Shecut's Medical and philosophical essays : the whole of which are designed as illustrative of the domestic origin of the yellow fever of Charleston ; and, as conducing to the formation of a medical history of the state of South-Carolina / by J.L.E.W. Shecut.

  • Shecut, John L. E. W. (John Linnaeus Edward Whitridge), 1770-1836.
Date:
1819
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Credit: Shecut's Medical and philosophical essays : the whole of which are designed as illustrative of the domestic origin of the yellow fever of Charleston ; and, as conducing to the formation of a medical history of the state of South-Carolina / by J.L.E.W. Shecut. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and Medical Societies; on this floor also, the Grand find PLeas Jurors hold their deliberations. ' The filling up of Vanderhorst's creek, progressed but slowly ; as also that at the Governor's pr-i&ge ; this latter creek continued to be the repository for fish and oyster boats, to the beginning of the present century. The extensive marsh land and low ground to the north and west of this creek was filled up by Mr. John Eberly, Mr. Anthony TooMERand others; and upon which made land, Eilery and Guignard-streets, and Maiden-lane, have been opened and built upon. On the west side of Meeting-street, upon the margin of this creek, Mrs. Hopton and Mrs. Logan, cultivated extensive kitchen and flower gardens: these gardens occupied the site from the north west corner of Market and Meeting-streets, north to Mrs. Swinton's lot on Meeting-street, and west to Mrs. Sfffley's lot on Mar- ket-street. The fire which occured on the morning of the 6th. of July, 1319, laid waste the whole of the buildings and improvements which occupied the site of these two ancient gardens, and was attended with most distressing consequences to many individuals, some of whom are said to have lost their all. Trot?s creek, or Troths point, north of the Gover- nor's bridge, was filled up by Mr. Wm. Johnson, sen. and others, and greatly improved. This point may be comprehended by the slip of land east of Bay- street, from Capt. George's lot, ,north, to the south side of Williams7 wharf, near the market. The pond at the lower end of Meeting-street, n was filled up and built upon by Mr. Josiaii Smith, u in the year 1767-8 & 9, at an expence of about «' £1200 sterling. The site of this pond is now occupied by the buildings of John B. Holmes, Esq. Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Glover, and others, on Meeting- street, near South-Bay: the highland in the vicinity of the pond was cultivated, and several farms enclosed in 1704, by Messrs. Underwood, Gilbertson, and others; and comprehends that part of South-Bay to the west of Meeting-street, from midway between Price's-alley and Smitb's-lane.