of a letter from Philadelphia, to- a gentleman iu Nor- folk, Sept. o. " Half the inhabitants of this city have already fled to " different parts, on account of the peftilential diforder that " prevails here. The few citizens^who remained in this place, " die in abundance,1 fo faft that they drag them away, like dead " beafts, and put ten, or fifteen, or more ,• hi a hole together. All the " ftores are fhut up. I am afraid this city will be ruined : for iC nobody will come near it hereafter. 1 am this day removing' " my family from this fatal place." I am ilrongly inclined? to imagine that this letter was the caufe of the Virginia pro- clamation. + From a New York- paper of October %. Extra!} of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia, dated Sep* tember »g. "The papers muft. have'amply informed you of the me- " lancholy fituation of this city for five or fix weeks pall. " Grave-digging has' been the only bufinefs carrying on ; and '< indeed I may fay of late, pit-digging, where people are " interred indilcriminately in three tiers of coffins. Krom "'the moft accurate obfervations I can make upon matt'is. 1 " think 1 (peak within bounds, when 1 fry, eighteen hun- ♦ " gone." The "fome thoufands" that were killed at that time, did not amount to three hundred. The authentic infor- mation in this letter, was circulated in every ftate in the union, by the news papers. From the date, I fufpect thi^ letter to have been the occafion of the Cheircrfown refolves. ( 6o ) § believe, the interefted views of a few*, will account for thefe letters. C H A P. XI. Proceedings at Chefiertown—At New York—At Trenton and Lamberton—At Baltimore. r I *H£ effeds produced by thofe tales, were _|_ fuch as might be reafonably expeded. The "COnfternation fpread though the feveral ftates like wild-fire. The firft public ad that took place on the fubjed, as far as I can learnj wasr at'Cheftert'own, in Maryland. At this^place, a meeting was" held on the i cth of September, and feveral refolves enter- ed into, which, after fpecifying that the diforder had extended to Trentort, Princeton, Woodbridge, and Elizabeth-town, oil the poft' road to New York, direded, that notice fhould be lent to the owners of the ftages not to allow them to pafs through the town, while there fliould be reafon to exped danger'therefrom ; that a committee of health and infpedion"fhould be appointed, to provide for the relief of fuch poor inhabitants as might take the diforder, and likewife for fuch ftrangers 'as might- be infeded with it. In confe- 'cplenCe of thefe refolves, the Eaftern fhore line of ftages was ftopt in the courfc of a few days afterwards. ■■:•;•■' The alarm in New York was firft officially announced by a letter from the mayor to the pradifing phyficians, dated Sept. 11, in which he * As this charge is extremety pointed, it may be requifite to ftate the foundation of it, for the reader to form bis opinion upon. Some of the letters from Philadelphia about this time, were written by perfons, whofe intereft it \v;>s to injure the city; and gave ftatements fo very diffcTrrr, even f'i om rhe \erv worft rumours prevailing here, that \' was morally impcii.!' :he writers themfelves could have believed them. V ( o-i ) requefted them to report to him in writing the names of all fuch perfons as had arrived, or fhould arrive from Philadelphia, or any other place, by land or water, and were or fhould be fick ; that fuch as fhould be deemed fubjeds of infedious difeafes, might be removed out of the city. He notified them, that the corporation had taken meafures to provide a proper place for an hof- pital, for fuch perfons as might unhappily become fiibjeds of the fever in New York. In this letter the mayor declared his opinion clearly, that the in- tercourfe with Philadelphia, could not be lawfully interrupted by any power in the ftate. The 12 th appeared a proclamation from governor Clinton, which, referring to the " ad to prevent the <; bringing in, and fpreading of infectious difor- " ders," prohibited, in the* terms of that act, all veflels from Philadelphia, to approach nearer to the city of New York, than Bedlow's ifland, about two miles diftant, till duly difcharged. The filence of this proclamation, refpeding paffengers by land, feemed to imply that the governor's opinion on the fubjed, was the fame as that of the mayor. The fame day^ at a meeting of the citizens, the neceffity of taking fome precautions v/as unani- moufly agreed'upon, and a committee of feven appointed to report a plan to a meeting to be held next day. .Their report, which was unani- moufly agreed to, the 13th, recommended to hire two phyficians, to aflift the phyfidan of the port in his examination of veflels 5 to check, as much as poffible, the intercourfe by ftages; to acquaint the proprietors of the fouthern ftages, that it was the earneft wifiY of the inhabitants, that tiicir carriages and boats fhould not pafs during the prevalence of the diforder in Philadelphia ; and to requcft the praditioners of phyfic to report, C .62 ) 0 without fail, every cafe of fever, to whidi they might be called, occurring in any perfons that had or might arrive from Philadelphia, or have intercourfe With them. Not fatisfied with thefe meafures, the corporation, on the 17th, came to a refolution to flop all intercourfe between the two cities; and for this purpofe guards were placed at the different landings, with orders to fend back every perfon coming from Philadelphia ; and if any were difcoyered to have arrived after that date, they were to be diredly fen.t back. All perfons taking in lodgers, were called up- on to give information of all people of the above defcription, under pain of being profecuted accor- ding to law. All good citizens were required to give information to the mayor, or any member of the committee, of any breach in the premifes. Thefe ftrid precautions being eluded by the fears and the vigilance of the fugitives from Phila- delphia, on the 23d there was a meeting held, of delegates from the feveral' wards of the city, in or- der to adopt more effedual meafures. At this meet- ing, it was refolved to eftablifh a night watch qi not lefs than ten citizens in each ward, to guard againft fuch as might efcape them by day. Not yet eafedof their fears, they next day publiflied an ad- drefs, in which they mentioned, that notwithftand- ing their utmoft vigilance, many perfons had been clandeftinely landed upon the fhores of New York ifland. They therefore.again called upon their fel- low citizens to be cautious how they received ftran- gers into their houfes ; not to fail to report all fuch i o the mayor immediately upon their arrival; to remember the importance of the occafion ; and to confider what reply they fhould make to the juft rcfentment of their fellow citizens, whofe lives they might expofe by a criminal negled, or infidelity. » ( «3 ) They likewife declared their expedation, that thofe who kept the different ferries on the ffiores of New Jerfey and Staten ifland, would pay fuch at- tention to their addrefs, as not to tranfport any perfon but to the public landings, and that in the day time, between fun and fun. The 30th they publiflied a lengthy addrefs, recapitulating the vari- ous precautions they had taken—the nature of the diforder—and the numbers who had died out of Philadelphia, without communicating it to any one..They at the fame time refolved, that goods, bedding, and clothing, packed up in Philadel- phia, fhould, previous to their being brought in- to New York, be unpacked and expofed to the ©pen air in fome well-ventilated place, for at Icaft 48.hours ; that all linen or cotton clothes, orbed- ding, which had been ufed, fhould be well waffied in feveral waters ; and afterwards, that the whole,. both fuch as had been, and fuch as had not been ufed, fhould be hung up in a clofe room, and well fmoked with the fumes of brimftone for one day, and after that again expofed for at leaft twen- ty four hours to the open air ; and that the boxes, trunks, or chefts, in which they hard been packed* fhould be cleaned and aired in the fame manner -r after which, being repacked, and fuch evidence giv- en of their purification, as the committee fhould re- quire, permiffion might be had to bring them into the city. The nth of Odober, they likewife refolved, that they would confider and publifh to the world, as enemies to the welfare of the city, and the live* of its inhabitants, all thofe who fhould be fo felfifli and hardy, as to attempt to introtroduce any goods, wares, merchandize, bedding, baggage, &c. imported from, or packed up in Philadelphia, contrary to the rules prefcribed by that body, why ( 64 ) were, they laid, deputed to exprefs the Will of their fellow citizens. They recommended to the inhabitants to withftand any temptation of profit, which might attend thepurchafe of goods in Phi- ladelphia, as no emolument to an individual, they added, could warrant the hazard to which fuch condud might expofe the city. Befides all thefe refolves, they publiflied daily ftatements of the health of the city, to allay the fears of their feliow. citizens. On the 14th of November, the committee re- folved, that paffengers coming from Philadelphia to New York, might be admitted, in future, to- gether with their wearing apparel, without any reftridion as to time, until further orders from the committee. The 20th, they declared that they were happy to announce to their fellow citizens, that health was reftorcd to Philadelphia ; but that real danger was ftill to be apprehended from the bedding and clothing of thofe who had been ill of the malignant fever ; and that they had received fatisfadory infor- mation, that attempts had been made to fhip on freight confiderable quantities of beds and bed- ding from Philadelphia for their city. They there- fore refolved that it was inexpedient, to admit the introdudion of beds or bedding of any kind, or feathers in bags, or otherwife ; alfo, fecond hand wearing apparel of every fpecies, coming from places infected with the yellow fever ; and that whoever fhould attempt fo high-handed an offence, as to bring them in, and endanger the lives and health of the inhabitants, would juftly merit their refentment and indignation. The inhabitants of Trenton and Lamberton af- fociated on the 13th of September, and on the 17th paffed feveral resolutions to guard themfelvci ( 6$ ) againft. the contagion. They refolved that a total flop fhould be put to the landing of all perfons from Philadelphia, at any ferry or place from Lamberton to Howell's ferry, four miles above- Trenton; that the intercourfe by water fhould be prohibited between Lamberton, or the head of tide ; water, and Philadelphia ; and that all boats from Philadelphia, fhould be prevented from landing either goods or paffengers any where between Bor-" dentown and the head of tide water ; that no perfon whatever fhould be permitted to come from Phi- ladelphia, or Kenfington, while the fever continu- ed ; that all perfons who fliould go from within the limits of the affociation, to either of thofe pla- ces, fhould be prevented from returning during the continuance of the fever ; and finally, that their ftanding committee fhould enquire whether any perfons, not inhabitants, who had lately come from places infeded, and were therefore likely "to be infeded themfclves, were within the limits of the affociation-, and if fo, that they fhould be oblig- ed inftantly to leave the faid limits. . The 12th of September, the governor of Mary-' land publiflied a proclamation, fubjeding all veflels from Philadelphia to the performance of a qua- rantine, not exceeding forty days, or as much lefs as might be judged fafe by the health officers. It further ordered, that all perfons going to Bal- timore, to Havre de Grace, to the head of Elk, or, by any other route, making their way into that ftate from Philadelphia, or any other place known to,be infeded with the malignant fever, fhould be fubjed to be examined, and prevented from proceeding, by perfons to be appointed for that purpofe, and who were to take the advice and opinion of the medical faculty in every cafe, in or- der that private affairs and purfuits might not be ( te ) unncceffarily impeded. This proclamation appoint- ed two health officers for Baltimore. The people of Baltimore met the 13th of Sep- tember, and refolyed that none of their citizens ffiould receive into their houfes any perfons com- ing from Philadelphia, or other infected place, without producing a certificate from the health officer, or officer of patrole ; and that any perfon who violated that refolve, fhould be held up to public view, as a proper objed for the rcfentment of the town. The 14th, a party of militia was dif- patched to take poffeffion of a pafs on the Phila- delphia road, about two miles from Baltimore, to prevent the entrance of any paffengers from Phi- ladelphia without licenfe. Dr. Worthington, the health officer ftationed at this pafs, was direded to refufe permiflion to perfons afflided with any malignant complaint, or who had not been abfent from Philadelphia, or other infeded place, at leaft feven days. The weftern fhore line of Philadelphia ftages was flopped about the 18th or 19th. The 30th, the committee of health refolved that no inhabitant of Baltimore, who ffiould vifit per- fons from Philadelphia, while performing quaran- tine, fhould be permitted to enter the town, until the time of quarantine was expired, and until it was certainly known that the perfons he had vifited were free from the infedion ; and that thencefor- ward no goods capable of conveying infedion, that had been landed or packed up in Philadelphia, or other infeded place, fhould be permitted to enter the town—nor fhould any baggage of travellers be admitted, until it had been expofed to the open air fuch length of time as the health officer might dired. C ^7 ) CHAP. XII. Proceedings at Havre de Grace—At Ha^cr/io-un—At Alexandria—At Winchcftcr—At Bojlon,—At Newburyport—In Rhode JJland—At Nszvvern—At Char/eJton—In Georgia.—EaJiing and prajcr. THE 25th of September, the inhabitants of Havre de Grace refolved that no perfon fliould be allowed to croft the Sufquehannah river at that town, who did not bring a certificate of his not having lately come from Philadelphia, or any other infected place; and that the citizens of Havre wo aid embody themfelves to prevent any one from croiling without fuch a certificate. At Hagerftown, on the 3d of October, it was refolved, that no citizen fhould receive into his houfe any perfon coming from Philadelphia, fup- pofed to be infected with the malignant fever, until he or fhe produced a certificate from a health officer; that fhould any citizen contravene the above refolution, he fliould be profcribed from all fociety with his fellow citizens ; that the clothing fent to the troops then in that town, fhould not be received there, nor fuffered to come within feven miles thereof; that if any perfon from Philadel- phia, or other infeded place, fliould arrive there, he ffiould be required inftantly to depart, and in cafe of refufal or negled, be compelled to go with- out delay; that no merchant, or other perfon, fhould be permitted to bring into the town, or open therein, any goods brought from Philadelphia, or other infeded place, until permitted by their com- mittee ; and that the citizens of the town, and its vicinity, fhould enrol themfelves as a guard, and patrole fuch roads and paffes as the committee fhould dired. The governor of Virginia, on the 17th of Sep- ( 68 ) tember, iffued a proclamation, ordering all veffefe from Philadelphia, the Grenades, and the ifland of Tobao-o, to perform a quarantine of twenty days, at the° anchorage.ground,, off Craney ifland, near the mouth of Elizabeth river. The corporation of Alexandria ftationed a look^ out boat, to prevent all veflels bound to that port, from approaching nearer than one mile, until after examination by the health officer. The people of Winchefter placed guards at every avenue of the town leading from the Patomac, to flop all fufpeded perfons, packages, &c. coming from Philadelphia, till the health officers fhould infped them, and either forbid or allow them to pafs. The legiflature of Maffachufetts happened to be adually in feflion, at the time the alarm fpread ; and they accordingly paffed an exprefs ad for guard- ing againft the impending danger. This ad direded that the feledmen in the different towns fhould be authorifed to ftop and examine any perfons, baggage, merchandize, or effeds, coming, or fuppof-. ed to be coming into the towns refpectively, from Philadelphia, or other place infeded, or fuppofed to be infeded ; and fhould it appear to them, or to any officers whom they fhould appoint, that any danger of infedion was to be apprehended from fuch perfons, effeds, baggage, or merchandize, they were authorifed to detain or remove the fame to fuch place as they might fee proper, in order that they might be purified from infedion; or to place any perfons fo coming, in fuch places, and under fuch regulations as they rrlight judge neceffary for the public fafety. In puriiiance of this ad, the governor iffued a proclamation to carry it into effect, the 21ft of September. The feledmen of Bofton, on the 24th, publiffi* ( 69 ) ed their regulations of quarantine, which ordered, that on the arrival of. any veffel from Philadelphia, fhe fhould be detained at, or near Rainsford's Ifland, to perform a quarantine not exceeding thir- ty days, during which time fhe fhould be cleanfed with vinegar, and the explofion of gunpowder between the decks and in the cabin, even though there were no lick perfons on board ; that in cafe there were, they fliould be removed to an hofpital, where they fhould be detained till they recovered, or were long enough to afcertain that they had not the infedion; that every veffel, performing quarantine, fhould be deprived of its boat, and no boat fuffered to approach it, but by fpecial per- miffion ; that if any perfon fhould efcape, he fliould be inftantly advertifed, in order that he might be apprehended; that any perfons coming by land from Philadelphia, fhould not be allowed to enter Bolton, until twenty one days after their arrival, and their effeds, baggage, and merchandize fhould be opened, warned, and fumigated with vinegar and repeated explofions of gunpowder. In the con-. clufion, the feledmen called upon the inhabitants " to ufe their utmoft vigilance and adivity to bring to condign punifhment any perfon who fhould be fo daring and loft to every idea of humanity, as to come into the town from any place fuppofed to be infeded, thereby endangering the lives of his fellow men." The 23d of September, the feledmen of New- bury port notified the pilots not to bring any vef* fels from Philadelphia, higher up Merrimack ri- ver, than the black rocks, until they fhould be ex- amined by the health officer, and a certificate be obtained from him, of their being free from infec- tion. The governor of Rhode Ifland, the 21ft of Sep. ( 7° tember, iffued a proclamation, direding the town councils and other officers, to ufe their utn oft vigilance to caufe the law to prevent the fpreading of contagious diforders to be moft ftridly executed, more efpecially with refped to all veflels which fliould arrive in that ftate, from the Weft Indies, Philadelphia, and New-York; the extenfion to the latter place was owing to the danger apprehended from the intercourfe between it and Philadelphia. The 28th of September, the governor of North Carolina publiflied his proclamation, requiring the commiffioners of navigation in the different ports, and the commiffioners of the different towns in the faid ftate, to appoint certain places, where all veflels from the port of Philadelphia, or any other place where the malignant fever might prevail, fficuld perform quarantine for fuch number of days as they might think proper. The commiffioners of Newbern, on the 30th of September, ordered that until full liberty fhould be given, veflels arriving from Philadelphia, or any other place in which an infedious diforder might be, fhould, under a penalty of five hundred pounds, flop and come to anchor at leaft one mile below the town, and there remain and perform a quarantine for at leaft ten days, unlefs they fliould produce from the infpedors appointed for the purpofe, a certificate that in their opinion the veflels might, with fafety to the inhabitants, proceed to the town or harbour, and there land their paffengers or cargo. The 18th of Odober, they ordered, that if any free man ffiould go on board any veffel from Philadelphia, &c. or fhould bring from on board fuch veffel, any goods or merchandize, before fhe was permitted ro land her cargo or paffengers, he fliould, for every offence, forfeit five pounds; and if any flave fhould offend as above, he fhould be liable to be whipped ( 7' ) not exceeding fifty lafhes, and his mafter to pay five pounds. The governor of S. Carolina, publiflied a procla- mation, fubjeding Philadelphia veflels to quarantine, the date of which I cannot afcertain. The inhabitants of Charlefton, on the 8th of Odober, had a meet- ing, at which they refolved, that no veffel from the river Delaware, either diredly or after having touched at any other port of the united ftates, ffiould be permitted to pafs Charlefton bar, till the citizens have again affembled, and declared themfelves fatis- fied that the diforder has ceafed in Philadelphia. If any veffel, contrary thereto, ffiould crofs the bar, the governor fhould be requefted to compel it to quit the port, and return to fea. The governor of Georgia, on the 4th of Odober, publiflied a proclamation, ordering all veflels from Philadelphia, which ffiould arrive in Savannah river, to remain in Tybee creek, or in other parts at like diftance from the town, until the health officer of the port fhould, on examination, certify, that no malignant or contagious difeafe was on board. All perfons contravening this proclamation, were to be profecuted, and fubjeded to the pains and penalties by law poii ted out. The people of Augufta, in that ftate, were as adive and vigilant as their northern neighbours, to guard againft the threatening danger. The inhabitants of Reading, in this ftate, had a meeting the 24th of September, and paffed ftmdry refolutions, viz. that no dry goods fhould be im- ported into that borough, from Philadelphia, or any other place infeetzd with a malignant fever, until the expiration of one month from that date, unlefs permiffion was had from the inhabitants con- vened at a town meeting; that no perfons from Phi- ladelphia, or any other infeded place, fhould be al- ( >* )- lowed to enter, until they fliould have undergone the examination of a phyfician, and obtained his opinion of their being free from infection ; that no ftage-waggon fhould be permitted to bring paffengers from Philadelphia, or other place infected, into the borough ; and that all communication, by ftages, fhould be difcontinued for one month, unlefs fooner permitted by the inhabitants. At Bethlehem, a meeting was held on the 26th of September, at which it was refolved, that per- fons from Philadelphia, fhould perform a quaran- tine of twelve days, before they fliould enter the town. A fimilar refolvC was foon after entered into at Nazareth. But at neither place was it obferved with any ftridnefs. No guard was appointed. And theafferfion of any decent traveller, apparently in health, with refped to the time of his abfence from Philadelphia, was confidered as fufficient to be relied on, without reforting to formal proof. The calamity of Philadelphia, while it roufed the circumfpedion of the timid in various places, ex- cited the pious to offer up their prayers to Almighty God for our relief, comfort, and fupport. Various days were appointed for humiliation, faffing, and prayer, for this purpofe. In New York, the 2cth of September; in Bolton, September 26th; in Al- bany, the 1 ft of Odober ; in Baltimore the 3d ; in Richmond, the 9th ; in Providence, the fame day ; the fynod of Philadelphia fixed on the 24th of Octo-* ber ; the proteftant epifcopal churches in Virginia, November 6 ; the Dutch fynod of New York, No- vember 13 ; the fynod of New York and NeW Jer* fey, November 20. At Hartford, daily prayer* were offered up for our relief for fome time. ( 73 ) CHAP. XIII. Conflift between the law of felf pre* fervation and the law of charity. The law of charity viclorious. HI L E our citizens were profcribed in feveral cities and towns—hunted up like felons in fome—and debarred admittance and turned back in others, whether found or infeded —it is with extreme fatisfadion I have to record a conduct totally different, which cannot fail to make an indelible impreffion on the minds of the people of Philadelphia, and call forth tie moft lively emotions of gratitude. At Woodbury, in New Jerfey, at an early period of the diforder, a meeting was held for the pur- pofe of determining on what fteps were requifite to be taken. A motion was made to flop all inter- courfe with Philadelphia. But, only four perfons having rifen to fupport it, it dropped, and our ci- tizens were allowed free entrance. A refpedable number of the inhabitants of Springfield, in New Jerfey, met the firft day of Odober, and after a full confideration of the diitref- fes of 'our citizens, paffed a refolve, offering their town as an afyluin to the people flying from Phila- delphia, and direding their committee to provide a fuitable place as an hofpital for the fick. The rev. Jacob V. Artsdalen, Matthias Meeker, and Matthias Denman, took the lead in this honourable bufinefs. I have been informed, by a perfon of credit, that the inhabitants of Elizabeth town have pur- fucd the fame liberal plan, as thofe of Spring- field ; but have not been able to procure a copy of their refolves or proceedings on the fubjed. At Chefiertown, in Maryland, a place was ap- pointed, at a diftance from the town, for the re- ception of fuch travellers and others, as might have K w ( 74 ) the diforder. It was provided with every neceffary —and a phyfician engaged to attend the fick. An afylum has likewife been offered to Philadel- phians, by feveral of the inhabitants of Elkton, in Maryland; and the offer was couched in terms of the utmoft fympathy for our fufferings. A place on the fame plan as that at Chefter, was fitted up near the town. At Eafton, in Pennfylvania, the only precaution obferved, was, to direct the emigrants from Philadelphia, to abftain for a week from intercourfe with the inhabitants. The people of Wilmington have aded in the moft friendly manner towards our diftreffed citizens. At firft they were a little feared, and refolved on the eftablifhment of a quarantine and guards. But they immediately dropped thefe precautions, and received the people from Philadelphia with the moft perfed freedom. They ereded an hofpital for the reception of our infeded citizens, which they fupplied with neceffaries. Yet of eight or ten per- fons from Philadelphia, who died in that town of the malignant fever, only one was fent to the hof- pital. The others were nurfed and attended in the houfes where they fell fick. Humane, tender, and friendly, as were the worthy inhabitants of Wil- mington in general, two charaders have diftinguifh- ed themfelves in fuch a very extraordinary manner, as to deferve particular notice. Thefe are dodorWay, and major Buffi, whofe houfes were always open to the fugitives from Philadelphia, whom they re- ceived without the fmalleftapprcnenfion, and treated with a degree of genuine hofpitality, that refleds the higheft honour on them. The inftances of this kind, through this exten- five country, have been very few; but they are therefore only the more precious, and ought to be held up to public approbation. May they operate on people, at a future day, in fimilar cafes of dreadful calamity, and teach them to temper their caution with as much humanity and tendernefs to the diftreffed fugitives, as prudence will allow—and not involve in one indiscriminate profcription the healthy and infeded. " CHAP. XIV. Diforder fatal to the doclors—to the- clergy—to drunkards—to files de joie—to maid fer- vants—to the pool—and in clofe ftreets.—Lefs defini- tive to the French—and to the negroes. RARELY has it happened, that fo large a pro- portion of the gentlemen of the faculty have funk beneath the labours of their very dangerous profeffion, as on this occafion. In little more than a month, exclufive of medical ftudents, no lefs than, ten phyficians have been fwept off, doctors Hutchin- fon, Morris, Linn, Pennington, Dodds, Johnfon, Glentworth, Phile, Graham, and Green. Hardly one of the pradifing dodors that remained in the city, efcaped ficknefs—fome were three, four, and five times confined. To the clergy it has likewife proved very fatal. Expofed, in the exercife of the laft duties to the dying, to equal danger with the phyficians, it is not furprifing that fo many of them have fallen. Their names are, the rev. Alexander Murry, of the proteftant epifcopal church—the rev. F. A. Fleming and the rev. Laurence Graefsl of the Roman catholic—the rev. John Winkhaufe, of the German reformed—the rev. James Sproat, of the prefbyterian—the rev. William Dougherty, of the methodift church—and likewife four noted preachers of the Friends fociety, Daniel Offley, Hu- fon Langftroth, Michael Minier, and Charles Wll liams. Seven clergymen have been in the greatcft danrer from this diforder, the rev. R. Blackwell, rev. Jofeph Pilmore, rev. William Rogers, rev. Chriftopher V. Keating, rev. Frederic Schmidt, the rev. Jofeph Turner, and the rev. Robert Annan ; but they have all recovered. Among the women, the mortality has not by any means been fo great, as among the men*', nor among the old and infirm as among the middle-aged and robuft. ^ To tipplers and drunkards, and to men who lived high, and were of a corpulent habit- of body, this disorder was very fatal. Of thefe, many were feized, and the recoveries were very rare. To the files de joie, it has been equally fatal. The wretched debilitated ftate of their conftitutions, rendered them an eafy prey to this-dreadful difor- der, which very foon terminated- their miferable career. -< - - • ...■ .> To hired fervant maids it has been very dcftruc- tive. Numbers of them fled away—of thofe who remained, very many fell, who had behaved with an extraordinary degree-of fidelity. It has been dreadfully deftrudive among the poor. It is very probable, that at leaft °feven eighths of the number of the dead, were of that dais. The-inhabitants of dirty houfes have fc: verely expiated their negled of cleanlinefs and de- cency, by the numbers of them that have fallen Sacrifices. Whole families in fuch houfes have funk into one filent, undiftinguifhirig grave. The mortality in confined ftreets,°fmall allies, and clofe houfes, debarred of a free circulation of air, has exceeded, in a great proportion, that in * Ih many congregations, the deaths of men have Uc:: nearly twice as numerous as thofe of women..- the large ftreets and well-aired houfes. In fome of the allies, a third or fourth of the whole of the in- habitants are no more. In 30 houfes, the whole number in Pewter Platter alley, 32 people died: ?.nd in Market-ftreet, in 170 houfes,' only 39. The ftreets in the fuburbs that had the benefit of the ceuntry air, efpecially towards the weft part of the city, have fuffered little. Of the v/ide, airy ftreets, none loft fo many people as Arch, near Water- ftreet, which may be accounted for by its proximity to the original feat of the diforder. It is to be parti- cularly remarked, that in general, the more re- mote the ftreets were from Water ftreet, the lefs they experienced of the calamity. From the effects of this diforder, the French fet- tled in Philadelphia, have been in a very remarka- ble degree exempt. To what this may be owing, is a fubject deferving particular inveftigation*. By fome it has been afcribed to their defpifing the danger". But, though this may have had fome effect, it will not certainly account for it altoge- ther ; as it is well known that many of the moft courageous perfons in Philadelphia, have been among its victims. By many of the French, the prevalence of the diforder has been attributed to the vaft quantities of crude, and unwhole- fome fruits brought to our markets, and con- fumed by all claffes of people. When the yellow fever prevailed in South Caro- lina, the negroes, according to that accurate ob- server, dr. Lining, were wholly free from it. Sk There is fomething very Angular in the con- * The frequent ufe the French mrke of lavements, at all n "<-s, may prohahly account for their efc-apm.r: fo \e-.y ecne- ■> :dlv as they did. Thefe purify rhe towels, help to difchar^ the foul matter, and remove coftivcr.cfs, which is one of the molt certain fupports of this and other disorders. " ftitution of the negroes," fays he, which renders " them not liable to this fever ; for though many of " them were as much expofed as the nurfes to this " infedion ; yet I never knew one inftance of this " fever among them, though they are equally fuh* " jed with the white people to the bilious fever*." The fame idea prevailed for a confiderable time in Philadelphia ; but it was erroneous. They did not efcape the diforder ; however, the number of them that were feized with it, was not great; and, as I am informed by an eminent dodor, " it " yielded to the power of medicine in them more " eafily than in the whites." The error that pre- vailed on this fubjed had a very falutary effed; for at an early period of the diforder, hardly any white nurfes could be procured; and had the ne- groes been equally terrified, the fufferings of the fick, great as they adually were, would have been exceedingly aggravated. At the period alluded to, the elders of the African church met, and offer- ed their fervices to the mayor, to procure nurfes • for the fick, and to affift in burying the dead. Their offers were accepted; and Abfalom Jones : and Richard Alien undertook the former depart- - ment, that of furnifhing nurfes, and William Gray, :, the latter—the interment of the dead. The great •/ demand for nurfes afforded an opportunity for im- : pofition, which was eagerly feized by fome of the ? vileft of the black,. They extorted two, three, four, £ and even five dollars a night for attendance, which .. would have been well paid by a fingle dollar. Some of them were even detected in plundering the houfes of the fick. But it is wrong to caft a cen- fure on the whole for this fort of condud, as many people have done. The fervices of J ones, Allen, * E.Tiys and obrervaiiaiis, vol. II. pa^e 407. ( 79 ) and Gray, and others of their colour, have been very great, and demand public gratitude. On examining the books of the hofpital at Bufhhill, it appears that there were above fifteen blacks received there, of whom three fourths died. There may have been more, as the examination was made very curforily. CHAP. XIV. State of the weather.- Attempt to re- fute the opinion that cold and rain cxtinguifhed the dif- order. Average table of mortality. THE weather, the whole of the months of Au- guft and September, and moft part of Odo- ber, was remarkably dry and fultry. Rain appear- ed as if entirely at an end. Various indications, which in hardly any former inftance had ever failed to produce wet weather, difappointed the expeda- • tions, the wifhes, and the prayers of the citizens. The diforder raged with increafed violence as the feafon advanced towards the fall months. The mortality was much greater in September, than in Auguft—and ftill greater in the beginning and till the middle of Odober, than in September. It very particularly merits attention, that though all the hopes of the inhabitants refted on cold and rain, efpecially the latter, yet the diforder died away with hardly any rain, and a very moderate degree of cold. Its virulence may be faid to have expired on the 23d, 24th, 25th, and 26th. The fucceeding deaths were moftly of thofe long fick. Few perfons took the diforder afterwards. Thofe days were nearly as warm as many of the moft fatal ones, in the middle ftage of the complaint, the thermometer be- ing at 60, 59, 71, and 72. To account for this fa- tisfadorily is above our feeble powers. In fad, the whole of the diforder, from its firft appearance to ( 8o ) its final clofe, has fet human wifdom and calcula- tion at a defiance. The idea held up in the preceding paragraph, has been controverted by many; and as the extindion of malignant diforders, generated in fummer or fall, has been univerfally afcribed to the fevere cold and heavy rains of winter, it is afferted that ours mult have fhared the fame fate. It therefore becomes neceffary to ftate the ground of the con- trary opinion. The extindion of thefe diforders, according to the generally received idea on this fubjed, arifesfrom cold, or rain, or both together. If from the former, how fhall we account for a greater mortality in Sep- tember, than in Auguft, whereas the degree of heat was confiderably abated ? Flow fhall we account for a greater mortality in the firft part of Odober than in September, although the heat was ftill abating ? If rain be the efficient caufe of arrefting the difor- der, as is fuppofed by thofe who attribute its de- clenfion to the rain on the evening of the 15th of Odober, how fhall we account for the incffica- cy of the inceffant rain on the terrible twelfth of Odober, when one hundred and eleven fouls were fummoned out of this world, and a hundred and four the day following ? To make the matter more plain, I requeft the reader's attention to the fol- lowing ftatement :— Thermom. at 3 p. m. Deaths. Wind. Weather. l9 7° 61 SW fair. 20 69 67 SE hazy. 21 7* 57 fair. 22 &3 76 fair. 10 74 93 NW fair. 11 74 119 W fair. 12 64 111 NW rain. ( Si ) Thermom. at 3 p. m. Deaths. Wind. Weather. Oct. 13 69 104 NW fair. 23 60 54 W fair. 24 59 38 NW fair. 25 71 35 ~ S fair, high wind 26 72 23 SW cloudy. An examination of this table, by any man un- biaffed by the received opinion, will, I think, con- vince him of the juftice of the hypothefis which I have .advanced—that the increafe or abatement of the violence of the diforder, depended on other caufes than the degrees of heat, cold, rain, or dry weather. Here is the moft palpable proof. The ave- rage of the thermometer, the four firft quoted days, was J5°—the average of the deaths 6$.$—the fecond four days, the thermometer averaged 70.25, although the frightful average of deaths was, 106.75.—and the laft four days, the thermometer averaged 65.5, whereas the deaths were only 37.5. To facilitate the comparifon, I fubjoin an alilrad of the preceding ftatement. therm, deaths. Average of Sept. 19, 20, 21, and 22, 75 65 of Oct. 10, 11, 12, and 13, 70.25 106175 of Oct. 23, 24, 25, and 26, 65.5. 37.5 • Thus, thofe days on which the mortality was at its higheft ftage, were five degrees colder than thofe when the deaths were reduced to five eighths. And the difference of five degrees between the fecond and the third four days, will not be pretended to account for a decreafe of very nearly two thirds. To try the fyftem of heat, cold, and rain, ftill fur- ther, let us examine the four laft days of Auguft. On thofe days, the thermometer averaged 79.5 > yet the deaths were only 20.75. L ( S2 } I here annex the weekly average of the thermo- meter, and of the deaths, from the firft of Auguft to the 7th of November, for the reader's inflec- tion. Let him obferve that I thought it needlefs to add the fradions ; when they exceeded half, I ad- ded an unit 4 where they were below that, I reje&ed them. Average of Average of thermometer. deaths. Auguft I to 7, 84 9 8 to 14, 85 7 15 to 21, 83 7 22 to 28, 77 15 29 to 31, 85 17 Sept. 1 to 7, 81 19 8 to 14, 74 35 15 to 21, 75 65 22 to 28, 76 70 29 and 30, 74 60 Od. 1 to 7, 71 72 8 to 14, 71 100 15 to 21, 58 67 22 to 28, 58 39 29 to 31, 46 18 Nov. 1 to 7, 58 l5 From the above it appears, that during the month of September, there was a rapid increafe regularly of deaths, although the weather was growing cooler nearly the whole time. Let any ad- vocate of the theory of cold and rain, compare the firft week in September with the fecond week in Odober. He will fee that the former was ten degrees warmer than the latter, yet the mortality in the one was only a fifth part of that in the other. If he will, after this, fay that the difference of 13 degrees between the fecond week in Odo- ber and the 3d and 4th, will account for a reduc- tion of the mortality from 100 to 67, and then to v °3 J 39,1 can only anfwer, that an inveterate prejudice too often clouds the reafon, and renders it impof- fible to fee the truth, however evident. In oppofition to what I have advanced, it has been obferved, that the unfavourable effeds of ve- ry fultry days were felt for feveral fucceeding ones. This is a weak refource, as will appear from exa- mining the table. The heat of the firft and fecond week in Odober was the fame; yet the mortality in the fecond was nearly one half more than in the firft. The heat of the fourth was equal to that of the third, although in the former the deaths were nearly double what they were in the latter. I hope, therefore, the reader will acknowledge, that the great difpofer of winds and rains, took his own time, and without the means, either mo- ral or phyfical, on which we placed our chief re- liance, to refcue the remnant of us from deftrudion. CHAP. XVI. Defultory fails and reflexions.—A collection of J craps. THE want of a lazaretto, whither perfons la- bouring under contagious diforders, might be fent, and of a proper law on the fubjed, empow- ering the civil authority to interpofe with the ne- ceffary energy, at the firft inroad of fuch a dreadful deftroyer, has been the caufe of our late fufferings ; for, humanly fpeaking, had decifive meafures been adopted any time before the 25th of Auguft, while the diforder exifted only in one ftreet, and in a few houfes in that ftreet, there can be little doubt, that it might have been very foon extinguifhed. But the former fufferings of this place in 1762, were foon forgotten—and no fteps taken to remove fuch an evil in future, after it had invaded the city. It is to be hoped our legiflature, as well as that of" every ftate in the union, will fee the propriety of giving this important fubjed the confideration it fo amply deferves, and of making provifion againft like calamities in future. In Italy, at Spalato, where the plague raged fifteen or twenty years ago, it was made capital for every infeded man, not to reveal his fituation to the proper authority ; and the fame penalty was denounced againft fuch as did not in- form of infeded perfons, when they knew of them. This is too fevere for the paternal mildnefs of our criminal code ; but fome penalties ought to be de- nounced in fuch cafes. Indeed, were lazarettos on a proper eftablifhment, it would be an objed of de- fire with the fick, to be tranfported to them. 'Tt is "hardly conceivable that the funeral of an entire ftranger could afford fubjed of fatisfadion. Yet it has produced that effed. After being fo long accuftomed to behold the bodies of the dead, drawn to the grave on the fliafts of a chair, the fight of a corpfe carried by men to be interred, affords fome- thing like the appearance of former times ; and I believe the fatisfadion excited by that confideration abforbed every thought of the deceafed perfon. The appearance of moft of the grave yards in Philadelphia is extremely awful. They exhibit a ftrong likenefs of ploughed fields; and were any thing capable of ftamping on our breafts indeli- ble impreffions of the uncertainty of the tenure by which we hold our very precarious exiftence, a turn through one of our burial grounds could not poflibly fail to produce that effect. But it is to be feared that with the danger will vanifh all recol- lection of the diftreffing fcenes we have paffed thro'. v *5 ) it has been denied that a perfon is twice fufeep- tible of the yellow fever. The opinion, as it has a. good tendency, to infpire confidence in convalei- cents, and in thofe who have quite recovered. might perhaps as well be fuffered to pafs uncontro- verted, were not truth the objed. Several perform in this city, have been twice fick with this diforder. I know it is ufual to call this a relapfe. But relapse or not, thofe I mean, have been ill—have reco- vered entirely—and been a fecond time taken down. Some of them are now no more, vitr.efs mr. Fle- ming. Ivlr. William Younc: was worfe the fecond time than the iirit. One ob'fervation, of great importance to the cp.vAc of humanity, efcaped me in the former editions, and ought to be very particularly attended to in every fuch dreadful crifis as we have experienced. Of the very large number of perfons who have fallen under this diforder, it is not improbable th?.t a half or a third have perifhed merely for want of neceffary care and attention, owing to the ex- traordinary panic. Almoft all the remarkable cafes of recovery are to be afcribed, under providence, to the fidelity of hufbands, wives, children, and fervants, who braved the danger, and determined to obey the didates of humanity. There are various in- ftances of perfons who may be faid to have been by thefe means dragged out of their graves : as they were fo far gone, as to have their coffins made.—-And for the encouragement of thofe who may at any other time, or in any other place, have 'friends or relatives in this diforder, let it be remark- ed, that few of thofe who difcharged their duty to their families, have fuffered by it. rThere are inlb.n- ces of individuals, who have nurfed and attended C *6 ) on fix, eight, and ten perfons unremittingly, in their own houfes, without ever taking the infedion. Others, before their Own illnefs, and after their re- covery, nurfed and reftored their families. William Young had no lefs than ten in his houfe fick, and nearly all at one time. He attended on them till he was taken ill; and, during his own ficknefs, gave di- redions for the management of them, as effedual- ly as if he was well. After his recovery, he again at- tended them himfelf. Of his whole family, his wife only died ; and it is fuppofed her death was accele- rated by her being in an advanced ftate of pregnan- cy. There are cafes of fingle perfons having the dif- order in large families of eight, ten, and twelve, and none catching it from them. In the family of David Clarke, who died of the malignant fever, there were no lsfs than twenty-two perfons, not one of whom caught the infedion, altho' he had the fame attention paid him as in any other diforder. Not one of the carters employed by the committee in the very dangerous office of removing the fick and burying the dead, ever had it*. The nurfes at Bufhhill have all efcaped, except two ; as have the worthy managers. Thomas Boyles, the tenant, who occupied . the building at Bufhhill, the time * Let not the humble fphere of life in which he moves, prevent me from here mentioninga worthy and faithful man, Thomas Wilkinfbn, employed by the committee, in burying the dead, and removing the fick, from their organization till the extinction of the diforder. Such was the noxious fituation of many corpfes, that he has frequently returned vomit- ing from the performance of his duty In one inftance in raifing the corpfe of a woman feveral days dead, he was covered with putrefcent Wood. Yet he ftill perfevercd, in the molt unwearied manner, through dangers, that render his prefervation equally aftonifhing with that of Girard, Helm, Helmuth, and others. It is to be hoped the corporation will find fome comfortable fituation for him, in which to pafs the remainder of his days. C 87 ) at was taken as an hofpital, that is, the 31ft of Auguft, lived there until the 29th of October, with his wife and fix children, none of whom were ever affeded with the malignant fever. Let thefe inftances fuffice at all future times to prevent fear from totally overpowering the underftanding, and producing fcenes of cruelty that make a feeling be- ing blufh for his fpecies. Among the country people, large quantities of wild pigeons in the fpring are regarded as certain indications of an unhealthy fummer. Whether or not this prognoftic has ever been verified before, I can- not tell. But it is very certain, that during the laft fpring, the numbers of thofe birds brought to our markets, were immenfe. Never, rerhaps, were there fo many before. Several claffes of people were highly benefited by the public diftrefs. Coffin-makers had a large de- mand, and in general high prices for their work. ■Moft of the retail ftores being fhut up, thofe that remained open, had an uncommon demand; as the whole of the bufinefs was divided among a few. Thofe who had carriages to hire, to tranfport fa- milies to the country, received whatever they plea* fed to demand. The holders of houfes at from three, to twenty miles from the city^who ehofe to rent the whole or part of them, had high rents. The two notaries, who protefted for the banks, profit- ed highly by the abfence of the merchants and traders. -<••< ►••>•• I have learned with great pleafure, that 3 few- landlords, commiferating the diftreffes of their te- ( 88 ) nants, have come to the very humane refolution of remitting the payment of rents due during the prevalence of the diforder. Were they to enter into refolutions generally to do the fame, it would re- tied honour on them. But there are fome whole hardened hearts know no companion, and who will have LL the pound of fleih—the penalty of 14 the bond/' Indeed, when the diforder was at' the higlieft flage, fome landlords feized the imail properly of poor roomkeepers, who were totally unable to pay their rent. A man wrote to the committee informing them that the poverty of his tenants rendered it impolfible for them to pay him ; he therefore begged the committee would, ss they were appointed to relieve the poor, pay the arrearages due him 1 Another perfon, a weal- thy widow^produced recommendations for fome poor roomkeepers, her tenants ; and the com- mittee gave them each a fmall fum. As foon as they had received it, fhe feized the money and their clothes ! A man loft his wife with the diforder- He had it himfelf, loft his fight totally, and was left pennylefs, with two infant children. Yet his landlord, before his convalefcence was complete, feized his clothei and furniture, and turned him out of doors 1!! " You may as well ufe queftion with the wolf, u Why he hath made the ewe bleat for the lamb, u As feek to (often that (than which what's harder ;) " His iiiirty heart."------- Shakespeare. I hope the reader takes as much more pleafure in perufing, as I do in writing, cafes refleding honour on human nature, than thofe of a different defcrip- tion. An amiable woman in New York, feeling for the fituation of the'numerous orphans in this cily, wrote to a member of the committee to chooie her one of them, as nearly refemtlir^ a child fLi ( «9 J had loft, as poffible. She particularly defired one without connexions, if fuch a one could be procy.-* red. She propofes to adopt it, and, withv her hu£ band, to beftow on it all the tendernefs one of her own would have had. Would it not be unjuft to withhold her name ? Every reader anfwers, yes—■ and I will therefore reveal it—Sufan Wjllet. Seve- ral applications of a fimjlar nature have been made by fome of our own citizens. ••« ■■* ►- v« In the fummer of 1791, the yellow fever prevail- ed in New York, in a part of Water-ftreet ; and, in proportion to the fphere of its adion, was as fatal there as it has been here. It began in Auguft, and continued till the middle of September, when it totally disappeared, and has never fk^ce vifited that place. This ffiould eafe the fears of many among us, who, always viewing the black fide of every thing, terrify people with their prognosti- cations, that we fhall have it again next fpring or fummer. All the fymptoms were full as dan- gerous and alarming in New York, as in Phila- delphia ; Many perfons died in three days ; " ftu- u por, delirium, yellownefs, the black vomit, and " death, rapidly fucceeding each other."J It fpread no farther at that time, than the one ftreet, although no precautions, as far as I can learn, were taken to prevent its extenfion. The fame fpecies of diforder raged in this city in 1762^ with great violence. It difappeared in the month of November, and has not from that time until this year vifited Philadelphia. t Letter from a phyfician in New York, to his friend in New Jerfey, Federal Gazette, Sept. 21, 1795- M ( * 9<>' ) The fummer and fall ofthis year have been un- healthy in many parts of the union, as well as in Philadelphia. At Lynn, in Maflachufetts, I have been informed, but have no means of afcertaining the truth or falfehood of the report, that a ma- lignant fever, not unlike ours, prevailed in Au- guft. In many of the towns of Virginia, intermit- tent fevers have been much more prevalent and mortal than they have been at- former periods. Georgetown and its vicinity, which are in general very healthy, loft, in the courfe of a few weeks in fummer, an unexampled number of people by the flux, which diforder has raged with great violence in many parts of America. The influenza has fpread generally through the union, and been very fatal. It has been twice in Vermont, where likewife the putrid fore throat has carried off numbers. At Harrifburg and Middletown, in this ftate, the flux and a putrid fever have been extremely deftruc- tive, and fwept away, I am credibly informed, a fifteenth part of the inhabitants. Delaware ftate, particularly Kent county, has fuffered much from fall fevers, which have produced a very great .•nortality; At Pauling's Kill, in Suffex county, New Jerfey, a bilious and remittent fever has made very great havoc. And various other places have experienced a mortality, very uncommon, and which, but for the calamity of Philadelphia abforbing public attention every where, and being the ftandard of comparifon, would have created great alarms and uneafmefs. "*•• «>••<>•■ Jofeph Infkeep attended feveral fick perfons in a family near him. When he was ill himfelf, he wanted afliftance, and fent for fome of them to at- tend him—but they ungratefully refufed J O Shame! where is thy bluffi ? Many of our citizens who fled from the city, in their hurry forgot to leave their fervants mo- ney enough for their fupport; fo that fome of thefe poor creatures had to depend for fuftenance on the charity of the neighbours. -«i~^ «> •••<►- Some of our unemployed tradefmen wifhed to procure work at the new roads now making. But the people employed, agreed, if they were engaged, that they would all abandon their work; fo that the overfeers were obliged to renounce the idea. c 94 ; The incautious fecurity of the citizens of Phila- delphia, at the firft ftage of the diforder, is highly to be regretted. Moft of thofe who died of the malignant diforder, before the 26th of Auguft, were carried to the grave, with the accuftomed pa- rade of attendants, which fo generally prevails in this city. The chief of thofe who at that time carried the dead to the grave, and feveral of thofe vho attended the funerals, were fpeedily taken fick, and hurried into eternity. Sebaftian Ale, an old grave-digger, who had long loft the fenfe of fmelling, fancied he could not take the diforder, and followed his bufinefs without apprehenfion. A hufband and wife who lay fick together, wiffied to be interred in the fame grave. Their deaths happened within a few days of each other. When the latter of the two was to be buried, Sebaftian was employed to dig open the other's grave. He ftruck upon the coffin, and in ftooping down, received into his mouth, fuch an intolerable and deadly ftench, that he was taken fick immediately, and in a day or two died. The fcourge of the yellow fever has fallen with extreme feverity on fome families. There are va- rious inftances of five and fix, and fome of eight, ten, and of Godfrey Gebler's family no lefs than eleven are fwept off the face of the earth. Dr. Sproat, his wife, fon and daughter—Michael Hay, his wife, and three children—David Flickwir and five of his family—Samuel Weatherby, wife, and four grown children, are no more. And there are numberlefs inftances of a havoc equally great in particular families. There is one houfe in this city from which above twenty perfons were carried, ( 95 ) fome to Bufhhill, but the moft of them to the grave. There is one fad refpeding this diforder, which renders it probable, that the exercife of the duties of humanity towards the fugitive Philadelphians, would not have been attended with the danger univerfally imagined. In defiance of all the refolu- tions entered into by the inhabitants of various towns, many qf our infeded citizens evaded their vigilance, and took refuge among them ; and in very few cafes is it known that they communi- cated the infedion.—Three perfons from Phila- delphia died of this diforder, in one houfe at Woodbury, in New Jerfey ; they had been attend- ed during their illnefs by the family, none of whom caught the infedion. Six or feven died at Darby, as many at Germantown, and eight at Haddonfield, without communicating it to any of the inhabitants. A man from Philadelphia, of the name of Cornell, died in New York, about two days after his arrival. The place of his death was a boarding houfe, in which were a number of hoarders, one of whom flept in the fame bed with him. Two of the family only were '{lightly affeded—but not in fuch a degree as to require medical aid. Several other infeded perfons from our city, died there, and no one took the difor- der from them. A man died at one of the princi- pal taverns in Baltimore, of the fame dii'-rder. Many people had vifited and attended him during the whole of his illnefs, without injury. No per- fon was affeded but his dodor, whofe iodifpofi- tion was not of long continuance. A great num- ber of fimilar inftances have occurred at Burling- ton, Bordenton, Lamberton, Princeton, Brunfwic, ( 96 ) Woodbridge, Newark, Lancafter, and various other places. Since the firft edition appeared, I have had infor- mation from a number of creditable perfons, that the idea of the diforder not having been com- municated out of Philadelphia, is erroneous. A fa- mily, of the name of Hopper, took the diforder at Wroodbury, from fome of our infected citizens, and three of them died. A woman in Chefter county, who had boarded and lodged fome of the fick, died of the diforder. Three people, of one family in Trenton, took the diforder from a fick perfon from Philadelphia, and died of it. A negro fervant be- longing to mr. Morgan, of Penfaucon creek, in New Jerfey, took up an infeded bed floating in the Delaware, which fpread the diforder in the family, and mrs, Morgan and her girl both died of it. It was introduced by his fon from Philadelphia, into the family of mr. Cadwallader, at Abingdon, fome of whom died with it. Some others in differ- ent places caught the infedion, and died. But the cafes of this kind have been extremely few, confi- dering the numbers, who carried the diforder from hence, and died with it in the country. CHAP. XVII. Another colleclion of fcraps. THOSE who refled on the many revolting cafes of cruelty and defertion of friends and rela- tions which occurred in Philadelphia, however they may regret, cannot be furprifed, that in the coun- try, and in various towns and cities, inhumanity fhould be experienced by Philadelphians from Gran- gers. The univerfal confternation extinguifhed in people's breads the moft honourable feelings of human nature ; and in this cafe, as in various others, the fufpicion operated as injurioufly as the reality. Many travellers from this city, ex- haufted with fatigue and with hunger, have been C 97 ) refufed all ffielter and all fuftenance, and have fallen vidins to the fears, not to the want of cha- rity, of thofe to whom they applied for relief. Initances of this kind have occurred on alrnoft every road leading from Philadelphia. People un- der fufpicion of iiaving this diforder, have been forced by their fellow travellers to quit the ftages, a.id periihed in the woods without a poflibility of procuring any afliftance. At Eaflon, in Mary- land, a waggon-load of goods from Philadelphia, was adually burned ; and a woman, who came witu it, was tarred and feathered*. In a town in Jerfey, an affociation was entered into to prevent all intercourfe with Philadelphia, and the inhabitants agreed to mount guard alter- nately. One man refufed to do duty, or join in the bufinefs. He was advertifed, and all people forbid- den to have any communication with him—indeed he was abfolutely refufed the neceffaries of life—a butcher, who paffed his door, told him, when ap- plied to for proviflons, that he had meat enough, but none for him. Having gone, for a ffiort time, from home, the centinel on duty flopped him on his return—and he perfifting in his determination to proceed, the other prefented his firelock, and it is fuppofed would have ffiot him, but for the inter- ference of a third perfon. The fon of a citizen of Philadelphia arrived at a to .vn in Virginia fourteen days before the time of fixing the quarantine, which was for twenty days. However, he was ftill obliged to undergo the * Through m'tfinformation, this mocking; circumftance was ftate 1 m the firft edition to have happened at Mit^ ford, in Delaware ftate.. N ( 98 ) full quarantine after that time, notwithftanding the period he had been abfent from Philadelphia. An emigrant from Philadelphia, who had been away nearly three weeks, had to crofs a ferry in a neighbouring ftate, and was provided with proper certificates of the length of time he was abfent. He got into the fcow, witk his wife, and carriage, and was rowed over to the oppofite fide. There he was refufed permiffion to land, as he had not a certificate from a particular magiftrate in that part of the country. He leaped on a rock, and the cen- time! fwore he would blow his brains out, if he ad- vanced a ftep farther. His wife, who was in the boat, was under the moft dreadful apprehenfions, as 'the ferrymen were drunk, the horfes in the car- riage fretful, and the wind high. In fpite of his intreaties, and his offers to prove the length of his abfence, he was obliged to go back in queft of the ' magiftrate pointed out. When he arrived at his houfe, which was feveral miles from the ferry, the juftice hid, for fear of catching the diforder. He then went to another fome miles further back. By the time he returned at the ferry, it was nine o'clock, and he had to wait till next morning. A poor man was taken fick on the road at a vil- lage not far from Philadelphia. He lay calling for water, a confiderable time in vain. At length an old woman brought a pitcher full, and not daring to approach him, fhe laid it at a diftance, defiring him to crawl to it, which he did. After lying there about forty-eight hours, he died, and the body lay in a ftate of putrefadion for fome time, until the neighbours hired two black butchers to bury him, for twenty-four dollars. They dug a pit to wind- v 99 ; ward—with a fork, hooked a rope about his neck—* dragged him into it, and at as great a diftance as poffible, caft earth into the pit to cover him. One of our citizens loft his brother in the coun- try with the malignant fever; and owing to the fears of the neighbours, could not prevail on any perfon even to make him a coffin. He was obliged to wrap him up in a blanket, to dig a grave for him, and bury him with his own hands. In a fmall town not far diftant from Philadel- phia, very arbitrary attempts were made to oblige one of our fugitives to mount guard againft his own fellow citizens. He refufed, and finding him refolute againft every effort, they were obliged to defift. In one of the American ports, a Philadelphia veffel, juft arrived, was forced to return to fea with only two gallons of water for each man. In the fame port, one of the captains from our city had his boat ftove to pieces. —— The 17th of September the weftern fhore Bal- timore ftage was flopped about two miles from that town, by an armed guard. The hour of ar- rival was about eight o'clock at night. There was a tavern at piftoi-fhot from the place. But the tavern keeper refufed to receive the paffengers, twelve in number. They were detained on the road all night without any ffielter but the ftage, in which, they dozed a part of the time ; the remain- der they lay in the woods before a fire which they kindled. Next morning, the tavern keeper, one Murray, a Goth, when they fent to him for break* ( xoo ) faft, refufed to give them any. But about two hours afterwards, he let them have fome Lread, cheefe, wine, and cider, with which they break- fatted on the road. In this fituation they remained until the afternoon, that is, for eighteen hours. A captain in the French navy, with his wife, and feveral refpedable trench gentlemen, were among the paffengers. A refpedable citizen of Philadelphia, left the ci- ty the 17th of September, intending to refide on Long Ifland till the diforder ceafed. He was taken ill on the road—and prevented from proceeding, fomewhere near Newark. He took lodgings at a captain Littel's near Second river. The alarm fpread of an.infeded man being in the houfe—the people in the neighbourhood affembled—run a fence on each fide of Littel's houfe, and obliged the people to remove out of a houfe near to it, which the, fence likewife enclofed. The road and river lay before Littel's door ; the former was entirely cut off by the fence, which run clear to the river. At the diftance of a hundred yards, was a church, in which public worfhip was intermitted for three or four weeks, through fear. Travellers took a cir- cuitous route of above a mile, to avoid danger. At length he died—and his fon, about eleven years old, had to affift in performing the laft melan- choly rites for him. The fence remained for ten days after his death, to afcertain whether his fami- ly had taken the diforder. Juftice requires me to add, that they were rot fuffered to be in want of any neceffaries ; being di- reded to write what they had occafion for, on a paper, and fatten it on the Tence, when they fhould be fupplied by perfons appointed for the purpofe, which was faithfully done. ( ioi ) An artful girl, juft from Philadelphia, completdy deceived the centinel ftationed at the bridge at Bor- dentown. She afked him, with much earneftnefs, as if afraid to venture in, was that there confounded yellow fever got into the town?—-No, fays he, you may go in with as much fafety as to your own home. I need not add, that fhe went forward. A Philadelphian in a fmall town near this city, loft his child in the fever, and went out to bury it. On his return he found all his furniture on the road, and the doors locked : and no in treaties could again procure him admittance. When tar was in ufe among the various pre- ventatives, a boy was determined to fecure him- felf by night as well as by day ; and accordingly tied a tarred rope twice about his neck, and after- wards buttoned his collar with fome difficulty. He woke in the ni^s> — It would be extraordinary if fo very favourable an opportunity for inventing marvellous ftories, fliould have been fuffered to pafs over without feme prodigies being recorded. Mankind are ever prone to the extravagant, efpecially when their paflions are warmed in any uncommon degree. And pity and terror, two paflions particularly calculat- ed to fofter this difpofition, being roubci into ac- tion to the higheft degree, the miraculous ftories^ which were every where current, and which even ftole into print, can be eafily accounted for. Some of the Maryland papers relate, that " a voice had ( ios ) been heard in the ftreets of Philadelphia, warning the inhabitants to prepare for their doom, as writ- ten in the prophet Ezekiel. ch. 27." The Marylan- der who heard this voice, was certainly gifted with a moft extraordinary-fear, as, at the diftance of above a-hundred miles, he neard what we could not hear on the fpot. And it would appear his fight was equally good with his hearing ; forhefaw two an- gels converting with the watch. It is true, he is too modeft to fay, he faw them himfelf—he only fays " two angels were feen converting with the watch at midnight, about the fubjed of what the voice had previoufly proclaimed." But as no per- fon here ever faw them—it is fairly prefumable, as it would be highly criminal to doubt of fads reft- ing on fuch authority, that he muft have been the eye witnefs himfelf. A merchant of Philadelphia, who had been ab- fent for feveral weeks, was returning to the city in the fecond week of November, having heard that the danger was no more. He met a man on the road going from Philadelphia; and naturally en- quired into the ftate of affairs. The other told him that a coffin maker, who had been employed by the committee for-relief-of-the-fick, had found fuch a decreafe of demand two weeks before, that he had hacj a large fupply of coffins on hand. But that the mortality had again fo far increafed, that he had fold all, and had feven journeymen employed day and night. This fo alarmed the Philadelphian, that he again returned with his family, to wait a more a favourable iffue. A drunken failor lay in the ftreet for a few hours afleep, and was fuppofed by the neighbours to be ( i<>3 ) dead with the diforder ; but they were too much afraid, to make perfonal examination. They fent to the committee for a cart and a coffin. The carter took the man by the heels, and was going to put him in the coffin. Handling him roughly, he awoke, and damning his eyes, afked him what was he about ? the carter* let him drop in a fright, and ran off as if a ghoft was at his heels. A lunatic, who had the malignant fever, was advifed by his neighbours to go to Bufhhill. He contented, and got into the cart ; but foon chang- ing his mind, he flipt out at the end, unknown to the carter, who, after a while, miffing him, and feeing him at a diftance running away, turned his horfe about, and trotted hard after him. The other redoubled his pace ; and the carter whipped his horfe to a gallop ; but the man turned a corner, and hid himfelf in a houfe, leaving the mortified carter to return, and deliver an account of his ludicrous adventure. —^<^— Several inftances have occurred of the carters on their arrival at Bufhhill, and proceeding to deliver their charge, finding, to their amazement, the carts empty. A woman, whofe hufband died, refufed to have him buried in a coffin provided for her by one of her friends, as too paltry and mean. She bought an eleo-ant and coftly one—and had the other laid by in the yard. In a week, fhe was herfelf a corpfe —and was buried in the very coffin fhe had fo much defpifed. C 104 ) The wife of a man who lived in Walnut-ftrcet, was feized with the malignant fever, and given over by the dodors. The hufband abandoned her, and next night lay out of the houfe for fear of taking the infedion. In the morning, taking it for granted, from the very low ftate fhe had been in, that fhe was dead, he purchafed a coffin for her; but on entering the houfe, was furprifed to fee her much recovered. He took fick ffiortly after, and was buried in the very coffin which he had fo precipitately bought for his wife, who is ftill living. The powers of the god of love might be ima- gined to lie dormant amidft fuch fcenes of diftrefi as Bufhhill exhibited. But we find that his fway was felt there with equal force as any where elfe. John johnfon, and Prifcilla Hicks, two of the pa- tients who had recovered, and officiated as nurfes to the fick, were fmitten with each other's charms— and procuring leave of abfence for an hour or two, they came to the city the 23d of September, were joined in the bands of matrimony, and returned to their avocation at the hofpital. A long chafm took place in the hymeneal records ; for no adven- ture of the fame kind occurred, until the 5th of November, when Nafly, a Portuguefe mulatto, took to wife Hannah Smith, a bouncing German girl, who, as well as himfelf, was employed as nurfe. The ftate of the police and of fociety in Philadel- phia, appears to no fmall advantage, when we confider one circumftance. Notwithstanding the abfence of the magiftrates, and the immenfe value of property left unproteded through the fears of the owners, and the deaths of the perfons left to ( "5 ) take care of it, we have as yet heard only of one or two burglaries committed.—Another was attempt- ed, but the plunderers were difcovered and-taken. A hardened villain from a neighbouring ftate, form- ed a plot with fome negroes to plunder houfes. He was a matter rogue, had digefted a complete fyf- tem, and formed a large partnerfhip for the more fuccefsful execution of his fchemes. However, he was foon feized, and the company diffolved. The jail of Philadelphia is under fuch excellent regulation, that the diforder made its appearance there only in two or three inftances, although fuch abodes of mifery are the places where contagious diforders are moft commonly generated. When the yellow fever raged moft violently in the city, there were in the jail one hundred and fix French foldiers and failors, confined by order of the French conful, befides eighty convids, vagrants, and perfons for trial ; all of whom, except two or three, remained perfedly free from the com- plaint. Several circumftances have confpired to produce this falutary effed. The people confined are frequently cleanfed and purified by the ufe of the cold bath—they are kept conftantly employed —vegetables form a confiderable part of their diet —in the yard, vegetation flourifhes—and many of them being employed in ftone cutting, the water, conftantly running, keeps the atmofphere in a moift: ftate, while the people of Philadelphia have been •uninterruptedly parched up by unceafing heat. Elijah Weed, the late jailor, caught the diforder in the city, in the performance of the paternal duties towards his daughter, and died in the jail, without communicating it to any of the peo- ple confined. I hope I ffiall be excufed for paying a ^ JUU ) tribute to tlie_ memory of this valuable citize^ under whofe governriient of the jail, and with whole hearty co-operation, moft of the regula- tions in that Inftitution have been effected, which^ with the fuccefsful experiments made in England! prove that jails may be eafily converted from finks of human depravity and wretchednefs, into places of reformation ; fo that, inftead of ren- dering the idle vagrant, confined merely on fuf- picion, or for want of friends to proted him, obdurate, wicked, and ripe for rapine and fpoil, the profligate and abandoned may be fo re- claimed iu them as to become ufeful members of fociety. For the honour of human natiire, it ought to lpe recorded, that fome of the convids in the jail, a part of the term of whofe confine- ment had been remitted as a reward for their peaceable, orderly behaviour, voluntarily offered themfclves as nurfes to attend the fick at Bufhhill, and have in that capacity concluded themfefve$ with great fidelity. Among them are fome who were formerly regarded, and with juftice, as har: dened abandoned villains, which the old fyflem. was calculated to render every tenant of a jail, who remained there a few weeks. According to the fame fummary- fyftem, thefe men's lives would have, been long ftn^e offered up as an atonement to fociety for the injury they had done it. That is, in, plain Engliffi, becaufe fociety had fuffere^ one. injury by rapine, it was neceffary it ffiould fuffer another by law. But by the prefent im- proved and humane plan, they and great numbers of others are reftored to fociety and ufefulnefs once more. So much better, although a little more ^rouhlefome, is it to reform men, than to butcher them Tinder colour of law and jufticc%. ( 1*7 ) f- ^he fympathy for our calamities dffptayecV in tofibus places, and the very liberal contributions raifed For our relief, reflect the higheft honour on their inhabitants, and demand our Warmeft grati- tude. The inhabitants of Gloucefter bounty, in New jerfey, have the honour of" being firft in this laudable race. So early as the 30th 6f September, they had a confiderable fum cdlleded, with which they purcnafed a quantity of provifiohs for the ufe of the hofpital "at Bufhhill. They have from that time regularly continued cbpious.fupplies twice a week. From a few citizehs of Philadelphia, near Germantown, there have been received two thou; fand dollars; from bthefs near l)arby, fourteen kundred; from New York, five'th6ufand j from a perfon unknown, five hundred; from bucks' county, fixteen hundred; from Delaware county, twelve hundred; from Franklin county, nearly- five hundred; from Bofton, funcfry articles, eftimated a& twenty-five hundred; and from fun dry other perJ fons and places, contributions equally liberal and jionourable. Shall I be" pardohed for paffing a cenfure on thofe, whofe miftaken zeal led thdm, during the moft dreadful ftages of the calamity,; to croud fome of our churches, and aid this frightful enem^ tn- his work of defttudion ? who, fearful left their prayers and adoration at home would not find ac- ceptance before the Deity, reforted to churches filled with bodies of contagious air, where, with every breath, they inhaled noxious miafmataf To this fingle caufe I am bold in afcribing a large proportion of the mortality—And it is remarkable that thofe congregations, whofe places of wor- ship were r.oft crouded, have fuffered the moft ( io8 ) dreadfully. Will men never acauire wifdom ?-Arc we yet to learn, that the Almignty archited of the heavens and the earth does not require " temples " made with men's hands ?" that going to a place of worfhip, againft the great law of felf-preferva- tion, implanted in indelible charaders by his di- vine hand, on the breaft of every one of his crea- tures, conftitutes no part of the adoration due to the maker and preferver of mankind ? That a " meek and humble heart" is the temple where- in he delights .to be worffiipped ? I hope not—I hope the awful leffon fome of our congregations hold forth on this, fubjed, by a mortality out of all proportion to their numbers, will ferve as a memento at all future times, in the like critical emergencies! Some of thofe who- remained in the city, have, for reafon s not very eafy tojuftify, been in the habit of reproaching thofe who fled, with crimi- nality, as deferters, who abandoned their poftsf. I believe, on the contrary, that as the nature of our government did not allow the arbitrary mea- fures to be purfued, which, in defpotic countries would" probably have extinguifhed the diforder at anu£arly period—it was the duty of every perfon to avoid the danger, whofe circumftances and fituation allowed-.it. The effeds of the de- f If they were even guilty of a crime, it*6rought its own punifhment; as I am fully convinced that thofe who were abfent, and a prey, to the anxiety caufed by the frightful reports current, fuffered more than thofe who remained. I fpeak from experience. In a few days abfence, when the diforder hail not reached its fummit, "l heard more terrific accounts of it, than in as many weeks in Philadelphia,' when it raged moft violently, and .carried off from eighty to a hundred daily. . i. */ ...ii. «--• .» .....-»*•» - - * •'■» ■ ( 'P9 ) fertion were, moreover, falutary*. The fphere «6f adion of the diforder was diminiffied. Two or three empty houfes arretted the difeafe in its progrefs, as it was flowly, but furely travelling through a ftreet, and probably refcued a neighbourhood from its ravages. We ffiall long haye to mourn the fevere lofs our city has felt, in being bereft of fo many valuable citizens: and had the 17,000 who retired, been in the city during the prevalence of the diforder, and loft as" large a proportion of their number, as thofe did who remained, we fhould, inftead of 4000 dead; ffiave loft nearly 6000; and perhaps had to deplore in the number, another Clow, a Kay, a Lea, ,a. Sims, a Dunkin, a Straw- bridge, men of extenfive bufinefs, whofe lofs will be long felt—a Pennington, a Glentworth, aHutchin- fon,a Sarjeant, aHowelL a Waring, men endowed by heaven with eminent abilities—a Fleming, a Graefsl, a Sproat, men of exalted piety and virtue—a WiU fon, an Adgate, a Baldwin, a Carroll, a Tomkins, an Offley, citizens of moft eftimable characters. Let thofe, then, who have remained, regard their long. tfefent friends, as if preferved from death by their flight, and rejoice at their return in health and fafe- ty—let thofe who have been abfent, acknowledge the exertions of thofe who maintained their ground. Let us all unite in the utmoft vigilance to prevent the return of this fell deftroyer, by the moft fcru- pulous attention to cleanfing and purifying our fcourged city—and- let unjoin jn thankfgiving to that Supreme Being, who has, in his own time, flayed the avenging ftorm, ready to devour us, after it had laughed to fcorn all human efforts. * Perhaps had' at! our citfzens remained, we fhould have had famine added to our calamity ; whereas we had plentiful markets during the whole time. The prices, too, were in ge- neral not far beyond what they are ufually at the fame fe*- fcu of the year. ( iko ) Committee fdr relieving tfit fick and diflrefled, ap- pointed by a meeting of ine citizens of f-hiladil phia, JumtAoned by advertiftment in the publit •papers, Sept. J3, 1793. Prefident. MATTHEW CLARKSOK, Mayor of the cttj. Srtretary. CALEB LOWNES. Treafurer. THOMAS WISTAR. Managers of Bufhhill hofpital. STEPHEN GIRA.R'D. P E T E R H E L M. Orphan committee* ISRAEL ISRAEL. JAMES KERR. JOHN LETCHWORTH. J. SHARSWOO0. Committee of difrributron. ISRAEL ISRAEL. JAMES KERR. JOHN HAWORTH. If A C O B >W I T M A N. JAMES SWAIN E. j. LETCHWORTH. MATHEW CAREY. J. SHARSWOOD. THOMAS SAVERY. SAMUEL BENGE. Supermtendant of the burials of the dead, and removals, of the fick. SA MUEL BENGE. Diflributor of fupplies * HENRY DEFOREST. Committee of accounts. JAMES SHARSWOOD. JOHN CONNELLY. Committee dfH the publication of tetftrs. CALEB LOWNES. MATHEW CAREY Deceajed members*. A. ADGATE, • D A N I E L OF EL E Y. f. IX SARGEANT. IOSEP H U4S fcl L i '* i *« ) tjfylani committee, chofen, Oclober 14. SAMUEL COATES, Chairman. Johv Olddem, Secretary. Narthern Liberties. William Peter Spragues, William Gregory, Jacob W'itman, James Swain, Jofeph Burns, George Forepsugh, Cafper SByder, Peter Smith. Vine to Race-ftreee. Richard Whitehead, Jofeph Kerr, John Ettries. Race to Arch, Thomas Willis, Daniel Daw-fon, Peter Thornpfon, Thomas Allibone, Lambert Wilnier. Arch to market. William Sanfom, Juftinian Fox, Amos Wickerfl|am. ' Market to Chefnut. Arthur Howell, Alexander Cochran, Thomas Dobfeu. Chefnut to Walnut. Jeremiah Paul, James Cummins, Cafper W. Morris, Thomas Caftiere, Walnut to Spruce. George Rutter, Benjamin W. Morris. Spruce to Pine, Samuel Pancoaft, jun. John Woodfide, Levi Hollingfworth, William Watkins. Pine to South* John Wood, Adam Brittle, William Eckard, Thomas Dickfey, Fergus M« El waine. South wark. William Innis, Richard Mofely, William Robinfon, fen- John Grantham, John Savadge, J«hn Patti|b«, ( "a ; CO N T- E N T 'Ssl- Chap. I. Stateof Philadelphia previous to the appearance of the malignant fever—with a few observations on fome of the probable coufequeSTtes of that calamity, 0 Chap. II. Firft appearance of the diforder. Enquiry into its Origin. Opinions extremely contradictory, 14 Chap. III. bymptoms. A .flight fketch of the mode of treat- ment. - 20 Chap. IV\ Firft: alarm, in Philadelphia. Flight of the citizens. Guardian* of the pooi borne down with labour, 26 Chap.' V. General defpondency. Deplorable fcenes. Frightful view of fliuman nature. A noble and exhili- rating contraft,- - - - 3 a Chap. VI. Diftrefs ,increafes. Benevqknc citizens invited to affiffc the gu#dians of the poor. Ten volunteers. Ap. pointment of the committee tor relief of the poor. State of Philadelphia, - 3? Chap. VII. Magnanimous offer. Wretched ftate of Bufh- hill. Order introduced there. - - 42 Chap. VIIL Proceedings.of the committee. Loans from { the bank df North America. Eftablifhment of an or- phan houfe. Relief of the poor. Appointment of the Affiftant committee, mi - 47 Chap. IX-' Repeated addreffes from -tlje committee on the purification of houfes—Affiftant committee under- take toinfpeft infeded houfes perfonally—Extinction of the diforder—Governor's proclamation-HAddrefs of , the clergy. A new and happy ftate of affairs, 51 Chap. X. Extravagant letters from Philadelphia. Credulity put to the teft..» - - - 57 Chap. XL Proceedings at Cheftertown. At New York. At 7 Trenton. At Lamberton, . - - 60 Chap. XII. Proceedings at Havre de Grace. At Hagerf- town. At Alexandria. At Winchefter. At Bofton. At Newburyport. In Rhode Ifland. AtNewbern. At Charlef- ton. In Georgia.—Fafting and prayer, 67 Chap. XUI. Conflict between the law of felf prefervation and the law of charity. The law of charity victorious, 73 Chap. XIV. Diforder fatal to the dodors. To the clergy. To filles de joie. To maid fervants. To the poor ; and in clofe ftreets.* Lefs deftruftive to the French ; and to the negroes, - - - - 75 Chap. XV. 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Do. . - » fceafingtbn ----- 169) Poft«!r's field, including the new ground - - J 3 34 4041 f METEOROLOGICAL O BSE R V ATIONS, jl made in PHILADELPHIA, by DAVID RITTENHOUSE, Efquire. !» AUGUST, 1793. Weather. 6 A. M. 3 *. M. cloudy, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, J cloudy. fair it fair, V fair, fair, rain, '! cloudy, fair, ^ 1 fair, fair, Mt cloudy, cloudy. \? fair, fair, '.IS fair, fair, 11} fair, rain, P rain, cloudy, !: fair, fair, ' jt fair, fair, 1 |o fair, fair, ! jt fair, cloudy, :: fair, fair, J ■ fair, fair, -Ijo fair, fair, .«15 fair, fair, ja rain, 1 j> cloudy, rain, great rain, ■!- cloudy, cloudy, 10 cloudy, cloudy, cloudy> clearing, cloudy, fair, fair, fair, rain, fair, Barometer Thermometer. A. M. 3 P. M. 6 A. m. 3 P. M l 29 95 3° O 65 77 9 30 1 30' 1 63 81 3 3° 5 29 95 * 6« 82 4 29 97 3° O . 65 87 5 3° 5 3° 1 73 9° 6 30 2 30 0 77 87 7 30 12 30 I . 68 »3 8 3° 1 29 95 69 86 9 29 8 29. 75 - 75 -D5 JO 29 9 29 9 - 67 82 11 30 0 30 0 70 84 12 30 0 30 0 70 ,87 13 3° b 3° 0 7i 89 14. 30 0 29.95 75 82 1.5 30 0 30 1 72 75 16 30 1 30 1 70 83 17 30 1 30 0 7» 86 18 3° l 3° 0 73 «9 19 3°' * 3° 1 72 82 20 30 1 30 12 ' 69 82 21 3° 15 ' 3° 25 62 «3 22 3° 3 3° 35 63 86 »3 3° 25 30 15 63 85 *4 30 1 30 i 73 81 2fl 30 1 30 1 7» 66 a6 3° i/> 3° s 59 6.9 8" 30 2 30 2 65 73 28 30 2 30 15 67 80 89 30 16 30 15 72 86 3° 30 1 30 1 74 87 3' 30 0 30 0 74 84 6 A. M. 3 P. M. WNW NW NW sw N ' NNE S SW ssw SW sw w NW w SSE SSE SSW SW W SW SW wsw w w SW w sw SW NNE NE NNE NE sw SW calm sw N N: NNE NNE N NNE NE SE calm S calm calm N NE NE NE NE NE NE s calm calm SW calm SW SW NW METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER, 1793, JBarome ter. Thermometer. | Winds. A. m. 3 P. M. 6 A. m, 3 P, M. 1 6 A. M. 3 *• M. 30 0 29 30 7i 86 Calm SW 29 75 29 8 7.3 86 SW SW 80 0 60 NW N 3° *5 3° 15 55 75 W w 3° 15 30 1 62 80 SE S 29 97 29 95 70 89 wsw w 30 0 30 0 65 77 WNW NW 30 1 30 1 64 70 Calm Calm 30 0 30 0 66 80 SE NW 3° ° 30 0 $4 72 N NNE 30 1 30 0 62 72 NNE N • 29 96, 29 9 58 76 NW NNW 29 95 30 0 3 72 NW N 30 0 3° 5 79 NW NW 30 0 29 97 65 80 N S *9 9 99 7° 84 S SW 29 8 29 85 66 67 N N 3° 3 3° 4 3° 35 44 45 7° N Calm SW 3° 3 3° »5 54 69 Calm S3 go 0 29 0 59 78 Calm 30 0 30 0 63 83 Calm 30 1 30 2 3° »5 30 1 62 81 Calm SE 30 2 65 7« NE ENE 30 0 61 68 NE NE 29 8 29 7 3° 5 3° 3 3° 35 29 7 3° »5 3° 3 39 3 58 64 54 56 57 79 73 74 75 N NW NW NE Calm N NW NW ENE sw Weather. 6 A. M. 3 P. M. fog, fair, fair', fair, fa.ir, fair, fijir, fair, fair, cloudy, fair^ cloudy, fair, fair, cloudy, cloudy, rain, fair, fair, cloudy, cloudy, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, cloudy, fair, cloudy, cloudy, fair, fair, fair, hazey, hazey, cloudy, fair, cloudy, fair, cloudy, cloudy, cloudy, fair, cloudy, cloudy, cloudy, fair. cloudy, fair, fair, fair, cloudy, fair, foggy, fair, METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. i a 3 4 5 6 I 9 10 1 L »2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 «3 24 25 26 27 28 29 3° 3> PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER, 1793. Barometer. A. M. 2P.M. 3° 15 3° 5 29 9 3° 5 30 2 30 15 29 75 29 7 30 o 30 1 3° 3 3° 3 3° 3° 3o 3o 3° 45 30 6 30 30 5 3° o 30 o 26 6 3» 4 30 2 29 85 29 55 29 85 29 0 3° 5 3° ° 29 75 29 8 30 o 30 o 3° 3° 2.9 3° 30 0 3° 2 29 6 29 6 29 8 29 8 30 3 3° 4 30 4 3o 3 30 2 3° 2 30 8 3° 3 So 2 3° 1 29 85 "9 »5 3o 1 30 1 3° »5 30 2 Thermometer. 7 A. M. 64 70 5° 59 58 43 46 53 53 49 ** 58 49 52 56 37 37 41 51 44 49 51 36 46 60 44 34 28 28 42 2 P. M. 80 72 72 72 66 66 68 70 74 74 64 69 76 54 53 60 62 66 54 65 60 59 71 72 44 37 44 49 45 A. M SW W w sw N NE Winds. I P. M. sw NNW sw w N W calm N NW E W SW NW SW sw NNW NE NW ' N NW N NW W w s calm NNE N NNW calm calm N NW NW W NW NW SW N JN NE NW N N NW NW W NW S SW NNE N NW sw NNE Weather, 7 a. m. 2 P. St. loudy, cloudy, fair, cloudy, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, rain, fair, calm, fair, fair, fair, fair, cloudy ftir, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fait, cloodjr fair, fair, fair, fair/ lair, fair, rain, fair, fair, rain, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fair, fain, cloudy, fair,highw cloudy, oudy, cloudy, fair, hazy, cloudy, cloddy, cloudy < cloudy; fair, hfzy, rain, NOVEMBER, 1793- Barometer. 7 A. m'. 2 P. M. 30 » 3° 1 30 3 3° 25 30 1 30 o 29 & 29 g 3° 15 3° -i 29 8 29 65 eg 8 29 8 29 8 29 85 29 9 c9 95 Thermometer. 7 A.M. 40 32 43 55 5° 63 44 43 4* P. M. 4l 7 A. M. nNe 49 NNE 56 Calm 67 sw 64 NE 67 s 64 Calm 56 ssrw 6* sw Wind. 2 P. M. NE NE SW SW NE S SW sw sw Wea-.her. 7 A- M. rain, fair, cloudy, cloudy, rain, cloudy, fair, fair, fair. 2 ?. hi. cloudy, fair, cloudy, fair, ra n, cloudy, fair, fair, fair, s OF THE iMAMES OP THE PERSONS BURIED IN TUB SEVERAL C R. A V E Y A R. D S OF THE CITY and LIBERTIES of PH1LADE LP HIA, From Auguft ift, to November 9th, 1793. [Before tbe reader begins the examination of thefe lifts, I beg leave to inform him what he is to expefl in Atn. They are taken from the books of the feveral fextons, where fuch books are kept, which unfortunately bits not been done in every inflame. In thefe books, many names are mis-fpelled, which I have corrected at far its in my power. Some names are wholly omitted, and in tbe cafes of two fmall congregations, the uamei have been collected merely from memory. It will therefore be readily perceived, that'thefe lifts mu flirt larious inftances be both inaccurate and d?fctive. But I believe they are as complete as tbe nature if the cafe Will allow-—and lam in hopes they will be found ufeful, in nine cafes out often My reafon for drawing iff* rtaler's attention to the matter, is merely topreparehim for the realfiate of what is laid before him ; left be fbould expect what is abfolutely unattainable, a complete and entire lift of every perfon who died durirnr the late calamity. In ':very inftance where I could do it, IbavemdJcdthe occupations of the parties, to remove thedoubtsof peofil- at a diftance. st.idfirtbefime reafon, I have clajfed the na.nes fe'iarately according to the feveral turiat grounds i as there are many inftances oftwo perfons oftbe/amt name belonging to different congre- gations.j FRANCIS ANDERSON Jflfeph Afhcon James Abbott Jofeph Abbott Maty'Allen George, Con of Jofeph Bullock An;jelim, daughter of do. Catiieri.ie Bat:, widow of Thos. Benjamin Bofto^k, gent. William Brewftet's fo.i Natnaiiel Bloigett, mercht. John Ba well, ■ ivory ftable keeper Wif ■ of do. Thorn i! Barker Burjef; Ball Mrs. Corran Ttiomas Clark Harriot Cnainberlaine Richard Chamberlaine's daugr. * - • - Crowley Mary Crowley Ifaaa Collins Mary Clement Frecfcrick Ciriftian, baker Hannah Carter William Cox Eleanor Carrel Robert Conckell William Ca.npbell John Davis, upholfterer Mary Deale Ann Dunn Thomas Devonald, merchant Elizabeth Ellis Samuel A. Ellis Elizabeth Erenzeller David Fenton, (hocmakel Margaret Fenton William French Majaret Fleira William Favell Eliiabeth Follows William Firm fohn F$ier David Franks merchant Margaret Fud^e, fenr. Margaret Fudro, iunr. ilizabe CHRIST CHURCH* Ann Flint James Gilchrift, merchant Elizabeth Glynn Ben.amin Olyan Joh.i llorriH jjin Hockley, ironmonger John Hannas fof',>h Hannas Chriitiai Mannis Andrew Hannis Jaie Harrilon Mary Harrifon James Hill • Harriet Heatly, wife of Chs. Joi'eph Hicks, gluemaker Elizabeth Hall Thomas, (on of William Holder- nefle William Jones Charles Jones Mary Jones, wido\f Elizabeth'Jones - - - - King. George Killinger Jofeph Keen Thomas Kildrick Peter Killenger Catharine, wife of P. Lemaigre Thomas Lea, merchant J. T. Lea, fon of do. Edward Lowder Sarah Lowder . John Letton Aaron Lawrence Sarah Lawre ice Thomas Miller, merchant Phebe Miller, daughter of do. Grace Moore John Morgan Jacob M >rgan Hannah Morgan Rev. Dr. Murray John Mullen" Robert Mullen and apprentice John Marrow' Ann M'Donlld Mrs. Magill ey William Nichols, Xt. 73, Mary Nichols, wife of do. Mary Nagle Thomas Owner Henry Pratt's wife and child Samuel Powell, fpeakerof fenat* Jame-; Pickering, /rnemakcr Frederick Phile, naval offices Mrs - - - - Porter Catharine Rica Wiliiam Rice William Rice John Rowe Jane Robinfon William Rutherford" James Reid, JEt 75 Sarah Reid, daughter of da, James Rcid Alexander Reid Samuel Reid's wif* Lucy Riehardfon John Rudolph, Ann Roberts Mary Riige Wm. Sellers ) children of Wm. Suf Sellers ) Sellers, printer Jofeph Sellert Hannah Streeton John Steele Mary Steele Frederick W.Starman,merch»«U Samuel Simpfoii Mary Simpfon John Smith Mary Smith Rebecca Smith George Sydes Jofeph Scull Abraham Slater John Stokes, bottler of liquors John Stokes, junr. York SprOgel Ann, widow of Henry Stiles Ann Sewell Margaret Saturnfeld John Town Mary Town Henry Tgwnftnd Richard Trufl Ann T uftcr JVht y t'homas An,i I'.u ma.i Jpfi ph Thoncll, carpenter Arabella Tudor feamue. I'udor's child Ann Wuley r.llinor Wabcs John Weil William Weft Margaret Weft James Well's brother Charles Whitebread Catharine Wadman ------Wigfall Ann Wight J<.U White V'in .icy War-'s fo* Mary Willing Joha W Hon George W' rr Solomon Wclb, Sh PETE R't C H U R C If. HESTER AD4MS I)-. |ohn AUlon Hen. Bowles's wife & two fons William, Ion of John Barry Robert Black 1 nomas Boone Margaret, wife of John Buike li* iicl Baldwin, druggifl WiUiam Baker Abraham Ciiaiwill Marga; ctta, wife of Jof Conyers lave; Crai.,merchant,nearly 80 Eliz.ab.-th C ok C. liftopher Carefoot John Cozeis Samuel Whiteeafe Cobnrn Joh i Dickmfon "l\J 1 ia, dau^hterof Patrick Dick- inlbn Elifibeth,wifeofThs.Di( kinfon Hugh, Ion of John Donaldfon Joleph Davis 3. rii:, daughter of Peter Dale Robert DaimcU Catherine, daughter of John Dui'our John, f >n of William Edwards Samuel Fdwaids Jofeph F.irren, junr. Robert, fon of Thomas Fox iV'th riiei Glover, merchant Robert Graham He. y Humblcton S-trab, wife of Bernard Hanfcll Susannah Hartly Johi I rail Sarah, w1e of Jofeph Huddle Adam Hnblc-y, auctioneer Martha Hemphill Rowland Jones Elizabeth Jones James jolrifon Samuel, fon of John Jenkins Mary, daughter of John Infcll Jofeph Kingflcy Davul, fon of John King Fwiei-', daugr of George Kurts James Lapflcy, fchoolmafter Elizabeth Laplley, daughter of james James, fon of - - • - Lennox 'John Long & his (on John i'nilip Linion, bottler Margaret Lundrefs Dr. John Lynn, late of New England Abrm. Lott,mercht.lateofVjrga. Sufannah Lindfcy John M'Cleland Eli/.abeth, wife of John Morris Vv illiam, fon of do. Margaret, daughter of Henry M'Gonnick Sufannah, wife of EdmondMill- ner, 80 years Caroline, daughter of Thomas L. Moore Jofeph, fon of Thomas Miles Samuel Penn, baker William Paine Thomas Pugh Ann, daughter of John Pierce Edmund, fon of Edmund Potter John Riehardfon George Rainsford La.ticia, daughter of Daniel Robinfon Maria, daughter of Peter Stoy Wilhelmina, daughter of Wil. liam Shepherd Jane, daughter of John Stewart Samuel Stewart Elizabeth Smith John Smith, merchant, Chcfcut-) Street. S John, Ion of do. ) Sarah, daughter of do. S Woodrop Sirn^, merchant William Sheridan Ha.mah, daughter of Williaa Sheridan Job 1 .Scott A. drew Scott Margaret, wife of Lawrence Stance Ma y Still Maiy, wife of George Stokei Joan, a, wife of John Stair John Todd Jane, daughter of Thomtt Tlionjplbn John, fon of do. John Vitnducen - - - - Vanducen James Wilkinfon, of Dublin William Whitciides, tea-dealer Warner Wafhingtor, ftudeot of medicine Edward Walker, ofBinninghaaj Richard VVa e vv'afliii)j,ton, fon of William Woodhoufe Hannah, wife of Thomas Wife Rebecca, daughter of G. Wood Sarah, daughter of Sam. Waltoa' John Wil Ion One child, name unknown. St. P A V L's C H U R C H. JANE AMERAN John Bright's fon Johi Beaty Bcnjami. Bodger's Ion V\ m. Cameron, tavern-keeper Mr --- - Cox's fon-in-law William Gathers George Ciaypoo!e, joiner William Claypoole's child - - - - Cromwell'* wife. James Dogherty's daughter John Davis Mrs. Davis Elizabeth Davis Richard Davy Jouina Dawfon's child Mrs. Dupleflis V»r David Elders David Klders Ed« ard*Rdwards's Con Thomas Finton, junr. Wn. Field Francis Finley Mrs. Fox's (on Dr Peter Glentwortli Mary Godin Mrs. Holmes George Hinton Samuel Johnfton, printer. Matthias Kear"» daughter Michael Lewis's fon Edward Langman Mrs. Lobra Thomas Lapfley's wife & child Mrs Lane Vv illiam Morrifon Michael Murphy's daugl^er James Molineaux's daughter Mrs. Mufkitts .... Muikitts Francis Marey Jofeph Norman's wife Matthew Parkeri& fon Ml*. Parker Benjamin Pirfield Wi.liam Purvis's vif; Abiaham Robinfon William Sriles & his apprea. tice, (tone-cutters WiJliam Stiles, junior Mr<. Stiles Aflifield Stevenfbn ivirs. Stevcnfon's daughter Captain Strong's daughter Francis Shafner's wife Chriftopbcr Search Zach-iriah Thomas Zachariah Thorn Andrew Tcnnick's wife John Warton Jofeoh Whitehead & chili John Wood, watchmaker Leighton Wood's wife Ann Wilfon Jofrph Wright's vife FJtT£ N D S. THOMAS ALLIBONE's child Rachel Davis wife of Jofeph, Jacob Hillman, blackilnith Naciiauicl Aihby's child currier Caleb Hofkins, late oi'Burlingto Peter Alton, mercha.it, wife and James L'avifon's child Dr. ,ames Huichin.b;. &. chile fon Jonathan Dickinfon, (lioe maker Joleph loocon, carpenter Jofeph Alhton, bricklayer, wife Daniel Dickit.fon'.s daughter Martha Holtou &. two children Arthur Donakifon's lbn Jofeph Hopkins, hatter Peter .Hilton's child Daniel Dawfo..'s wii'e Hannah Jofeph Hev ling, bricklayer Alexr. Anderlbn, tavern keeper Benedict Doriey's daugr. Sarah Charles Kald»n, hatter Lawrence Allman, bricklayer &Saiah Dunn Jsamuei, ion of job llurvey child jofeph Dubree's wife Lydia IJat.'ield ' John B. Ackley's child \V ill.am, fon of John Drinker, Ben amii. Hickma-.'s wife &G> Eliflia Alexander, taylor bricllriyer lames Hunt, cicrk Kane A. trim, currier , Frai.cis Eleock ifa-ie lialliiigs, attorney at lai Thoma- Alberto.,'s wife Joliah l.ltrith, joiner Henry Ilore Caieb Attmore, hatLer Richard iiiber's child Jair.es Hendricks, blackfm.th Samuel Be'tie, fenr. taylor Margaret Elm..ie of Scotland William Hope Thoii.a. Bu de.', tayior Grace, lifter of David Eaftaugh Da -iel Jones Jofeph Burden's child John Hlliott's fon Ifaac William Jones, merchant ufannah Burden, daughter of Rowland Evans, merchant Owen Jones, fent.'near 80 year Thomas ivite Ann Evans Patience jones Catharine Bcatty Mary Evans John M. iones's wife Mary John Balla.ce, blackfmith Mary Evans Joah Jones, taylor " Thomas A. Bryan Jofeph Evans Sarah Johns Sarah Bryant Samuel Fer^ufon, chair maker Mary Johns Jofeph Burn's daughter Elizabeth 1 cranio.', his litter Mathew Johns's daughter Elizabeth Burn^ate, ihopkeappr Charles Finney's daughter Martha James iJavid Bacoa's wife Elizabeth French, daughter oi loi'eph (a.kfon's child Joiiyh Budd's wife and child Charles Widow'Jacklbn, late of Wil 'Margaret Bond late of N \ork Philip Fentham, druggift micron Wido« Boulter Samuel Fiflie-, hatter John lukfon, apprentice Nathaniel Baine's, (turner) wife Ifaac ioliHi), taylor jofeph Tnlkeep, titor Hugh Bain'> child Elizabeth i.tcher John In., ic, merchant, of York Richard Blackham, iron-monger \A iP.iaai 1'inifter (hire Sarah Bird Ab.ar.ani Gordon, carpenter Jona.han is-Le, chair maker aiu Ilaac Barnett, joyner Thomas Garrigues, hatter lim of Jonathan William Bofwell's wife Samuel Ga.rigues's wife & fon Caleb Kiniber, fenr. tutor Edward Brookes's (houfe car-„"»'> Gillingbam, joiner Caleb lvin.be.'« i"t, aron penter) wife Mary Giilingham, daughter oi George n.ribb '(hoe nunc' William Brooks's daughter John Sufa . -ah Kribner, w. of .'aul Jemimah Bo:.(hall Richard Gardiner, clerk Richard Mafon, e.-gine-maker Robert Bartram, fon of Mofes Sar.u.l Grifcom, carpenter Abraham C. IViaf>",fon of do. JfaacBritton Rebecca Grifcom his wife Stephen IV. ax field'.* wife Elizabeth Briftol's daughter Jofeph Gii]) children of captain Richa.d, fon of Peter Miller Widow Elizabeth Erogdou Sarah Gio) Gill Suarnar. Ahtchel d. of Thoma Wiiiiam Boycc's (carpenter) Ma'y Good, iate of Bucks county Evan Meredith'. wife suannal wife&fon John Gueft, fenr. John Morrii'o,-, copper finith, Charles Bonnell's child James Gorhain, carpenter j°':n Morrifbr.':. dauirlrer Owen BiddJe's daughter Jane Sarah Hoops Sarah Middleton, widow Francis Byerley Mary Head, daughter of Samuel jofeph A'orth's child William Brown William Houck'schild Sarah Norton, widow- Mary Boyle James Hill, chai. aiakcf Hannah Naylor Ifaac Buckbee, hatter Johanna Hill, junior John Naylor James Butland's child Peal Harris Hannah A'orris Thomas Coates's child Sufanna Haga Benjamin Olddcn's wife, chilJ Tofiah Coates's daughr. Margaret Jofeph Harper's three children & boy Jonah Coates's girl Eleanor Wi liam IJuntefc ravejrn keeper Daniel Offlev, anchor fm.th Hannah Cadwalla.der Martin Hildebur1, Cevernaker Mary Og lby, Ann, wife of Cornelius Comegys Ellis Hughes, Mark fmitli .Mary Pepper, layer Out of th Philip Care's wife & child Hani.ah . luniphreys daughterof dead Wm. Cox's (chairmaker) boy l< lh ;a Samuel Pemberton & child & girl Jofhua Humphreys, nearSo" years Charles palmer, houfecarpente George Campbell, wife Sarah & Kit-hard Humphreys, (hop ke-pcr Tacy Paln>er, his lifter daughter Mary Sarah Harmer, late near Prince- Rebecca Pa'mer Adam Chambers's child ton Aaron Palmer's child Iliac Cathrad's fin Ben;amin Hornor's d. Elizabeth Ifaac Panifli's fon Ifnac Benjamin Cathrali's fon Sarah Horror, fcaroftrefs . Ifaac !a riiVs (on Ku\■• :;rd Mathcw Conad, tavern keeper John Hobfon, lievcc afcer John Penningtor, phyfician Margaret, daugt. of |ohn Conrad Elizabeth ITohfon, his mother I aac Pennington's daugr. Mi>r Sarah Coltman, n idwife Jacob R. Howell, att"rrcy atlaw William Preflor.'s ('>ricklaypr Abraham Comly, carjienter Jacob S. Howell, merch nt wife & three children Ifaac Cline, carpenter Ifaac Ilj.reii's wife Patience Benjamin PouJtncv, ironmonge Jnlhua CrefTbn, carpenter Jacob Harlriaa Pl.cbe, widow of do. Thomas Clifford, fenr.merchant George Ilcibcrgcr's fon Ha rah, daughter of do. Vi'illiam Davis Thomas Henderfov's ch;ld Joilvh Per.ol Elizabeth Davis Reuben Haines, fen'-, brewer Jofhua Pcarfbn, &wifeF.l.zabet1 J-Btitia Davis, wid^w Margaret JIains, w. of Reuben E.'iir.'jst'.. FuF-y d, of WiUia> A a /*■ \ Widow of William Pearfon at T*"i«< M. Smith, card" maker Kenfington Charle; \V. S.nithrield, tutor Hannah Parker, wife of Samuel Dr. Say's wife Ann Robert Paul's wife Dr. Say's daughter Mary Sydney Pi.il, widow, innkeeper Rachel Starr ^ Lydia Starr, jun.)daugr. of James John Thatcher's child Enoch Taylor, bricklaytr, « three children . ■ Daniel Troll er's child Jacob Tomkins, junr. merchant Henry Teft, hatter Ruth Peters Francis Pudgeley Sarah Starr ) Sarah Palling Mary Sikes, about 15 years Ma»y Purdue . Elizabeth Sitz Ei-za Richards Henry Shaw & wife Da.iel Richards, lumber-merch. Hannah Stow Samuel Ricbards's wife William Shipley, grazier Sarah Razor Lutitia Stroud's chili James Robinfon Jofeph Stanfbury, junior Aaron Roberts Ifaac Samms, carpenter Robert Robert;, late of Merion Mary Samliim Thomas Randal's child J°hn Smthfbn, of Dublin Widow Rakeltraw's child Robert Shepherd, fhopkeepet Ed.vard Rees, cabinet-maker Anthony Sharp, taylor Sarah Rodman, of Rhode-tlland Ne'ieuiiah Sharp, taylor Jane Snowden, mother of Ifaac Stewart Leonard J"hn Stall, ftudent of medicine William Wilfon's wife, Abigail Sufanna Stackhoufe Townfena Speakman, druggift Jane Warner Thomas Stackhoufe Either Srjuirel, 8a years Lvdia Weft Mary Shoemaker John Todd, tutor, fenr. & wife Emanuel Walker, wife and Con Samuel Shoemaker, junior, car-John Todd, attorney at law Elizabeth Walker, wife of Sam. penter, from Cheltenham Robert Tayl v,-, clerk Mitthew Walker Jofeph Shoemaker, hatter Abigail Taylor, widow Charles Watfon's wife & ehihl oiathan Shoemaker, cabinet Ifaac Taylor, iron feller, his wife Thomas Water .'s daughter maker and lifter Sarah Ann Wagner Benjamisi Smith, merch. of Bur-Samuel Tavlor, brulhmaker, and James Worftall, ironmonger li'gton daughter Mary Mary, daughter of capt. Volanct Narhan S i.it'i's fon William Trotter's wife JercmiahVanhorne,boardmercht John Smith, cabinet-maker ^)* 7 ~* Q* Peter Thoinnfm, fenr. fcrlvenei Thomas Topliff, grocer Thomas Taggart Elizabeth Tittwood Hannah Whiteides James Whitehall's wife Solomon White's daughter Times Wood & two childrea Ifaac Wood's child Willia 11 Waring, mathematiciti Mary Williams' Elizabeth Wdliams Cna les Williams, grazier Marv Wilfn, widow of fofcpli M'Calla Wilfon and wife METHODISTS. JOHN ABRAMS, fliopkeeper Mary Dickinfon HuVh \rmftrong Ifaac Andr.-»-s Robert Bnfby Honour Beale Jofe; h Rowen, Marv Brown Mr. Boo 1 Mary Carr Rebecca Corron Chur h Clinton and wif« Elizabeth Duua Rev. William Dougherty James Evans Mary Grirlen Benjamin Gardener Mary Ganno Wiliam Harris William Harris Sarah Harrifon Elizabeth Harvey Tacob Hawes Mary Knoufe V. yyrrrn* Tohn Madden Daliorah Mortori Abigail North Mrs. Parks Margaret Reid Ann Rankin Jacob Rutter Margaret, wife of Jofeph Rogetf John Smith Sarah Thompfon Mary Wolf. SARAH \MMON reter Albring Lewis Albring Peggy Albring Aiiguftus Albring James Aubain Remiquis Azor Rene Beranger Claudius A. Bertier, merchant Heiry Beyer B irtholomew, a failor Salaniah' Bouman Irancis Baft'an Magdalen Baftian Francis Bingin Francis A. Breinez John Carpentier •Ucy Francis Chabot, HOLT T R I N I T T. Francis Dupail Ja.ob Deb re Elizabeth 'K.h-e Citizen Du Lac Dr. Dupac Eli'.abeth, a fervaat Mr. Florio George Fox John Grub John Home He.iry TIin, fenr. Hcnty Uo'-'-'e, junr. Catherine Home George Iloochey Barbara Krunholtz Jof.-ph '\och John Koch John Minefield, carpentcj: Mary Minefield John Bantifr. Maria Leonard Maiellen Johi Miller Marquis Dupuis Montbnai Benediit Nefmos Mifs Nefmos Catherine Nodlcr Francis Nugue Charlotte Petit Mr. Prcflet Jofeph Ribaux's child Chriftopher Shorti Mrs. Shorti Baptift Sicard Jacob Shinncy Elizabeth Tejf.a Johja Wa,jner. MORAVIANS. ^LtZ. TANNENBERG, fenr. Elizabeth Tannenberg, junr. Jofeph Dean, vendue mailer, lary Lindall John Mark, (hopkeepcr John Peters, fenr. bifcuit baker John Roman John Peters, junr. tutor Bernard Spces Jacob Peters, bifcuit baker Elizabeth Thornnill Sarah Peters, wife of do. Charles Weils, fon Of Lewis ASSOCIATE CHURCH. KITTY AUSTIN, feamftrefs Mr. Anderlbn's daughter David Clark, coachmaker Mrs. Craig Thomas Fergufon, printer Mrs. Gibfon William Jamefon's child Samuel Paterfon's child John Steel, carpenter John Steel's daughter John Sutherland, merchant Mr. Tiio-.ii.-.fon's fon Agnes, wife of William Young. REFORMED PRESBTTERIAN. Dr. ANNAN's wife .... Barron , Campbell Dick, merchant John Durker Robert Jack, fchoolmafter Thomas Levey's wife John M< Ilroy peg.gy RogerS Alexander M« Kibbin, Taylor Captain Ritchie's wife John Moore .... Xhompfon Hugh Rofs, blackfimth, his wife Charles Willfon, clerk and child William Robinfon, labourer Mrs. Lamond, her child and jour- Thomas Robinfon do. neyman William Robinfon, do; i - - - M'llroy Jane Robinfon John Wilfon, carpenter - - - - Walker Elizabeth Young A perfon and a child uuknown. CORNELIUS BARNES, merch, Mary Beckner Thomas Behnet, labourer Lucy Bennet, wife of do; Mifs Bowers William Brown Jacob Burkellow, junr. Alexander Campbell James Carter Irs. Clarke Mifs Clark, daughter of do. William M'Cloud Mrs. Cohen George Cohen, fon of do. Hefter, wife of SI. Davis, fen; Sarah Davis Mary Denny Mary, wife of Jofeph Engle Elizabeth Fergulbn Jonathan French Morris Goff BAPTIST CHURCH. Mrs. Goff, wife do. .... Goff, child of do. Peter Gordon, (hoe maker Enoch Gordon, ihoe maker John Hopper, joiner John Jarman, junr. Margaret Keene John Kline Charles Knight Rachel Lawrence Jofeph Lee Mary Lee, wife of do. George Lee, fon of do. Elizabeth Lovell Capt. James Marfh Stephen Marih, brother of do. Ann Peckworth John Ridge, junr. Mary Robinfon, widow Hannah Rogers, wife of Rev. Dr. William Rogers Stephen Shakefpear. Mary Shewell, wife of Mi\ Sal. iows Shewell, merchant Frances Summers Mary Swim Benjamin Thaw, junr. Maria Thaw, lifter of do. Richard Towne Aaron Vauhorne, taylor John Wales . Mrs. Wales, wife of do. James Watkins; joiner Samuel Weatherby, corder Sarah Weatherby, wife of do. Thomas Weatherby ) Samuel Weatherby ) fons Jofeph Weatherby ) of dd( Benjamin Weatherby ) Elijah Weed, jail keeper Mary Wood. GERMAN CALVINISTS. HENRY ABEL's child John Abel, (hoemaker Chriftian Alberger, fkinner John Alberger, cedar-cooper George Becker's child Widow Backer Catharine Beck Jacob Berk, labourer Chriftopher Birgcr, carter George Bantz, carter John Baldy, tanner George Bornhoufe, cabinetmaker Jacob Bay, typefounder John Bretzel, baker Mrs. Bakeoven, tavernkeeper George Berkeabeiu's wife and daughter Margaret Burkhards r"«« t'oopei'i f».n, tuffiix Philip Clumberg, barber furgeon Margaret Crefs John Diehle's (on, porter John Dietmar, labourer Maria M. Diehl John Diehl, carpenter Chriftopher Degenhard, taylor, and child Wilhclma.Degenhard,(ifterto do. William Dorr John Daum, labonrer Chriftian Delhong's child Morris Delhong, clerk Widow Dcfliong, mother to do. Mathew Delhong's child lohn Doll, carpenter Robert Dorfey's fervant girl Jacob Efsler/blackfinith Jac.-B £qunia Mv-ick Ar.'.huiiy Mciv.ger, merchant Adam May's child John M' Near, taylor Widow i\i' Cla,tchce's two chil- dren George Ncifs, fliocmaker Mr. iNcwling's fon Chriftiha Odcnheimer Philip Ouenheimer's wife Peter Oder.heinier's wife John Pheiffer's fon, cooper John Porter's two children Anna Plaff John Plankcnhorn labourer Jeremiah Philemon, barber Widow Philemon George Sra,ith and child, potter Widow Smith John Schmidt Margaret Schmidt Abraham Sheridan's child George Shoekor, barber, &. child Widow Shocker, motlicrof du. Matthew Shocker, barber PaulSturmfels, ftore keeper, and wife Mr. Schumo's wife John Steel's chil4 Elizabeth Schader John Steinruetz, cooper, and mo- ther Mrs. Simon Chriftina Schiefs's child, John Spatter, plafterer. Gottlib Shlatter's child Henry Senn's child Elizabeth Shaub David Taggart, carpenter Elizabeth Peters, Philip's wife John Thum's child Philip Perns, fugar-boUer Jacob Ldree, ftorekcepcr Charles Pine, weaver Philip Phyle, muiician John Reidy's child Ludwig Reute's wife Elizabeth Ran(h Philip Rummel, tobacconift Charlotte Richards John Reineck, baker George Reigner, tobacconift Widow Reigner his mother Jacob Rump's two children Mr. Ritter*s daughter Lawrence Rice, bricklayer Conrad Verglafs, taylor; Mr. Vanderllyfe's boy Catherina Vonweylcr Nicholas Weirick's child Adam Wafs's two children Elizabeth Waafs Widow Wafsem's daughter Rev. Mr. Herman Winkhanfefc child Henry Wurtzler, barber Henry Wurtzler's child Widow Wurtiler's child Elizabeth Wheil Matthew Saylor, painter, wife Chriftina Wcilin and fifter ' David Wiefaur's wife and clild John Schreiber, butcher Adam Weber, brickmaker Henry Schrcider's wife Chriftian Weber, mufician, & Henry Schreider, baker daughter Lora Jacob Schreiner, Junr. (kinner William Weber, carpenter Chriftopher Schreiner, tutor Mrs. Weber's child Elizabeth wife of do. Adam Wetterftein, butcher Nicolas Schreiner, (kinner John Wetterftein, his brother, Frederick Schneider,ftonecuttcr butcher Henry Schneider's (on, ftonecut-Jacob White, labourer George Schneider, carpenter Mr. Snyder John Stillwagen, hatter Adam Shaeffer, porter Batney Schaeffer's child Wiiliam Stein, clerk Calpar Sylvius, wheelwright Mary S chaff Charles Seitz and fervant maid Elizabeth Young Widow Seitz's daughter A perfon unknown Chriftopher Wyant's child Philip Weitzel, papcrhanger Magdalen Warner Elizabeth Wolper Mr. Weaver's fon George WeybeL, baker Widow Weybcl, his wife . Peter Walter, Ihoemaker Elizabeth Wack JOHN ARMSTRONG Chriftopher Armftrong John Allen William Allen James Adair Grace Adair James Ager Prifcilla Albertfon Keller Alexander Mary Addiugtom Amelia POTTERS FIELD. James Broudwick William Baker Thomas Browu Mrs. Brown James Brown .lizabeth Brown John Brown, a Negro John Bufyman Elizabeth Burs Mary Bullman Samuel Bullaau^dHfi^. Thomas Biven Hanna Brookes Francis Brookes Catherine Burks Almy Beck Mary Bock Ofwald Bentlcy Elizabeth Bell Widow Bayle IVlary Bare WUUaji Brickhoul* Jfothias Barry James Barry Ifrael Bard Bridget Barrett Fraacis Barnes John Batey Rachel Buntin T.latthew Bryan William Bryan .... Bryan Elizabeth Bowen Sarah Connelly William Cook Henry Cook George Cook Sarah Clark Edward Clark Elizabeth Clark James Clark Nelly Clark Margaret Clark Thomas Cherry Mary Cherry Lewis Coffart Timothy Carrell Thomas Chavileen Chloe I.ydia Craig Alexander Cambler Ann Campbell Catharine Cablet Mary Crofs Catherine Croft Daniel Crofs Sarah Cable Phoebe Caue Mary Cone William Cowles Elizabeth Coleman Francis Cardill John Chatham William Clements Hanna Cunningham Sarah Commings John Cockran Hannah Carlwine John Carr James Carr Jofeph Care Mary Carr Francis Carfbn William Claw George Claufe Henry Creemer Barbara Conard James Criffwell's child Elizabeth Criffwell Margaret Clafpin Benjamin Claytoa Adam Collins Elizabeth Day Ann David Widow Davis Elizabeth Davis William Davis Robert Davidfoii Mary Dove William Dennis Benjamin Delany John Dalton Jofeph Duvet William Dill as George Dernberger James Deny William Dickinfon George Denfell Thomas Debzel John Drum's chilli Ann Dugan William Duglas Nathaniel Downing Mary Dawfon Deborah Eckley Sarah Eaftick Ann Eiler William Earl John Edmundfon - - - - Elfworth Ifaac Freeman Robert Frafcr & child Jane Fruger William Fitzgerald John Fifher M. Facundes Fortune Ford George Ford John Fugle George Fox Sufannah French Elizabeth Froft John Fitzimons Michael Finn's child Robert Fergufon Widow Fuller Arthur Falconer Thomas Goldrick Martha Goldfmith Jofeph Good Jofeph Gray Thomas Gray, junr. John Greenward John Green Margaret Gibfbn/ John Garrigue Cafpar Grifcura. William Grant James Guthrie Mary Graham William Girtin John Hufey Lewis Hartman Mary Harman Sufanna Hoffman Ifaac Hoffman Martha Harper Henry Harper John Hunter Mary Horndriver Catherine Hilner Margaret Henry Elizabeth Harvey John Haney Chriftopher Honey Jofeph Higgins Eve Harding Hannah Hardjng Ann Hunter's child William Harklife Polly Hamilton Angel Higenbottora Jeffry Hornett ames Hazelett Catherine Hayne* Ruth Haynes Jane Hamed Peter Hudfon Thomas Hala John Haynes Sara Holmes Elizabeth Hedrick Gal.b Hughes Thomas Harris Unity Haminel Mifs Jackfon Thomas Jackfon Jogas Johnfon Robert Johnfba John Johnfton Mary Johnfton Barny Johrifton John Jamefon Cornelia Julio Charles King Catherine King - - - - Kenny Mrs. Kelly Prude Ker Mofes Levy's girl Elizabeth Lock Mary Linn Margaret Linn Neal Linn Richard Liadall William Lloyd George Lovett Elizabeth Lancafter Ann Lyland Frederick Lauderb••"• Thomas M'Laue Samuel M'Lcan .... M'Clane Agnes M'Clain James M'Guillen Edmund M'Gill Sarah M'Glaghen Elizabeth M'Intolh James M'Donald Alexander M'Donald John M'Donald laniel M'Danell Hugh M'Dowgal Sarah M'Curdy --- - M'Carty James M'Cutcheon John M'Cloud Malcomb M'Cloud .... M'Cloud's girl James M'Calliftcr John M'Gowan James M'Graw Barny M'Green Elizabeth M«fiay Ann M'Laughlin William M'Laughlin Mary M'Neel John M'Hahan Mary Morris John Morris ohn Morris Ann Morris Mary Morrifon . Mrs. Morraw Rofina Morraw Deborah Morton Margaret Miller Hannah Miller John Miller Charles Miller George Miller Dolly Miller Mary Miller Elizabeth Milhj ... - Murley n.ebecca Merunear Mary Millington .... Mafs folhua Mafon fcharles Manfoa Jofeph Marfon Ann Moore Ann Murphy Thomas Mioles Robert Moffat Robert Murray's wife Michael My nick James MollineauS Auguftus Niel Forbes Newton's wife Margaret Nicolay John Xick Robert Oare Nicholas Ottaway John 0(born James O Bryan Mary O Donald - - - - Pickering John Park Mary Parks George Parker Mary Pratt {ohn Pearce ,evy Pierce Mary Perry's chili David Parvin Robert Prieftley Catherine Patch George Pack John Price Mary Poor Sarah Pearce Amos Piuquoit Phcebe Pinquoit Edward Paterfoa Qua, a Negrcj Phillis Quando William Robinfon Jane Robinfon Elizabeth Riehardfon Thomas Roberts Mary Robertfon's daughter Ann Read James Reid George Reid John Rofs John Rankin James Ringley Morris Roach Darby Rouck Johannes Relwick Catherine Ruckard » - - - Renvalt Sarah Reddick James Riddle Jane Riddle Elizabeth Rippey Anthony Renard James Steel Francis Seamore Peter Summer's child Julian Summers Henry Soden Hugh Schoficld Adam Sifert Frederick Slicker Mifs Slack David Slack - - - - Sergeois David Suhvau Laura Sulivan John Smith William Smith Mary Smith Thomas Smith Mrs. Smith William Stulczcr Martha Stutzer John Shakefpeara William Staratt John Sanders Chriftiana Starkey Elizabeth Starkey William Starkey Golfer Snyder William Saintclairs Widow Specrs William Stencape Amos Shoemaker Richard SkeUy Benjamin Scott Mrs. Sprowles Charles Spinly John Sunnocks Tom Lewis Thomas • - - - Thomas Margaret Thompfoa Sarah Thompfon Anthony Turrctt Mary Turner Temperance Tayloc Eleonor Tay: Hannah Taye Mr. Tacker Charlotte Tool .... Tyfon Elizabeth Tyfon Elizabeth Tyfon James Tilford Vvefs Mrs. Viltt Jane Vent Venoique, a Frencbmai James Wadle Richard Walker Benjamin Wider Henry Wealer Thomas Winer Nathaniel Weaver Sarah Wellh Richard Wellh Mary Wellh Peter Wellh Thomas Wellh Catherine Whitcmaa Benjamin Wat fon Mary Wat fon Robert Watfon Robert Watfon William Wilfon John Wilkins Mary Wilkins Hugh Wills Hugh Wills John Waley Sarah Whily Robert Whily Sarah Warwick William Warnick, junr. Hannah Wrap Sarah Wrinkle Jane Whitcoak Matthew White Rodrick Wilkinfon William Warren Catherine Wood William Wood John Warren Aaron Walton John Warton lary Warton William Wynn Rebecca Youft Phoebe York Jacob Young Tobias Zink's wife Jane Zagey The above arc exclufire ot thofe fent from Bufhhill,andof a very confiderable number woof* names arc unknown. From BUSH HILL in POTTERS FIELD and NEW GROUND. JOHN ANDRE Peter Alyert William Alley Dr. Peter Agge Jofeph Allen Mary Advulter Becky Alexander James Armftrong Sufanna Anders Elizabeth Allegute Francis Bruckner Bulledet Robert Burrows Bernard Bravehoufe Thomas Barry Lewis Barron Abraham Bentes Samuel Bennett John Braiiey John Burns Jacob Brant John Butter William Brown Samuel Breflin George Betenger Hugh Brady Thomas Bermingham John Bell John Baptift Jenny Bickledift Mrs. Burns Catherine Briflin Mofes Burnet Elizabeth Bulh Mary Be vans Polly Burn Bridget Barret Margaret Beeves Betfey Blir.ey Betfey Back Betfey, a black kitty Britton Sirfanna Batey Eliza Blatkley Betty Beaufort George Backley Eliza Brelew Rofe Bride Michael Brady Thomas Clamper George Cliue Hugh Clyme George Craps Philip Crunkle Alexander Cox Michael Cunningham Matthew Cunningham Michael Corroy John Cocklin Charles Co-.icajit .George Cope Caleb Cappy Daniel Crofs George Conne!y Andrew Ohriftit. Ctorgt Cayhart Tames Camus Martin Calleglraa Julian Catton flaria Conrad Fanny Clayton Gilmet Cimbay Do: 'thy Colemaa William Corfy William Carfs Anthony Cradet James Curry David Cline Part (..'only Judi.h Collins Sarah Clifton Jane Conkey Carfs & child Dorothy Chapman Catherine Care Polly Chriftie Catherine Elizabeth Clark Pcgers Church Sarah Catherwood Betfey Carens Sophia Climer Mrs. Ciirrens & foot Mary Carrol Ann Cunningham James Campbell anies Clarkfon Daniel Calley Henry Cook Eliza Chefher Sarah Conley Andrew Clow's girl Barney Cox Robert Co.idit John Carner William Dickinfon Charles Dunbar Philip Durnick {imes Doyle izekiah Denuai Peter Doyle William Doudney Peter Durieu Samuel Delap Ann Dugan's child Peggy Dougney Ehzabeth Dixon , Bridget Da4y Charlotte Douglas Sarah Dickinfon Pejgy Dean Rifana Duxang Eleanor Drum John Dudinan Henry Dougherty Ezc.iua DulKeld Rowland Evans Adam Etner Jaan EUiot Mary Elliot Elfy, a black Andrew Elwina Sarah Eftick Sarah Elder Mary Side >field Tohn Engli(h John Farren Charles Field Robert Fifhor Thomas Forrefl John Forgee Tobias Febias Samuel Fifher Jacob field «j George France Anthony Fiffer Rebecca Francis John Forfe Catherine Fifher Margaret Flour Mary Faires Catherine Praia Widow Fenton Mary Flinn Han ah Firmer Ga. et Foyer William Greenville John Gibard William Gaufiin ,-Thomas Graham John Griffin William Griggen Archibald Greenlap. William Gravenftona Girard John Green Jonathan Gramer Ferdinand Gabriel Henry Guel Sufanna Greens Mary Gardener Ann Gregg Levander Griffee Mary Gabriel Margaret Grindle Nancy Gibfbn Sar.h GafTner Judas Guier Andrew Garter Sellwood Griffin Malcolm Gregory Robert Hill Alexander Harms Aathony Hotman James Harrifon James Hardy Ludwitk Hopler Henry Hauften Jacob Hayes John Hotman Andrew Hews Jofeph Hay John Habear Andrew Hsn'fh Michael Henfzey Thomas How Gurnet Hughes William Holklow Chriftopher HoeknoGla Elizabeth Houchen Diana Hulford Sarah Holmes Elizabeth Harris Mary Henderfon Margaret Harrifon Hannal Harnfey James Hamilton Henry Horn Johi, a farmer James Ifkin Sa-imel Jordans IVlary Idleman Matthew Jamefon Edward Jamefon ].l.-a -or Jamefon Su.:. na Johnfon Juda, a black woman CaiVer Kicts Betfey Kites Ca^.ar Kc< linger Peter and Ca.-herint Kenfinjer John k«0uO» Elizabeth Kenwn Margaret Kinfley Lucy Ketting Adam Knox John Kerbeck Perer Ligert Patrick Lafkey Robert Lidleir Ricnard Long John Lee James Lown Thomas Lee Johu Low den Abner Leonard Frederick Long Jofeph Landre Thomas Ludwicfc Rebecca Lowden Hannah Lorton Mary Laflier Carherinc Loyd Mary Lee Lateflia Wiiliam Lewis John Ludwick Samuel Leller Roger M'Lana John iM'Coy Enos rvj'i arden \Vi liam .Vi'Lorhlin James M« Morris M'Lean Jonathan M«Rudy John lVl'Raredy John M'Care Peter M'Garvey Thomas M'Cormick Daniel tVL'Caiiifter John M'Clean Jenny M'Call Alexander iVi'Lanai Milby M'Crapper Andrew M Clure William M'Eldowa Elizabeth M'Clan jane M'Clean Mary M'Gee Elizabeth M'Clefttt Ann M'Farbcn Mary M'Uchaman Elizabeth M'lvinzie Elizabeth iYPGomery Archibald M*Cowea Francis M'iVJurren Alexander M'Calpio James M'Namara, M'Greegle David Ai'Cee Jofeph M'Clee John M'Knal Archibald ru'Cary "James M'Cre*ry Chriftian Mofew»v, Chriftopher Miller Mrs. Miller Margaret Millar Sufanna i" tilicv Mary Miler John Moien . Thomas Mafias Richard Murphy Willirmi Aliiior ohn iVa'ii:! Timothv Murphy Walter Mil' Franc?' Major Elizabeth Aiadua Johjj Malowny & Michael Myer* Adam Myers Elizabeth Maxfield Jane Moore Margaret Maxwell Rachel Mumford Juda Ma fare Catherine Molliner Nelly Murray Catherine Mullen Arabella Mafon Patrick Mullen Philip Martand Charles Minfter John IVlyrietta Thomas Neaf Samuel Napp Anthony Newinghara Navarre Thomas Nennerfbn Timmons Nevil William Nunu John O Donald Catherine O Neal Dennis Occonne Edward Orange Ann Ofgood John Paterpager Shew William Perry John Preal .ichard Paterfon James Pearce Charles Porter Samuel Palmer Thomas Price John Pea James Pike Martha Palloelr, Eleanor Parks Tency Price Sarah Perkins Elizabeth Pufcy Ann Lepers Stephen Priflin Jonathan Re as Jofeph Riehardfon John Riehardfon Thomas Riehardfon] Barnaby Rich»rdfonJ Joh Wi...,-. »uu«u John Ridgway Chriftopher Rakeftriw John Reinacker Mary Rynolda Afelac Remer William Sheet Benjamin Stackhoufe iohn Scott ames Smith ohn Seed ,cwis Smith John Sims ucas Stanch' Daniel Sheegan Andrew Scott John Shearwood William John Sipex Peter Summers Thomas Shriber Edward Sommers Henry Shreader John Steel James Stevcnfon John Schreminger Matthew Smith Andrew Smith James Shaukling John Simpfbn Anthony Suay David Stewart Jonathan Stormeta Spcnce Ann Sweeny Elizabeth Sooks Barbary Smith Mary Selewine Sophia Splitfpike Elizabeth Shearman Catherine Sickfon Elizabeth Summers Elizabeth Swan Jofeph Silvas John Smith John Tetcres A. Teiffer Tacob Tiefe Peter Tobo »> imam iurriOuXJ Andrew Tula John Thompfon Hannah Thomas Margaret Thomaa Richard Thomaa Nelly Trades Sarah Turean Timothy, a black Peter Uttenberge'r Henry Unis Peter Vicker Matthew Vandegrjft Oeorge Walker William Walker Poblick Calvifh Wanefcaa John Williams ames Williams Thomas Williams Vilet Williamiba James White John Witman |cicmiah Ward, Thomas Wellh James Wilfon Elizabeth Wilfon Jenny Wilfon William Wager Feney Warn Sarah Wilkins Thomas Wilkins William Wall Martin Wolf Mary Williaman Kitty and Peggy Webey Mary Warner Jofeph Woodman James W'atts Buly Waters Michael Yopea' Plumber Young Catherine Young Nelly Yorks The abovclift commenced Sepi tember 33d. Deaths .prior t» that date are not included. St. M A RTs CHURCH. MICHAEL ARTERY John Allan, (bap boiler Elizabeth Abraham Benjamin Arraand's child , Philip B. Audibert, merchant Benjamin Armand Mr. Am and Henry Ball, fadler Nicholas Bertelet James Barrey's child John Bryan's wife and child David Burke, taylor Ann Bradlhaw Benjamin Benoit's child Charles Brinhon Mary Brady Garret Barrey, type founder Elizabeth Burke Edward Barrington, grocer Ann Bigot Elinor Bigly Sarah Buller John Byrne, tanner, and wife James Barret's wife - - . - Boggs Patrick Burke's daughter Anthony Blame Anthony Bricour John Balluftree's child ?ames Cannon ames Crawford's child Michael Corley, upholfterer John Crumpe's, child Nicholas Corley, mill-done ma. ker, and child Mary Crofs Peter Crofs Mary Clements James Crowley Elizabath Corkrin John Carey's cfculld Jofeph Caflin Judith Corley Andrew Carney Barnabas Cavaiiagh, drayman Margaret Conry John Cotringer Honora Collins and child Ferdinand *""- Mary Cc Thomas Colbert, clerk Peter Curren's child Charles Carroll, merchant Patrick Campbell Margaret Collins Comfort Cumngham Claudius Chat Lawrence Carrell, brafsfoundel Mary Davis's child John Drouillard BaptifPs chili Patrick Delany's child Richard Denney Vincent Drouillard John Dun lee vy Henry Dclancy Jeremiah Daugherty, carpenter .hriftian Devir Thomas Dowlin Catharine Dardia • Sufannah Dyes Mary Doyle John Jofeph De Barth, gent. Margaret Donnelly Johanna Donahue Chriftopher Dunleavy John Dougherty, carpenter Patrick Deary Abigail Dunahue John Devenny's child Cormick Dunleavy Ann Elmore Mary Eccles Elizabeth Eccles .... Eccles Peter Eck, grocer .... Eccles Stephen Eude's child' {ames Eccles's daughter Iannah Ellis Times Ecoles's daughter Elizabeth Eccles Catharine Egan Chriftina EQing Edward Farren's child James Flinn Frederick Foy Catharine Fiete Barnabas Feris, clerk Francis Feris, clerk Jofeph Fenney John Forefter Michael Fatty's two children Rev. Francis A. Fleming George Forde's child Peter Gray's child Jofeph Groves, taylor lauiel Gallagher Mary Ann Gaily Catharine Grogan Ally Gallagher Michael Green Michael Gleefon's child Michael Gorran Rev. Lawrence Grxfsl - Guerre) Jacob James John JobJein Eleanot Jonea F. Jauregui .-*--. Jackfon Tolls l&an's a children Mary Kean iames Kellenan iary Koan Andrew Kearn Daniel Keelan Lewis Kedwick James Kellenan Ann Lee Catherine Lewis Bebora M'Cartia John M'Keon lugh iVlHuniey, taylor Ann M'Ginley Catherine M'Crolkey Ann M'Gregor Euge.ii.i M'Llofkey's child Edward MuiL-V-, child John Morris's child Mary Mur.day Peter M'Garvey & wifa CormicK M'Leavy Humphry O Leary, taylor Elizabeth O Hara Cor leiius O Leary Herman Jofeph Lombart, merch, Thomas O Hara, clerk John Leighy's child Frauds J. Leckter Lydia Lewis Daniel Lafferty William Long, cabinet maker Mary Lyons JVIatuew LarTerty's child Archibald Lawrence's child - - - - Lewis's C.iild Jofeph Lifpart - - - - Lamorro.''s child John Lob's child John Montgomery's 3 children Ann Miller James Miller's wife & a children Maria Rean Edward O Hara, clerk William O Dear Henry U Heale William Oder Honora Parkinfbn Sarah Polia.d - - - - Phillips Mrs. Phillips Eleanor Piper Mary Potts John Puracier Jacobus Ooaigly Citherine (nugly Maria Reily Francis Monday's child John Morgan Cornelius M'Cormick John Mongrini's child Ann Mereier Helena Magenis William M-Juire Mary M'Miniman Jofeph Mereier & wife Anne Peter M'Guire Philip M'Manus Molly, daug.of James Gallagher M'Meniman, black-finith Daniel Gnrney's child Michael Garcoin Mary Garret William Hopkins's child John Humphry's child Wiliam Haffel, tavern keeper William Heifzer, painter Edmond Hogan's 2 children Dorothy Hall John Harragan, taylor John Honecker & wife awrence Hart Mary Hinan George Hughes Sf. child Michael Harragan, fniith John Hicks Iary Harper Roger Heffernan Michael M'Grath John Morris David Magner, carpenter Catherine, widow of JohnMul lowny Mary Mooney John Morris's child Edward Mullin Ann Mullin Michael Mullin's a children John M'Gontis', child Ann M'Menamin Mary Minio's child John Monday Mary Madden Edmond Mullery, grocer Sufannah Murphy Hugh M'Swain & wife Patrick Henebery, coach maker William M'Laughlin Jane Hardey Winnefred Houghey's child Margaret Henebery Gabriel Hungary's child Sufauah Higgin John Henan's child .ichard Hicks John Heffernan, tutor Margret Henebury Mary Terefa Hclffrich, fenr. Mary Terefa Flelffricb, junr. John M'Laughlin Jiels M'Laughlin Mary M'Wade Daniel M'Arthur's child James M'Guire Eugenia -M'Cordy Martin AI'Dcnnot, grocer Cornelins M'Cormick William M'Cowan Michael M'Grath John M'Grath Francifcus Redmund Chriftiana Redmund Mary Rufh John Reach's wife John Ready Thomas Roberts Michael Ready Francis Serres, Haymaker .... Sweeny Johannes Scantling Richard Stack Catherine Sexton Henry Scott Edward Sweeny & child James Sequir Nicholas Steiner Henrietta Slater Stephen Steel's child John Scantling Dorothy Shall Ann Scott Margaret Scott Henry Sheerer Bartholomew Too] Peter Turner William Teirnan Mary Tobiu William Vize' child John B. Vcrnies Mary Veffy Hamilton Walker's child Cati.criue Will Francis Wood's child .... Wade Mary Wi.ikler Edward White Solomon White Miles V.iifh's daughter John Wufh's child Sarah Ward Andrew Waldrick's child. C E R M'CTIAEL ALBRECHTs fon Henry Charles Bauroan, flocking Jacob Anderfon's daughter il nry Aptel's daughter Jac-ib A'lth.my's wife C"r: lopher Arpurth's wife John Alh, breeches maker Frederick Albrecbt Fra icis Anderfon's child Jacob Anthony Henry Appel, tavlor Siepiiea Aifto., labourer George Alh in Andreas B nhart, Ihoemaker Widow Blofbeyer Jacb Biocher, Ihoemaker Widow Bruancr Beriard Buck's daughter Michael Brei.ch, taylor Daniel Eeikr.eyer Tho.nas U'gh. (hocm.iker Jacob Bad.v, labourer Jacob Blochor, labourer Alexander Beicht's chfld Lawrence Baft, labourer Adam Bohl, carpenter Henry Bonn, labourer William Burt', Ihoemaker Widow Bohn's i'n\ Staiicy BlockLr Jacob Blocker's wife Michael Babb - - - - Beils, labourer Mirtin Braun, labourer John Betz reaver Adam Baufch, reed maker Andrew Beck, fenr. dyer Andrew Beck j.i.ir dyer Job i Bec'c, fe .1. dyer |o'.i.i Beck, Ju -.r. dyer Eli/.ab^tn daughter of Andrew Beck George Buck, baker Samuel Chri nuann Joha.111 Chr:ii.ma .n's fon Joliann George ChrifthelfPs dang liter & her child Maria Cocde's fon Chriftian Clsrk's young man John Chriftel's fon George Chrifthihf, mufrcian Bernard Carpenter Chriftopher Ci id's fon Mr. CrulTs fan John Croil, barber Chriftian John Conrad, watchman Jacob Chriftl.r's wife J<..in Conrad and wife J"r ift Chrift Andreas Cr.Tman's fervant Widow Conrad Edward Diehl, fmith Henry Depherwitin's fon Margaret Dewis Anna D. Delft Ma.ia Dietz -- Blofbovcr's daughter's child Conrad Daacnhauer's daughter Peter Baufan's fon Citherine Dorothy DirricK Charles Bartholomew wife John Dibberger, cutler, and wife Andreas Pofhart's wife and fon Maria Denzel Martin Brown's mother George Brunner, taylor Samuel Brien's daughter John Breckel's wife George Bock's fifter Widow Bock Peter Beck, (lioemaker Catherine Bauchmann Anna Barbara Bauer Peter Bob's daughter George Banttcou's fon William Burghard's daughter Da-.-.icl Burghard's daughter John Burghard and fon| William Burghard's fon Adam Bohl*.; daughter Peter Batto, cooper Widow Bulem Michael Bcnher, lahourer John Brown, brickmaker Adam Bohl's daughter Andrew Bofhart fenr's wife Bernard Beck, porter Charlotte Bower Peter Betto Henry Bierfe, fhoemaker Charlotte Dibberger Elizabeth Dietrich Mr. Dinglei's child Widow Deringer Jacob Daderman's child Michael Dictrick's fon David Dainfer, (hoemaket . Henry Dibberger, fenr. and wife Henry Dietz Frederick Dilluian's wife George Daum's wife Henry Drawiller George Danecker and wife Catherine Hill's child Maria Emelott Martin Ehrhard's daughter Ma.ia Echard Baltzer Emmery's ron Lawrence Ellers, labourer John Eyfenbry, tavern keeper Widow Emmert Widow Ellers Baltzer Emerick's fon Ifrael Everly, Ihoemaker Anthony Everhardt, labourer Jacob Endres's brother in law Jacob Beck's vife and daughter Catherine Enger John Braun's wife Catherine Eger's child Jacob Binder Widow Filler Jacob Bcnncr Chriftian Fox's mother Mr. BrandhoiTer G-orge Flauer's daughter Jacob Bilcrder's child John Faufer's fon Chrrftlieb Bartling's wife and Michael Frick, carter daughter Anna Margaret Fidlcr Chriftopher Beverlin, labourer John Faller Peter Barendtz, merchant Samuel Baker, book-binder fc.'.jk.irw guuk's daughter Anthony Freeborn, waterman Adam I Jacob I Henry Fifher, ftarch m>:,er i. wife John tugel's wife & 2 fonj (George lox*s3 children Philip Flack, jojuer Philip 1-rics, labourer Charles l-iuk, Ihoemaker Jacob l'rlar.,er, labourer Jacob Filler, taylor David Flickwire, paltry cooka wife & fon John Fi'heVs daughter jacob !• rank's wile John 1-ritz, tavern keeper George Flower's child Conrad Gilbert,* daughtel Cafpar Graiff's daughter Ifaac Gcyei's fon ja.ub Geycr, taylor Gei i0e Gai'ier's fon Jonii Gicilberger'swift i.lizabeth i.aher John Ginther, taylor Si wife John Guts, plafteier & wile John Gelhar, labourer John Ginder's wife Widow Gebhard & daughter Chriltian. Genfel, porter George Goodman's child George Geulli'ii's cliild Thomas Griffner Cafpar Gather, (hoe maker, foa & daughter John Gotze, plafterer, & wiiii John Graf's wife Baity Graff's child Gi-orge Gilbert's wife Valentine Gaffncr's dabghttt' John Gricr's wife Catherine Grols Widow Growings Haufman's daughter Widow Heil John Huber's child Michael Hoft'sfon. Chriftopher Haufer's wift Anha Maria Heintzen John Hartraus's wife Anthony Martman Anthony Hccht, labourer Dorothy Plains David Hcilert barber Andrew Heyd's foa Matthew liaati Anna Catharina Hoeffleln Chriftopher Herrley, labourer Regina Hoffmann Perry Hall's daughter Simon Hagelgans, ftocklngwei* ver George Hermelin Chriftopher Hineman'sdaughter Peter Hartman's wife George Hifhuter's wife iohn Heifer, hatter 'rederick Hailer's wifa William Hickert's wife John HinkOls' fon John Hank's maid Chriftopher Heiifher's daughtt! John Hcil's child Mrs. Hirft Conrad Haafs's fon & daughral Charles Hallick's fifter * 3 Ticofe Haffher, fthoolmafter Frederick Kuhl's wife George Honigs, labourer Jofeph Kaenerle Valentine Hagner & fon, cooper John Kreutzer Chriftopher Kinfman's two chil- Jofeph Kanncars's child Andreas Haidt, fmith £dren Nicholas Klingeler, cooper . . . . Hetnich, baker Cafpar Kiulh's wife John Henigel, baker Chriftopher Kins, labourer Andreas Plaft Catherine Krotzen Anua Maria Hawaii Abraham Krup, carpenter John HaltzeL taylor George Krcbs's wife George Heck, cooper Margaret Lapp Michael Hay, (lore keeper, wife • - - - Leibert and childreu .... Loeffler's wife Jofeph Herman, baker John Martin Ludwig, butcher Chriftopher Henfman's daughter Michael Lciks William Haft, (hoemakerj and Michael Leibbrand, brickmaker .... Letzinger's fon George Letziuger's wife Philip Lolher's wife Widow L.uiug Mifs Lisiier John Loh and daughter Widow Lintz John Loh's child Frederick Lauman Andrew Lapp's wife Margaret Lees Jacob Lanteflilage, Ihoemaker Jacob Luckner's child John Lack's daughter Jacob Lanterman's wife and two (bus Frederick Lauterbrun, barber Widow Leybrandt John Leberiig's wire Elizabeth Liikfeldc George Linkiufer, labourer George Lex, butcher George Lantinfhlager's fifter Chriftian Licket Jacob Lex's child Francis Leiher, tavern-keeper Andrew Leinau, fadler John Lawrcntz's wife Lewis H. Luring Catherine Lutz William Lehman's wife Laurence Lapp, baker Francis Lefher's fervant girl Mathias Leigs, labourer John Luntz's daughter John Leiher Widow Leer's child George Miller, labourer Elizabeth Mrlkamp Veronica Mittmann Sebaftian Meyer, baker Nicholas Muffs wife Michael Miller's daughter Joachim Mortig, labourer Ada.n Meyer's daughter Widow Mufterholt Andreas Miil :r'» child John Memininger, lawyer Thomas Meyer's wife & daughter Peter Meyer, carter and his wife Gottlieb Meinifmug's child Chriftian Mcinert, rope maker John Miller's wife Philip Mande, labourer Barbara Mettelburg Jacob Mytinger, tavern keeper and wife John Meiher's wife John Metzker John Meyer's child Henry Meyer's apprentice i iT.iiijp.Dfffajmrn riniitjlunr^ wife Philip Hoffner, carter Jacob Jung*s daughter Catherine Jung Jacob Henry Jordan's wife Dr. Janu's bound child }»hn Juftus's child licholas Jacob's fon Widow Jones's daughter John Jacobs, porter Widow Koenner William Iverls, porter Henry Krotto's child Peter Kraft's daughter Andrew Kerr, labourer Jacob Kitts's fon Elizabeth tvell James Kubber Chriftian Keyfer, fmith Bernard Kuffier's daughter ludwig Kuhn Jacob Knier's wife John Kuhn's child Martin Kunttler Andrew Kline's wife Chriftian Kiegeler Widow Koch {oachim Kronauer, labourer Jodfrey Karris, ihoemaker Widow Keprele Chriftian Kliplky's child Miry Klingel George Kiehr's daughter iafeph Kernel's fo.i tatinah Kinfinger John Kalkbrenner's daughter Jacob Kauffmann's fon Jacob Kesfler's wife John Kriefe!, cooper Michael Katz's child Jacob Kuhn's wife Iichael Katz's child Widow Katz Chriftian Kiibfie, lace weaver Chriftopher Kucher's fon Ifaac Katz's wife JohnKniefs, taylor Widow Klepper Daniel Knodel, labourer George Kinfinger's wife P«er Kraft's daughter Michael Kramer, labourer George Kuhn's wife Leonard Kefsler's fon Chriftopher Kucher and fon G«orge KlingePs wife George Kintzinger Jacob Kuhncle's fon George Kru'tz's wife John Katz's wife Ktb Kales, labour Michael Miller's daughter Gottlieb Meinigung, ropemakej Peter Mierken, fugar refiner Peter Mick's wife Widow .Miller John Neu's daughter Flenry Nagel's mother in law Frederick Noltenius^ fchoolmaf. ter Anthony Noll, rope maker Frederick Newman's wife and child Lewis Pignol, clerk Chriftian Pierce, potter John Pilger, cooper Jeremiah Plan Mary Peifter Hannah Packman Peter Paul's fon Henry Pletterman's fifter inlaw Barbara Poagnet Andrew Pottenitein's wife John Ruger's friend Jacob Rodel Adam Rockenberger, labourer William Roft, Ihoemaker George Rex Barbara Ruber Frederick Ruke's fon Chriftopher Reinholdt, book., binder, and daughter Frederick Rine, labourer Jacob Relchner Jofeph Roberfon, carpenter Lewis Reifele, butcher Conrad Rink, labourer Frederick Rieb, wheelwright Jacob Rilt, Ihoemaker Jacob Reit, ihoemaker Jacob Richter Cafper Rielb, labourer Jacob Rees's wife, daughter and' fon Mr. Reffert's child Sufanna Roring George Ruhl's fon George Reifcr Nicholas Rodcrwalter's daugh* ter Jacob Roberdeau, printer Chriftian Rach's daughter Mary Rabefloh Leonard Ruft, taylor Widow Refle Chriftian Rettig - George Reily • John Riehl's daughter Leonard Riebflier's child Magdalen Roon Nancy Reiter John Rugan's daughter George Rehs Elizabeth Riehardfon Maria Rennolds Rolina Runkel John Rieb John Reller John Rohr's daughter Jacob Ravalie, labourer Philip Rodel Charles Robert Jacob Shocker, labourer Widow Speel Widow Spatzen Widow Shuben George Sneider, baker John Shreier, froemaker Widow Stock Charles Snyder's wife Peter _streic.'t».i.i- J*L»b Sheiniger Ifnac Srii.e's' child George Swartz, carpenter Jacob Segcr, baker John Schultz, labourer Cafpar Schneiders, captain John Shcrb, baker Cafpar St rebel's wife Rottlicb Vogcl'j daughter Frederick Vi gel's wile & daugfc, Jacob Volker J' ohn Vettcr, fmith largaret \\ inters Henry Speel,baker,wi(e,fervant John Stuckart, baker, wife and Peter Witteg's Ibn u, in and woman daughrer - • • - Walter's child Catherine Sommers John Schreier and wife Chriftopher WilHert's daughtu Widow Steel's daughter Mr. Sanbicr's wife George Wei-nau &. child John Steel, tavernkceper Paulus iecgift, weaver Andrew Walker's fon Jacob Seitz Chriftian Shimler's wife John Ludwig Winkler, labourer Philip Scrtcr Jacob Sneyde-, butcher George Werfi, taylor Peter Stuckardt, carpenter,wife Benjamin & Chriftiana Seyfried John Weifsman, fmith, & daugh- and child Widow Sil/ius Coniad Sevhert's wife Adam Shenk's wife Cafpar Steinmetz* ■ fon Martin Shreier, ihoemaker Widow Swerens Adam Stubert |acob schaetter, labourer George Stern, baker, and child Jacob Walter's wife 3rVllcha«lShubart, diftiller, fon "c Jacob Sciffer's daughter Widow Warner daughter Widow Mngcifen John Will.ams's fon Adam Sheelbecker, Ihoemaker Martin Shaffer's mother Charles Syngi weigh mailer, and George Smidt's child wife George Spcel's daughter Robert Saurbier, fmith Jacob Shubart, labourer Laurence Swall's wife , Chriftian Sneider Henry Schmidt's wife AntrjQUy Sin's lifter ^largaret Saylor \\ridow Schug - - - • Stroic.h Peter Schwart's fon Jacob ScharfFer's fon Jphn Simmons's child lenry Schmidt Philip Sauerman, Ihoemaker, & Margarec Schmidt George Scnleifer, coopar Widow Si .t's Cm Jacob Shubart, fmith eter Stuckard's wife Mr. Shusflocker Jacob Schaeffer, labourer Frederick Schreiuer's daughter wife Frederick Winters, iailor John Weber's wife Mr. Witmau's Ion C harlus Walte Jaboarer, & child Abraham Walter, fmith George Weifman, fmith, & wif» Ada.n Weber's wife Michael V/artman Frederick Wing's wife & daugh Margaret Weber Alexander Weber's wife John Weber's brother Widow Wyand's child Jacob Weifman, fmith G. Wachfmuth's maid Michael Wolf, carter, daughter & fon wife. John Sharp's child facob Sha.'er, porter Judith Streckfufs Frederick Trott's daughter Martha Trcfs Adam Schwaab, Ihoemaker JVlichael Seip, taylor •George Schaeffer George Schneider, baker George Schmidt John Schwaab, flioemaker, Frederick Sauber Chriftian Sulger, baker f^eorge Schmidt'* fon A.,aa Maria Schneider George Snellbecker, Ihoemaker Sufanna Ungar Michael Sieesman's fervant man George Utz, labourer, & wife Peter Schwartz's fon William TJbet Michiei Schocmaker, livery fta- Chriftian Uhler, taylor bit keeper Chriftian Vilipovey's fon Michael bchubart's daughter John'Virumel Godirey Wackfel George Weckerly's child Widow Wevman's child Dolly Willbe.ger Valentine War, chairmaker Margaret Wilfang Frederick Tratt's child John Tehm, barber Frederick Tillman, taylor Widow Shively Widow Schaffe's child Abraham Salter John Scow, turner Wm. Trucke imillcr, tobacconift Peter Wagner's wife Michael Trinker's fervant man Jacob Young's, (taylor) daugh- ter and fon-in law Margaret Young Andrew Yfenhood's a children Nicholas Young, labourer&wlfa Jacob Young's Ibn Godfrey Zeyfinger, printer William Ziil Mary Zentler Philip Zwoller Two men ) Two women ) names nnknowa. Due child ") Charlotte Viempf Mathias Vj.mpf Chriftopher Vrucher's fon FIRST PRESBTTERIAN. REBUCCA ALLEN, widow of Capt. Allen Dugal Ballentioe Jofeph Burke, from the Weft- Indies James Boylan's child Joh - Caldwell, a child Matthew Chriftie, fenr. Matthew Chriftie, Junr. May Chriftie Andrew Clow, merchant George Connelly, a child Tames Clubb, a young Boy, John Dunkin, merchant James Da^idfo'n, merchant Darius Dawfon Da. id Elder Robert George Tsh^ Jon 8f Hugh^Henry William Hayes, merchant Jofeph Hogg Redmond Henderfon Jofeph Irvine Samuel Johnfton Mifs Johnfton Widow of Adam Kerr Widow of James Kerr David Key, merchant John Kilgoure Thorn**, fon of Duncan Leech Mrs. Loud n Alexdr. Lawrence, junr. merch, Ann, wife of Mr. Maffet Ifaac i\l«F-'inby, a young man John M'GP.thry, do. Mary Millar Wiiliam Moore \tyidgw iMoore William Moore's child Mrs. Mann Sarah A. Otii John Parkhill Alexr. Pennman, »oachm»kcr Robert Patton, bookbinder Jfohn Richards lebecca Riehardfon William Steel William Stewart fames Stewart Jonathan D. Sargeant, attorney at law William Tharp, merchant Walter Traquair, ftone-cutte* George Thornton John WaUac, hatter Robert Wal'-ice junr, Widow William*. SECOND PRESBTTER ANDREW ADGATE, card Hannah Jodon maker Jacob Irwin Thomas P. Anthony, merchant Mrs. Irwiri Mr. A'riderfon Sarah Irwin Sufanna Budd John King Thomas Ballentine Ann Kinley Clanll'a Bulhell William Kennedy Elizabeth Bulhell Jofeph Lefevre William Brown Mrs. Lynn Ann Browii Mrs. Linton John Claekworthy Mr. Lee louifa r.qwell Mr. M'intire John CaWer, Ihop keeper, fcwife William M'Donald's child Mrs Craig Wm. M'Dowell, tavern keep Mary Craighead William M'Dowall David Chambers Mrs. M'Dowell Hannah Chapman John M'Nair, clerk David Copeland, tavern keeper Arthur Miller's child Dr. John Dodds Mathias Meeker, clerk Henry Derham Jacob Mirwaa&his3children §Iary Dawkahs John iViiller aines Engie»'s child Walter M'Alpine Thomas Living's two children Mrs. M'Kenley Latitia Enmel Ann Filher Sarah buher Jane Fry {ames Grumman's child Ir. Gifm {ofeph Gaven Ir. Graham Dr. Hodge's child Andrew Hodge's child Mrs. Hcwit Azariah Horton, tutor Anna Hazard feoelope Haley Mary Johnfton James Jackfon Peter Jodon William Nafh Jane Niles Edward Peyton's child Mr. Pattefon Ifabel Provoft William Parker Mr. Pickering's child John Richards firs. Richards Sarah Robinfon James Robinfon's child Margaret Rankin v Mary Reid John Reynold IVIr. Ryan William Ralfton, merchant Mr. Ralfton IAN. Philip Snyder Captain James Smith's chil4 Samuel Swayne Hannah Staggs Ifabel Service'" John Stevenfon Fanny Stephens Hannah Stewart John Strawbridge, merchant Nancy Sproat Rev. Dr. Sproat William Sproat, merchant Mary Sproat , Anion Scott Mr. Scott " Alexander Shaw William Taggart Sarah Taggart Mrs Thompfon Mrs. Thompfon Mrs. Thompfon James Vanuxem's child, Mr. Van Sickle John Wiley Peter Webber Mr. Weber Catherine Weber Rebecca, wife of Pelatiah Web- fter Mrs. WiUet Samuel Welfh George Walker John Willfon' James Willfon's child Thomas Wood Margaret Woodward Mary. Waterman Four men - - • - five women - - - and a child, without, names. THIRD PRESBTTERIAN. PETER ALLI50N, fenr. Robert Allifbn's fon David Allen's lifter James Alder, merchant Thoma. L'ifhop's child Charles Beaumont Blair Barnes, hair-drefler Paul Barnes's child Riley Bradford John Barclay's child Mary Barclay Jolhua liunn James Cook o'tm Cook John Calder's child Robert Cnmmings's child John Cowan • • - - Chace, of Baltimore James Calbra th, iunr. James Calbraith's young man ohn Cooper's apprentice James Ducau's cihld Abigail Edwards's child George Eccles John Eborne's child ofcph Fry's wife andfon - - - - Ford David Fifher John Grier E'izabcth Green Elizabeth Green's child Thomas Gregory Andrew Gibfon's wife William Hunter's child Mary Flarris Iiazell Harriott J. D. HameUn, French tutor Mary Hawthorne John Hannas's child - - - - Jamefon Dr. Robert Johnfton Ralph Larremore's wife Robert Lumfden Daniel M'Cauley's daughter Margaret M'Gehan Edward M'Gehan Daniel M'Callas's child Murdock M'Kinzie John M'Leod William M'Leod William M'Leod Daniel M'Leod's wife Malcolm' M'Leod William M'Dowel Daniel M'Lane John M'Gregor's, child John M'Cabe James M'Fadden's wife Thomas M'Cormick John M' Kinzie's child Laughlin M'lntolh Jacob Mitchell's child Elizabeth Mitchell .... Murphey Samuel Moore Michael Miller Alexander Morrifo* John Morton John Matlahd Francis MaxfhaU James Martiti's fon Alexander Mortimer James Murray John Maxfield Andrew Neillbn's wife and girl Charles Ogden's wife Alexander Philips's child Hannah Penton George Rice's child Catherine Ralph's child James Reid Rebecca Reid James Rowan John Rogers Judge Robinfon's young mas David Spark's child James Somerville's child ttary Sharp's child Alexander Steen James Steenfbn John Smith's child Robert Taylor's wife and child Adam Thompfon Captain Vanvorus's child CaptainWigton, wife & daughter Jacob Wynimore's child Richard Wilfon Hugh White Three women and a child with* Out names, t I« 1 FREE &OAKERS. V UN BARKER'S fon Wade Barker, fon of John Sarah Bright James Carter junr. Jo.l-jh Cox John Carpenter's daughter Thomas Durnell's daughter Ephraim Edwards Philip Evans Charles Eaftwick Sarah Galloway "5 years Hannah Helm Jacob Halbertftott Elizabeth Hampftead Nicholas Hampftead and his Samuel Hamptou's fon William Jeffery Jacob Ji-.dea Andrew Leighton Edward Lowry 60 years Mary Lowry Ebenczer Lyne's fon John Mary Lines Jacob Lawrence's fon Catherine Lawrence Elizabeth M'Donald Jofeph Marfhall fon Mary Murphy John Mullin George Norton's daughter Caleb Peddle Elihu Palmer's wife Jofeph Pruet Jofeph Peddrick's fon )ames Robert's daughter John Recdle and his daughter William Stroud Thomas Tqwnfend 69 yeari Jofeph Wright and wife John Yates. KENSINGTON B U R T I N G GROUND. JOHN PETER BITTMAN Jofeph Bufingron's daughter James Cowan & child Jofeph Cox's wife Widow Cownoust's child - - - - Cliues Mr;. Down William Edwards & child Margaret Evans's child Zachariah Filher's child Samuel Fifhrnger's wife John Ferris Edward Green Chriftian Gregory's child William Grimn Michael Gering's child Philip 1 lager Benjamin Huggins Thomas Hopkins Samuel Hawaii's father in law William Kannan Jacob Shepherd's child Jacob Hanlhaw's young woman Jacob Shepherd's fon David Jackfon Robert Keffing Margaret Leak William Lawrence's child William Linlley Thoma? Linilcy's fon Barny Larington's gardener Margaret Mollone's child Samuel M'Gilton's child Jofeph Ali.itzer's child largaret Molone*s fon Mrs. Mills Moles Page's child George Pope's child Robert Robinfon George Rife's child Jofeph Robinel's child Dauiel Richards's fon George Sink's child Jeffe Smith Jacob Serick Mathias Shittz's fifter Mathias Saylor's brother inlaw Richard Stocks's fon Mr. Vanfes' child Sarah Vanfes Jacob Vinckler's wife James Walker's child William Willfon's child ' William Willfon's child Richard Wright's daughter William Wire's fon Jacob Weaver's apprentice Charles West's young Wonua Ezechiah Warner's lifter JOHN ASHTON St his wife John Allem'an jofeph Albertfbn's wife & daugr. John Brunftrom Mary Berg 75 years John Brown and wife, each 60 years Jacob Bankfon's widow Martha Bogs James Cart's wife James Duncan's wife Ifaac Daves John Edwards ficholas Forlberg, qlerk of the Swedilh church Alexander Graves's wife John Gartley SWEDES CHURCH. Widow Ann Gregory 60 years Widow Margaret Garner Jonathan Gricc, (hipwright John Hoover's wife - - - - Hughs Thomas Harden James Henderfon's wife Thomas Hampton Ifrael Hulings Henry Hoffman, Baker John Jones's wife Alexander Linch Robert Morphet and his wife Robert Moody, bricklayer Thomas Mills WiUiam M'Gill 67 years Thomas Naves' s wife Amos Pinquite's wife John Parram's wife Thomas Parram, (hipwright Thomas Parmer, (hipwright and his daughter Richard Porter's wife Rebecca Roberts Frederick Smith J»hn Sherwood's wife James Shillingsford 60 years Guftavus Soderftrom, fea captaia Jofepb Swanfon's wife Dunkin Grimes William Taylo*'s vifa Ralph Walker's wife Andrew Weaver. Twenty-four children »AVTD FRANKS JEWS. Irlofes Homberg Rachel Hart* THE END.