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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    borough extended from near the market, northwardly, on the east side of Anson-street, to Gadsden's creeky and thence eastwardly to Cooper river. The house of Captain Anson, was originally built of the best black cypress, but was afterwards con- siderably enlarged by Gen. Gadsden, and has lately been further altered and improved. A block of the main sill of the first house has been deposited in the museum of the Literary and Philosophical Society of South-Carolina, by Mr. James Du Pre, the Architect, and is as sound, as the day on which it was laid on the foundation, although seventy-eight years have elapsed since that period. The eastern part of the City, on account of its contiguity to the harbour, being principally commer- cial, improved with greater rapidity than the western. The importance of tide mills, as successfully establish- ed by Messrs. Daniel Cannon & Thomas Bennett, senior, on the creek, issuing from Ashley river at the west end of Boundary-street, led to similar establish- ments, and also, to wind-mills; hence, the lands con- tiguous, began likewise to increase in improvement and value. The basin of this creek, became the reservoir for these mills, and a causeway and bridge was thrown across, so as to afford a communication between the citizens of Charleston and those of Cannonsborough. The southern prong, or branch of the creek, extend- ed eastwardly from the bridge, crossing Pitt street, and indenting the lot on the opposite square, now occu- pied by Mr. William Clarkson ; it has been enclosed and its margins handsomely improved by valuable buildings and extensive gardens. The creek and marsh between Montague and Went- worth-streets, have been greatly improved and built upon by Mr. P. Wyatt, Mr. Job Palmer, Dovtor. Joseph Glover, and others. A starch and hair powder manufactory was erected on the south mar- gin of this creek by Mr. Le Fevre, some time in the year 1795, the site of which now forms the square at the corner of Wentworth and Rutledge-streetsv—