An account of the malignant fever, lalely [sic] prevalent in the city of New-York / by James Hardie, A.M. ; copy-right secured according to act of Congress.

  • Hardie, James, 1758-1826.
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An account of the malignant fever, lalely [sic] prevalent in the city of New-York / by James Hardie, A.M. ; copy-right secured according to act of Congress. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in the city of New-York

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New-York : Printed by Hurtin and M'Farlane, at the Literary Printing Office, no. 29 Gold-Street, and sold by the author, no. 1 Rider-Street ; by John Low, at the Shakespeare's Head, no. 332 Water-Street, the other booksellers, and the printers, 1799.

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iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-139 pages, 9 unnumbered pages : tables ; 23 cm (8vo)

References note

Evans 35586
Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 877
Blake, J. NLM 18th cent., p. 198
ESTC (RLIN) W36523

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Microfilm. [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, 1960 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm

Notes

"List of the burials in the different grave yards ... from 1st August to 12th November, 1798": final pp. [1]-[4]
"Meteorological observations" from Aug. 1 to Nov. 10, 1798: final pp. [6]-[8]
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Film 633 reel 48 is part of Research Publications Early American Medical Imprints collection (RP reel 48, no. 877).

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(from t.p.) Containing I. A narrative of its rise, progress and decline, with the opinions of some medical gentlemen, with respect to its origin, &c. II. The manner in which the poor were relieved during this awful calamity. III. A list of the donations, which have been presented to the committee for the relief of the sick and indigent. IV. A list of the names of the dead, arranged in alphabetical order, with their professions or occupations, and as far as was practicable to obtain information, the names of the countries of which they were natives. V. A comparative view of the fever of the year 1798, with that of the year 1795

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