AN
ACCOUNT
OF THE
MALIGNANT FEVER,
LALELY PREVALENT IN THE
CITY OF NEW - YORK.
CONTAINING
I. A NARRATIVE of its RISE, PRO-
GRESS and DECLINE, with the Opi-
nions of some Medical Gentlemen,
with respect to its Origin, &c.
II. The MANNER in which the POOR
were relieved during this awful Ca-
lamity.
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 OR-
DER, with their Professions or Occu-
pations, 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.
By JAMES HARDIE, A. M.
COPY - RIGHT SECURED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS.
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.                       


 

THE
PREFACE.
SOON after the commencement of the late Malig-
nant Fever in our city, a short account of which is now
laid before the Public, two of my particular friends were
seized with all its symptoms. On them, I thought it my
duty to attend, that I might render such assistance as
lay in my power. A few days after the disease began
to spread its direful influence in the vicinity of my place
of residence, and I resolved to pay the same attention to
my neighbours as I was willing to do to my friends.
For this resolution,however, I claim no merit: For as the
situation of my family was such as to render it improper,
at least inconvenient to move, and finding myself sur-
rounded with pestilence, I firmly believed, that I was
equally safe, while performing the common duties of hu-
manity, to the afflicted, as fitting useless in my own ap-
partment ; nay more, had I remained inactive, my mind
might have become a prey to melancholy, and I should,
in all probability, have been oppressed with fear, than
which there is not a greater predisponent cause to disor-
der, nor perhaps an equal cause in making its termina-
tion fatal. Reasoning in, this manner, and trusting in
Divine Providence for protection, I therefore determi-
ned to make no hesitation in visiting any sick person to
whom I could be useful.

iv THE PREFACE.
On the lst September, the Health Commissioners
having heard that I was not afraid of seeing the infected
wished me to enter into their service. I agreed, and
from that day continued employed by them, and after-
wards by the Health Committee, till the termination of
the disease.
In this situation, I had daily opportunities of seeing
the progress of the fever, the treatment of the sick, the
manner in which the poor were relieved, &c. and as
the Magistrates were so obliging as to permit me to have
recourse to their papers for information with respect to
the donations, and the names of the dead, I was induced
to venture on the present publication.
My aim, in every page, has been truth and accura-
cy, without embellishment. How far I have succeed-
ed, I cannot at present determine ; but of this I am cer-
tain, I meant well, and have used my utmost endeavour
to render the work as satisfactory to the public, as pos-
sible.
JAMES HARDIE.
NEW - YORK, 15th January 1793.

AN
ACCOUNT
OF THE
MALIGNANT FEVER,
LATETY PREVALENT IN
NEW - YORK.
State of NEW - YORK, previous to the commencement of the
Malignant Fever.
WHEN, in the month of July last, the public prints
announced, that a pestilential fever had made its appear-
ance in Philadelphia, the inhabitants of this city, received
the information with sorrow. They felt for the distresses
of their fellow -creatures, whilst at the same time, they little
thought, that a calamity of a similar nature was impending
over themselves. Our city was at that time represented,
and I believe, with truth, to be remarkably healthy. The
greatest attention was paid to cleaning out streets, and the
Health Physician was vigilant in the discharge of his duty.
Hence as we apprehended no danger from the importation
of pestilence, much less did we think that it could be en-
gendered amongst ourselves, Our citizens in this state of
supposed security, were chiefly bent on making prepara-
tions to defend their liberty and independence against the
aggressions of a foreign foe.
For this purpose military associations were rapidly form-
ed ; companies of infantry, cavalry and artillery, compo-
sed of citizens of every age and situation in life, daily pa-
raded to acquire the necessary knowledge of the art of
war ; whilst others were personally engaged in erecting
fortifications at the battery, that we might be enabled to
defend ourselves against the attacks of any invaders. Sub-
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purpose of building vessels of war, to guard our coast and
protect our commerce.
But in the midst of these mighty preparations, an enemy
more terrible than any foreign nation, made its appearance
and spread havoc and destruction in every direction. I
mean the Yellow Fever.
Upon the approach of this awful disorder, the bustle we
were making for self-defence was suddenly suspended ; the
warlike looks, which our citizens had assumed, changed in-
to those of dismay ; the fortifications in a great measure
neglected ; the military associations discontinued, and
death, speedy death, seemed to be the indiscriminate por-
tion of the inhabitants of this wealthy metropolis ; for as
it is well described in one of our public prints, " parents
and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters
were suddenly torn from the feeling bosoms of their rela-
tives, while the mourning survivors were themselves mo-
mentarily expecting the solemn call : The lisping infant
calling for its dead parents ; and none but strangers to af-
ford relief ; houses totally emptied of their inhabitants,
and the citizens flying in every direction from the infected
places, as from a conflagrated town, or falling tower ; the
constant hearse in sable melancholy, conveying the victims
of this direful calamity to their long home, and whole fa-
milies in many instances cut off without a single individual
being left." Many women who enjoyed ease and afflu-
ence, are bereft of their husbands, and left to struggle for
the maintainance of numerous families of children, a task
for which they are but little qualified, and many orphans
deprived of their parents, must be brought up at the public
expence ; Divine Providence thus affording us an awful
lesson of the instability of human affairs, and teaching us,
if we are not incorrigible, how ineffectual the exertions of
men are, unless they be forwarded by the Deity. By this
remark, however, I would by no means be understood as
insinuating, that the measures we were adopting for the
protection of our lives and property, and of our wives and
children, were improper ; on the contrary, I think it was
the duty of every good citizen, to exert himself to the
utmost on such an emergency ; but I shall certainly be
excused for making this observation, that when we are
threatened with dangers of whatever nature, whilst we en-

MALIGNANT FEVER. 7
deavour by every means in our power to avert them, we
should depend for success not on our own exertions, but
on the blessing of Heaven.
Having made these prefatory remarks, I shall now
proceed to the melancholy subject I have undertaken, viz.
the history of a pestilential disorder, which, though it has
at different times appeared in this city, particularly in the
year 1795, was never productive of half the calamity  as in
the months of August, September, and October, in the
year 1798.
First appearance of the disorder — its progress and at decline.
Opinions concerning it various and contradictory.
THE malignant Fever which committed so dreadful ha-
voc amongst the inhabitants of New - York, made its ap-
pearance towards the end of July. Its first victim, in all
probability, was Mr. Melancton Smith, who died on the
28th or 29th of that month, after an illness of a very few
days. His case was said to be attended with the most
malignant symptoms ; but such was the general opinion of
the inhabitants with respect to the healthiness of our city,
that his death excited little or no alarm. Mr. Smith is
said to have been taken sick at his store, in Front-street
near Coenties-slip, and a few days after his death, several
persons were attacked with sickness in that vicinity. The
symptoms of their disorder, however, in general appear-
ed to be similar to that of a common cold : they were,
therefore, negligent in obtaining medical aid ; hence the
disease got the ascendency before they were aware of their
danger, and the assistance of physicians was procured too
late. From what has come under my own observation,
with respect to this disorder, I consider it to be highly
proper for every individual, upon its appearance, to
send for a skillful physician the moment he feels him-
self taken with any sort of sickness ; for the Yellow-
Fever, in its attacks, is peculiarly insidious ; it assumes
a variety of forms, and often that of a common cold, or
some slight distemper, for which most people would think
there was no necessity for seeking a remedy.       

8 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
Indeed, according to Doctor Rush of Philadelphia,
when a particular epidemic visits any spot, every other
complaint is at once absorbed, or lost with the then raging
sickness. This, I apprehend, is now the general opinion
of our most eminent physicians ; and had it been generally
believed by the inhabitants of New - York, I am almost
convinced that the havoc in our city would have  by no
means been so great as it was ; for I have little doubt
that more than one half of those to whom the disorder
proved fatal, might in all probability have been now in good
health, had they, on the first attack, applied the proper
remedies ; and should this, or any other city in the Uni-
ted States, be again afflicted by a similar calamity, (which
God forbid) as a friend to my fellow citizens, I would
use my utmost endeavours, in pressing this truth upon
their minds, that in such a situation, delays are peculiarly
dangerous    
But to return to the progress of the distemper. —
Whether any cases of pestilential fever existed in the
earlier part of August, remote from the place where it was
believed to have originated, I have not been able to
ascertain : But of this I am certain, that about the 20th
of the month, cases of a highly malignant nature appear-
ed in various parts of the city, and in particular it began to
range with great violence at the New Slip, in Cliff - street
and John - street, but more especially in Eden's - Alley and
Rider - street, where not a family escaped it, nor was there
a house in which it made its appearance, except two, viz.
that of Mr. M' Masters and me, where it did not termi-
nate fatally to one or more, individuals. About the same
time it likewise spread its ravages in Ann - street, Fair - street
Cherry - street, Augustus - street, and also at the ship yards,
and about the beginning of September, I know of few
places in the city where there were not some solitary cases.
Our Health - Commissioners began to be somewhat ap-
prehensive with regard to the appearance of this pestilence
so early as the 6th of August, as may be seen from the
following letter addressed to the Mayor: —

MALIGNANT FEVER. 9
Health-Office, August 6, 1798.
TO THE MAYOR.
Sir, 
THE unfinished situation of the docks in Front-street,
between Coenties and the Old-slip, generally, was, in the
opinion of the Commissioners of the Health-Office, a
source of disease in that neighbourhood last year, and oc-
casioned the death of several valuable citizens. At that
period it became a subject of remonstrance to the Com-
mon Council.
The Commissioners cannot sufficiently regret, that they
have reason to renew their remonstrances on this subject,
and that its present situation is likely to be productive of
still greater evils than those of last year.
Several persons have sickened in the neighbourhood of
these unfinished grounds within a week, and with symp-
toms strikingly characteristic of Yellow - Fever.
If the Common Council think proper to appoint two of
their members, the Commissioners will meet them early
to-morrow - morning, to concert measures adapted to the
exigency of the case.                       
I am respectfully,  
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
RICHARD BAYLEY, Health-Officer.
On the same day they issued an advertisement, notifying
their determination to put the laws in force with respect to
those who should be delinquent in regard to keeping the
streets clean, before their respective doors, and in remov-
ing dirt from their yards and cellars, adding that the street
inspectors, whose immediate duty it was to attend to that
business, were directed to report all offences of this nature
to the police, and that the penalty against offenders would
be rigidly exacted.
At the time of this advertisement however, it was re-
marked both by citizens and strangers, that our streets
were kept uncommonly clean ; hut with respect to yards
and cellars, I have reason to believe that, to the disgrace of
some individuals, it was in some cases otherwise ; - and I
may add, that where such nuisances have existed, the in-
B

10 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
habitants of that vicinity have generally been the severest
sufferers.
By some people our Commissioners have been censured
for neglecting to notify the citizens officially of the danger
to which they were exported, so soon as they became ac-
quainted with the existence of any malignant or pesti-
lential fever in the city. Such censure, however, ap-
pears, to me to be very unjust : for the existence of
some cases of fever was universally known towards the
middle of August, and became the subject of general con-
versation. The Commissioners never denied it, nor did
they attempt to conceal it : But as it was the opinion of
most people, that it was not probable the disorder would
spread and that it would vanish after sacrificing a few indi-
viduals,as had happened in the years 1796 and 1797, such
a publication, whilst it could have been of no use to the
inhabitants, who were well acquainted with their situation,
might have been highly prejudicial to our commerce, by
deterring country people from coming amongst them, at
a time, when according to every appearance, they could
pass and repass to our city in perfect safety, and without
running any risque of receiving infection.
On the 12th, 13th, and 14th of August, there was heavy
showers of rain ; that on the 14th, commenced at four in
in the morning, and continued without the least intermis-
sion, until nine with considerable thunder : The quantity
which fell during these five hours, was supposed to be
greater than had at any time fallen, during the same space
of time for many years. The streets were covered with
water, in many places knee deep, and a vast number of
cellars were filled with it.            
It was at the time, generally believed, that this excessive
rain and thunder would so purify the air, that our city
would in a few days be totally exempt from any cases of
the disorder, but alas! our expectations in this respect,
were dreadfully disappointed : for from this day, it almost
immediately began to spread in every direction. But,
however erroneous, the ideas of many have been with
respect to this circumstance, severals thought very differ-
ently ; in particular, a writer in the Commercial Adverti-
ser, on the evening of the 14th, the day on which this
excessive rain fell, who seems to have foreseen what would

MALIGNANT FEVER. 11
been the true consequences of it. His language is so re-
markable that I cannot forbear to quote it. " The im-
mense bodies of water" says he, " which have lately fallen,
whilst it seems to cleanse the streets, should excite a degree
of serious alarm, when the effects of its remaining stagnant
is considered. Many cellars must no doubt have been
the receptacle for much of the rain which has fallen: it
therefore behoves every person, without delay, to examine
their cellars and other places, which are likely to become
reservoirs of water, and should any be found, immediate
steps should be taken to remove it. Stagnant water in
confined places, during this hot weather, will, in two
days, exhale a pestilent water, which may generate the
most dangerous infectious disorders, to prevent which, af-
ter the removal of the water, a liberal use of lime should
be made by scattering it over the cellar. It is to be hoped
that a regard to self-preservation will produce the most
prompt and active exertions towards this alarming object ;
those who neglect it, will be amongst the first victims of a
ravaging disease, which a little timely attention might have
kept from our at present healthy city -"   
A day or two after, in the same paper, a writer, after
mentioning the late floods of water, observes, that " If
immediate and vigorous measures are not taken to oblige
people to have their cellars emptied and well ventilated
and dried, one week will produce in this city, a more
malignant sickness than Philadelphia now experiences, or
than New - York has witnessed since its first seulement." 
My intention in quoting these extracts, is to put our ci-
tizens on guard against an indolent security, should we be
again attacked by the Yellow - Fever : For heat and mois
ture combined will ever produce putrid vapours, and
these, from the earliest ages of physic, have been almost
universally allowed to be the source of pestilential dis-
orders.
Our Health Commissioners, on this occasion, certain-
ty deserved well of the public. Their utmost endeavours
were exerted to have every nuisance removed, and as far
as lay in their power, to prevent the spreading of the dis-
ease, with which we then began to be afflicted. Their en-
deavours, however, were ineffectual, as the number of
deaths from this time almost daily encreased. 

12 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
About the 24th numbers began to leave the city, and
many of those who had offices for the transaction of busi-
ness in that part of the city which lies towards the East Ri-
ver, moved to Broadway, which was deemed more heal-
thy. The Custom - House, likewise, in Mill - street, and
the Insurance - Office in Water - street, were fixed for the
time in the Tontine City Tavern, in Broadway. During
the whole month of August, the number of deaths amount-
ed to one hundred and thirty three men, fifty five women,
and one hundred and forty one children, making in all
three hundred and twenty nine. As particular attention
had not been hitherto paid by the sextons to distinguish
those who fell victims to the fever, from those who had
died of any other disorder, it is difficult to ascertain their
precise numbers. Perhaps, if it be fixed at one hundred,
we shall not be far from the truth, particularly as it is
certain that by far the greatest number of the children were
cut off by the flux, a disorder which generally proves fa-
tal to infants at this season of the year. On the 15th Au-
gust the deaths were 14, from which day the number was
still progressing, so that on the 1st September, they amount
to 23. The daily average during August was about 12.
On the 15th of Sept. the number of funerals were 38,
on the awful 19th, they were no less than 68, and on each
of the two days following, they were reduced to 40, from
which circumstance we began to entertain hopes that our
mortal foe was about to leave us, but we were again dis-
appointed, for the next four days it kept fluctuating be-
tween 41 and 50, and on the 26th rose up to 60. The
total number of deaths, during this month, was eleven
hundred and fifty two, of whom nine hundred and fifty
four died of fever. Six hundred and forty eight, were
men, three hundred and fifty four women, and and one
hundred and fifty two children. The daily average thro'
the month was about 38. By the 15th of this month, our
situation was known at a distance, as on that day a procla-
mation, was issued by James Cahoun, esqr Mayor of Bal-
timore, prohibiting the entrance into, the city of Baltimore
or within three miles thereof, of all persons whomsoever,
who had come from the cities of New - York or Philadel-
phia, or from Wilmington in the state of Delaware, and
forbidding the citizens of Baltimore from having any

MALIGNANT FEVER 13
communication with them, until they could produce an ap-
proved certificate of their absence from those  places at
least 15 days previous thereto."                     
Our number of dead on the 1st October was 43, and
this was the greatest number during the whole month. On
the 18th it was reduced to 16, and on the 21 st it only a-
mounted to 9. After this, the number of deaths on any-
one day during the existence of the calamity, did not ex-
ceed 15, and it is certain that had our absent citizens at-
tended to the advice of the Health - Committee, as pub-
lished in the different newspapers about this time, dissuad-
ing them from a premature return, the death warrant of
the disorder might have been dated from about this day ;
but it is greatly to be regretted, that numbers of our
valuable citizens, by not attending to this admonition,
are now tenants of the grave, who, had they only remain-
ed till after the frost, which took place in the latter end
of October and beginning of November, might have
now, very probably, been in good health. The whole
number of funerals for October, was five hundred and
twenty two, two hundred and nine of whom were men,
one hundred and fifty eight women, and seventy four
children. Of these four hundred and thirty one died of
fever. The average of the deaths, during this month, was
about 17. On the 10th November, the deaths were only
5, and on each of the preceding days, they were only 4.
The total number during these 10 days, were 83, of whom
41 were men, twenty two women, and twenty children.
Of these thirty nine died of the fever ; the daily average
was about 8. The following address of the Committee
now made its appearance in,all the newspapers : —  
" The Health Committee for the relief of the sick and
indigent in the city of New - York, beg leave to congratu-
late their fellow - citizens, that under Divine Providence,
this long afflicted city is once more restored to its usual
state of general health, and with the most heartfelt plea-
sure inform those who yet remain in exile, that although
a few cases of the pestilential fever exists, yet that by the
late cold weather and frost, the contagion is so far destroy-
ed as to render the return of their families to the city per-
fectly safe, provided they take the necessary previous mea-
sures of cleansing and ventilating their long unaired dwel-


14 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
lings, and purifying the bedding and clothing which may 
have been left therein during the prevalence of the fever.
It would have afforded the Committee much satisfaction
could they have given this invitation at an earlier period,
but they did not conceive themselves warranted by the then
existing circumstances. There have, until the present
moment, been several new cases of fever, particularly a-
mong those citizens who returned earlier than the Com-
mittee thought prudent ; many of whom have fallen vict-
ims to the devouring pestilence. This, among other cir-
cumstances, has induced the Committee to withhold this
invitation until the present time. The Committee beg
leave further to inform their fellow-citizens, that from the
numerous applications from the indigent for relief, they
find it absolutely necessary to continue their labours some
time longer."                                        
The result of the whole number of deaths, during this
awful calamity, was two thousand and eighty-six, viz.
eleven hundred and ten men, five hundred and eighty-nine
women and eight hundred and eighty-five children. Of
these, if we admit that one hundred died of the fever in
August, its victims would amount to one thousand five
hundred and twenty-four. A great many of our citizens
too, who fled, were likewise cut off by it, hence it is pro-
bable, that the sum of deaths would be between two thou-
sand four hundred, and two thousand five hundred : An
awful number indeed ! Particularly if we consider that
more than one third, some suppose that one half of the
inhabitants, had left the city.
An opinion prevailed with many, that the progress of
the disease varied according to the state of the atmosphere.
To this I have paid some attention ; but have not been
able to ascertain that the opinion is correct. My readers,
however, by comparing the table of Meteorological Ob-
servations with that which contains the daily returns of the
dead, will be able to satisfy themselves in this particular.
But, however doubtful I may be with respect to the above
observations in general, I am certain, that cool mornings
and evenings; accompanied by hot days, contributed great-
ly to spread the infection ; that in case of a yellow fever, it
is dangerous for those who have fled to return to their
homes till frost has set in ; and that a keen frost undoubt-

MALIGNANT FEVER. 15
edly  puts an almost instantaneous termination to the pro-
gress of the disorder.
Having thus given an account of the rise, progress, and
decline of the late fever, I shall next lay before my
readers, two communications with which I have been
politely favoured, with respect to its origin &c.
The first is from Doctor Samuel L. Mitchell, Professor
of Natural History, Agriculture, and Chemistry in Colum-
bia College, a gentleman whose literary talents are not only
celebrated in America, but likewise in every part of civil-
ized Europe. His opinion is contained in a letter ad-
dressed to me, in answer to one which I had written to him
on the 23d of November last, and is as follows. -
NEW - YORK, November 24, 1798.
SIR,                            
IN your letter of yesterday, you request me to furnish
you with such hints as may occur to me concerning the
origin of the distemper, which, during the last three months,
has afflicted the city of New - York. I with pleasure com-
municate to you on this point, such general ideas, as in-
stant recollection supplies me with. The great dispute
which divides the citizens of the United States, whether this
distemper is produced at home, or introduced from
abroad, appears to me to be more of a speculative than of
a practical nature. The experience of the inhabitants of
ancient Rome, London, and indeed of most large and
populous cities in Europe and Asia, have in the progress
of their settlement, suffered excessively from mortal epe-
demics, Bassorah has more than once been nearly depo-
pulated, and other great cities of the eastern world, have
from time to time, experienced a similar disaster. It is
sufficiently evident to me that the production and con-
tinuance of these plagues are owing to an imperfect and
wretched police ; and I judge so because in all situations
naturally healthy, where sickness of that kind has prevailed,
it has been in all cases mitigated,and in many almost en-
tirely prevented, by the adoption of proper local regula-
tions. I think the experience of mankind is decisive on
this point.

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New - York, and some other cities and towns of North
America, are beginning to suffer what other cities and towns
in ancient and modern times have undergone before them. In
this country we have as yet lost only our thousands, but
in Europe and Asia, they have lost their tens of thousands,
and hundreds of thousands. A fate as severe as theirs
awaits us, if we refuse to profit by their experience. It is
wiser and better to undertake reformation at once, than by
waiting fifty, or an hundred, or five hundred years, with
such decay of industry and destruction of life, as has been
lately our lot, and after all be compelled to execute at
last, that which is both our interest and our duty to perform
without a moments delay.
I consider cleanliness in our persons, clothing and habita-
tions, to be a matter of moral obligation ; and the punish-
ment which providence has wisely thought proper to in-
flict upon those who violate this law is sickness, not un-
frequently terminating in yellow - fever, pestilence and
plague.
There is a vulgar saying which I have often heard
" never mind it, one's own nastiness is sweet." It is
certain that individuals endure patiently or even with-
out adverting to it, more of their own dirt than of other
peoples' Mankind in almost all places appear to have
acted for a long time Under the influence of this pernici-
ous error ; and accordingly when distempers have broken
out in consequence of their own carelessness and indiscre-
tion, they have been fond of laying the blame on others.
Hence it has been asserted with the utmost positiveness that
the yellow - fever has been imported from the West - Indies,
and plague from the Levant, while at the very time these
assertions are so confidently made by some among us, the
fact of local origin in those very  places and countries is
flatly denied by the people who dwell there. They like
our own countrymen " think their own nastiness sweet,"
and cannot be persuaded it has any thing unhealthy or
noxious in it.                   
But let us be candid and examine the subject fairly : If
an army of ten thousand or any other number of men is
encamped long in one spot of ground, it often happens
that fevers and dysenteries break out among the soldiers ;
the number of men fit for parade hourly diminishes, and

MALIGNANT FEVER. 17
the Hospitals are crouded with the sick. There can be
no question that in such cases the causes of those distem-
pers are engendered there. Every prudent general knows
the way to stop the ravages of the disease is to quit the in-
fected spot, and encamp upon a new and fresh piece of
ground. And this ought always to be attended to in cam-
paigns, where the nature of the service will permit. In
this case the men move away and leave the nuisances be-
hind.
What now is a modern  city but a vast encampment ?
Are not the same causes of disease, daily and hourly accu-
mulating ? Ought it to be a matter of surprize, that during
a moist and hot season venom should be produced, rise
into the air, and render it too foul and poisonous to sup-
port life ? If it was possible to abandon the contaminated
place, and change our ground, as a general changes his
camp, the inhabitants of cities would escape diseases as well
provided armies do. But seats of commerce, trade and
manufacture, are destined to be the perpetual residence of
persons engaged in certain kinds of business, who cannot,
without irreparable loss and ruin, quit their improvements
and occupations. There is a necessity, therefore, as
they cannot move away from their nuisances, THAT
THEIR NUISANCES SHOULD BE MOVED AWAY FROM
THEM. Both common sense and common decency de-
mand the performance of this.
To be a little more particular : If my information is
correct, the exhalations from privies and sinks in many
parts of this city, have become not only intolerably of-
fensive, but actually pestilential, and the cause of disease.
The vapours issuing from barrels of putrifying beef have
poisoned a number of our citizens. Many stores, yards
and cellars abound with substances equally detrimental
to health ; and in addition to this, it deserves to be men-
tioned that human carcases, buried and accumulated for
a long series of years, have poisoned the air in many parts
of christendom, and that by the concurrence of both mu-
nicipal and spiritual authority, the practice of interring in
cities and church - yards, has been absolutely prohibited in
many parts of Italy, on account of the horrid mischiefs
occasioned thereby. Although the evil has not grown
to such an alarming height among ourselves at this day,
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yet it is certainly worthy of consideration, whether it would
not be better at once for christians to discard the super-
stition which leads to this practice, and imitate the Jews
and Mahometans in conveying their carrion entirely out
of town and burying it in places remote from the habita-
tions of the living. A regard for the preservation of po-
sterity, as well as our own present and personal security,
imposes on us the adoption of some decisive measures
upon this head.          
So much for local origin in and about the habitations
of men on shore. See next how the question stands with
respect to importation. It is acknowledged, as has been
observed, that cities, camps and houses, may become pe-
stilential and unsafe to dwell in, by reason of poisonous
matter bred within them. Now, what is a ship but a
house a float ? Every sea - vessel is, properly speaking, a
human habitation. And in this house or habitation are
frequently collected all the materials which are known to
produce pestilence on the land. Human beings, too of-
ten neglectful of cleanliness during health, and in times of
sickness frequently wallowing in their own filthiness, are
the tenants of these floating houses ; and they are some-
times surrouded by the sickening exhalations emitted from
damaged provisions, hides, coffee, and whatever else
composes their cargo, rendered active by moisture, quick-
ened by heat, and multiplied by being kept under hatches.
Of all the contrivances of art, a ship seems the most
completely calculated to concentre & work up to the highest
degree of virulence, all manner of plague - producing things.
The history of expeditions both for war and commerce,
by sea, furnishes abundant evidence of this truth. Im-
portation then stands thus ; the sickness of the crew may
be caused by pestilential fluids, and these fluids are extri-
cated from foul and corrupt substances on board the vessel,
and is as much local in its origin THERE as in any place
that can be pointed out in this or any other city. Fur-
ther, I have it on the information of respectable masters
of vessels, that in numberless instances the men fall sick
on BOARD, not only at sea, but in foreign ports and har-
bours without ever having been on shore, or having con-
nection with any person or thing that had come from the
shore.  And what adds to the conclusiveness of this state-

MALIGNANT FEVER. 19
ment is, that when the men get sick on board, the custom
in a number of the West - India islands, is to send them on
shore to recover their health.
If then, by IMPORTATION, is meant the taking on
board the seeds of Yellow - Fever, and conveying them like
grains of coffee or rice (for this is the language) from one
region to another, the whole doctrine is indisputably sal-
lacious, being grounded on nothing better than a suppos-
ed analogy between things exceedingly different in nature
from each other, and, on a misrepresentation of facts which
has, alas ! too generally and too long been countenanced
by physicians and merchants of the highest character.
My other engagements prevent my adding any more.
The contents of this letter are written with my own hand ;
and if there was any body now with  me to whom I
might dicate, I could easily add a few paragraphs on pre-
vention. This, however, must make a part of a public
report on that subject, in which I am engaged, with seve-
ral gentlemen of learning, experience, and respectability.
In the mean time, be assured, that no person wishes great-
er success to your labours, for the good of our fellow -
citizens, than
SAMUEL L. MITCHILL.
To Mr. James Hardie.
The second communication I received in a letter from
Mr. Richardson Underhill, a respectable merchant of this
city, on the 30th December, in answer to one which I had
written to him, on the 23d of the same month. This
Gentleman is indeed no regular bred physician ; but as
from motives of humanity, he had been very attentive to
the distresses of the sick, during the calamity of the year
1795, and being a person of observation, he soon became
acquainted with that mode of treatment ; which was most
conducive to their recovery. Upon the commencement
of the fever of 1798, being again actuated by the most    
philanthropic principles, he embarked in the same hazard-
ous business, and was the happy means of mitigating the
sorrows of many of the afflicted. To these he not only
prescribed ; but also assisted in administering such medi-

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cines as were deemed proper. He likewise took care,
that all those whom he saw in want, should by some means
or other be relieved. A conduct like his, is above eulo-
gium. The poor and needy, whose wants were supplied
and whose diseases were cured by his means will no doubt
think, as long as they live, of their benefactor with gra-
titude.
The communication with which Mr. Underhill, has fa-
voured me, appears to me, to be interesting and as I am
convinced it will be considered in the same manner by
most of my readers, I shall lay it before them without fur-
ther apology.                          
NEW - YORK, 12th Mo. 30th 1798.
ESTEEMED FRIEND,
JAMES HARDIE,
THY favor of the 23d. inst. I have the pleasure of ac-
knowledging. In this thou askest my opinion, respecting
the origin of the disorder, to which so many of our citi-
zens have recently become victims ; the method of cure
pursued by me, and my opinion, what should be done by
the proper authority, to prevent a return of this terrible
pestilence.
In a mind, void of prejudice, it is more difficult, per-
haps, to form an exact opinion of the origin of this disor-
der, than most people, upon a transient view of the sub-
ject, would suppose ; for my own part, neither my educa-
tion, nor my inclination, will permit me to form any theo-
ries, concerning the first engendering of pestilence, from
combinations of gazes, or other causes. The dens, in
which it is bred, and in which it lurks, until it issues forth
to seize its prey, are more proper objects for persons in
my sphere of life to enquire out and explore. To this
purpose I have frequently revolved in my mind, whether
it was an imported or homebred disorder, several circum-
stances concurring to produce an opinion of its being the
latter. The rapid progress of it, during one of the hotest
summers we have ever experienced, just after a very heavy   
fall of rain, which stagnated in almost an innumerable  
number of cellars and back yards ; the malignancy of it

MALIGNANT FEVER. 21
in the neighbourhood of some of those cellars, many of
them stowed with large quantities of putrid beef ; in the
neighbourhood of filthy sewers, or other nuisances, and,
also, from its spreading on Golden - hill and Cliff - street,
which are in a northerly direction from some of those dens
of pestilence I have just mentioned, and of course liable
to be acted upon by the prevailing south winds. But how-
ever well founded this opinion may be, with respect to the
agency of those things, in producing the disease, yet with
all these, other facts, which I will relate, has almost in-
duced me to believe, that all is not to be charged to them.
They rendered the neighbourhood highly combustible, but
perhaps a spark of contagion might be necessary to pro-
duce so dreadful a conflagration. The first appearance of
the disorder was in Front - street, near Coenties - slip, where
Melancton Smith died, about the 28th, or 29th of July,
and on the 30th Peter A. Schenk was taken severely sick.
The following week, one  Wilson, M. Smith, jun. Peter
Dustan and wife, and A Adriance, had slight attacks, from
whence it spread  to other families in a very short time. *
The next appearance of the fever was at  the house of
Henry Mead, at the lower corner on the west side of the
New - slip. Some time in  July, the ship Fame, said to
have arrived from  some one of the West - India islands,
came to the wharf next below the New - slip, and lay there
some time. About the 3d or 4th of August, some people
went to discharging the ballast and pumping her out ; a-
mong the ballast was a quantity of damaged coffee, ex-
tremely putrid, which, with the water discharged from the
pump, was so offensive to the smell, that the neighbours
were induced to shut their windows, especially while eat-
ing. About the 6th of said month, the following persons
spent a considerable part of the day at Mead's house, John
Taylor, Ebenezer Taylor, Sylvanus Seaman, Monmouth
Hubbs, Walter Davis, Augustus Peck, and a young
man, clerk in a store near the exchange : Most of these
* The people of this neighbourhood laid the blame of their sickness to the
schooner Fox, which arrived from Jeremie between the middle and latter
part of July, and hawled to a wharf a little east of Coenties-slip.  where she
unloaded, and upon pumping her out, her bilge - water was very offensive ;
but I think the filth to be observed in this part of the town, quite as likely to
give them fever as bilge - water and molasses.

22 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
dined there, and during their dinner, they were under the
necessity of shutting up their doors and windows, though
the weather was very warm, so exceedingly were they an
noyed by the stench from the ship. Of this company,  
collected from several quarters, and who dispersed to their
respective homes, not a single one escaped severe sick-
ness, which they were taken with in from 4 to 5 days, and
of which John and Ebenezer Taylor died. Two persons
belonging to the family were also sick. The next house
above this, (there being none below it) was at the same
time visited, and of 5 persons, three were taken danger-
ously ill and 2 died : In the second house above, 3 more
persons were sick at the same time, and 1 died ; and the
family of the house next to this, shared a similar fate, 3
were sick, two of whom died in a very short time. Many
of the boatmen, whose vessels lay in the slip at this period,
fared no better, a number of them being victims to this
stench, or the contagion it produced. On the east side
of the slip, the inhabitants at this time were as healthy as
usual for the season ; but in the neighbourhood northerly,
the disorder spread with great rapidity ; scarcely a family
escaped severe sickness for some distance in that direction :
it is to be observed that the wind was wholly southerly. —
Nathaniel Clark, who lives in Cherry - street, in this neigh-
bourhood, was on the wharf where this ship lay, and went
home to his family, complained much of the stench he
had smelt there, and in 3 or 4 days  was taken with the
fever, which he had severely : Several of his family sicken-
ed shortly after. From these facts it appears that the sick-
ness in this quarter was caused by the ship ; whether it was
created in her, or brought from another country, I cannot
undertake to determine ; but be it as it may, the fever was
undoubtedly there contagious; and spread to distant parts
of the town by means of the sick ; the bodies of the inha-
bitants having (as I suppose) been rendered ripe for its re-
ception. From here I can trace it to the neighbourhood
of Golden - hill, where a man named Harper, died in Gold-
street on the 11th of August. One Fowler died the 18th
of same month in John - street ; and the 3d victim was So-
lomon Carl, who died on the 20th, in Gold - street. Har-
per imputed the origin of his sickness to his having crossed
the deck of the ship beforementioned three days before he

MALIGNANT FEVER. 23
was taken ; a respectable merchant was with him, who has
since told me they were offended with a very disagreeable
smell. Solomon Carl was at the funeral of a woman na-
med Jones, who had died in the neighbourhood of the
New - Slip, about 3 days before he sickened himself.
The methods I pursued to cure the disorder were gene-
rally very simple, such as were dictated by nature, and a
small share of experience I had in the year 1795. I en-
deavoured always to purge the patient, bring on a gentle
perspiration and continue it, which treatment of itself I
may say cured hundreds ; the medicines I selected to
bring about those ends, were such as I deemed mildest and
most efficacious in their operation : for the first purpose I
used castor oil, and for the other, warm teas of cat-nip or
balm ; In obstinate cases, or cases attended with delirium,
I used hot applications of ashes, bricks, &c. wet with vi-
negar and spirits, and if I could raise a perspiration a cure
generally ensued, particularly among middle aged persons
of good constitutions. Those were the methods most used,
tho' I found it necessary to vary and use other means at   
times, according to the constitution of the patient, or stage
of the disease, when I first began my prescriptions.
My opinion concerning what is necessary to prevent a
return of this disorder is formed from the facts I have before
related. I think it necessary to absolutely prohibit stagnant
waters and to compel those persons who have wet cellars,
to keep them constantly pumped out and cleaned ; to fill
up the docks and slips, if not entirely, at least such parts
of them as are too far from running water, or are exposed
to the sun at low-water ; to prevent provisions from being   
stored at all in town, during certain seasons of the year.
Altho' this may be thought a great inconvenience, yet let
it be remembered that the health of the whole ought not
to be risqued for the convenience of many, much less for
a few ; at all events provisions ought to be kept out of
damp cellars in  hot weather, for when they are not abso-
lutely spoiled, their pickle sometimes smells very offen-
sive, and I judge all air to be noxious that offends my nose,
at least, I know of no rule of judging which admits of
fewer exceptions ; to fill up the common fewers where
practicable and let the filth which they are intended to
hide appear to the eye in ail its deformity, which will

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insure a more speedy removal ; where they cannot be fil-
led up with propriety from the particular situation of the
ground (if any such situation exist) let lime be frequently
put in them ; to prevent vessels which may arrive from
warm climates during certain months in the year from
coming to the city at all, until they have landed their car-
goes at some convenient place, remote from the centre of
population,* where ware - houses might be prepared for
the reception of their goods and from whence they might
be transported at little expence to their respective con-
signees, after having been duly examined by a proper
officer appointed for that purpose, whose duty it should
also be to see that the ships were cleaned by admitting
clean water in them and pumping it out, and afterwards pro-
perly fumigating them, after which they might freely be ad-
mitted to load at the usual wharves. I also think (from
conversations I have had with several judicious persons
upon the subject) that it would be proper to introduce the
use of coal altogether as fuel in the low parts of the city,
where the ground has been made wholly, or in part by co-
vering marshes and sloughs, with a few feet of harder earth :
The method to be fallen upon to cause coal to be generally
used in those situations , would perhaps require much
consideration, by those whose province it is to consider on
it ; but I am inclined to believe, if it should be found up-
on due enquiry to be necessary, the general good sense of
the people would lead them to adopt it without compulsi-
on. If to all these regulations, it were possible to add the
salubrious influence of a stream of fresh water, cleansing
the surface of our streets, I think this city may yet be bles-
sed with a good general state of health. I have been thus
particular because thou requested it : If, from what I have
written, thou canst glean any thing of service to thyself
or the public, it will give sincere pleasure to thy real
friend.
RICHARDSON UNDERHILL.
* I think at or near the Watering - place, on Staten - Island, would be a
proper situation for this purpose.
   

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The prevalence of the fever in New - York, is accounted
for as follows, in the Philadelphia Gazette of the 4th inst.
under the New - York head :
" FEVER.                    
A very considerable alarm having taken place among
the citizens, and the most exaggerated reports circulated
about the country, of the sickness with which certain parts
of the city are afflicted, we have thought it a duty to make
such enquiries as might enable us to place the matter in a
point of view, as near the truth as possible.
" About the beginning of August, in consequence of
the foul, unfinished state of several water - lots, on the East
river, between Coenties and the Old - slip, upwards of 20
persons were attacked nearly about the same time, with
what appeared to be common colds, some slightly, others
more severely ; but the general occurrence of the fact in
that neighdourhood, led to a belief that it arose from a local
cause, and threatened something more serious. The foul-
ness of the lots, and especially two vacant ones, being re-
ceptacles of every kind of filth, was considered as that cause ;
and in pursuance of official arrangements, they were im-
mediately covered with wholesome sand : The effect was,
a general restoration of the sick.
In the neighbourhood of the New - slip, where the build-
ings for the most part are small, and many of them inhabi-
ted by poor people, who live in a crouded manner, and
in situations incapable of proper ventilation, diseases oc-
curred about the 12th — a number of persons died - but
at present there appears to be no great cause of alarm in
that quarter.
" About the same period, or a little later, two or three
persons were seized at Bruce's wharf, with suspicious
symptoms, and some deaths have taken place there and in
its vicinity, owing, it is generally thought, to the ex-
tremely foul condition of Bruce and Marston's unfilled
lots, bounding on the East - river, at the foot of Pine - street
the effluvia issuing from them being highly putrid and of-
sensive. Measures have been taken, and are now in ope-
ration, to cover them with wholesome earth, by which
means it is hoped the evil in that quarter, it it has arisen
from this source, may be corrected.
D 

26 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
"  About the 20th, several persons were seized in Cliff -
street, nearly in the same manner as those between Coen-
ties - slip and the Old - slip. At first they generally consider-
ed their complaints to be mere colds taken by sleeping
with open windows in the violent hot weather which then
prevailed — Unfortunately, it was a more serious case.
The patients rapidly grew worse, and several died as well
there as in John, Gold and Rider - streets, and Eden's - Al-
lies, all lying within the vicinity of Burling - slip sewer.
These complaints, on investigation, were thought to pro-
ceed, in part, from the offensive state of that sewer ;
which had, for some time, become a receptacle for vari-
ous species of putrid matter, and of which the mouth lies
nearly opposite John - street, commonly called Golden - hill
street — so that whenever a South or S. E. wind prevailed,
it blew through the fewer, and bore a column of effluvia
up John street, and through that into Cliff and the adja-
cent streets, rendering the atmosphere intolerably bad.
The best informed physicians are of this opinion. The
head of the sewer has since been closed by a valve-door,
and a considerable quantity of quick - lime thrown into it,
with a view of neutralizing its contents. A similar door,
with the same intention, has been added to the Ferry -
street sewer.
" Other causes are also alledged, and with  great plau-
sibility, at least, if not certainty.
" It is well known that the cessation of our commer-
cial intercourse with the French islands, in consequence
of their hostile violence, has greatly lessened the demand
for provisions ; of course large quantities of beef remain-
ed in many cellars, particularly among the merchants of
Pearl - street. Much of this, from what is now seen to be
an improper mode of packing, as directed by a late law,
has lately become tainted, emitted a very putrid effluvi-
um — corrupting the air and contributing its share as a
cause of disease. We learn that the commissioners of the
health - office have taken measures to have it all inspected,
and the spoiled removed out of town. Much already has
been sent away, and the remainder is going as fast as pos-
sible.
" These causes, with the immense fall of rain, and vi-
olent heats, experienced in the course of August, are sup-

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posed to have originated the disease which has spread such
panic as to drive many families into the country.
" On the most diligent enquiry, however, we cannot
find out, that any great subject of alarm exists, except
in the neighbourhood of the New - slip — in the vicinity of
Burling - slip - sewer - and at the foot of Pine - street, at
which places several persons have died.
" Individual cases have also occurred in other parts of
the town, but, as in 1795, they remain insulated, and
without communication to the attendants, as far as we can
discover. These, it is generally though, were taken at
one or the other places before mentioned.
" An opinion has been avowed by some, that the dis-
ease has been imported, or arose from damaged coffee,
thrown - out of a ship on Kelly's dock, west of the New -
slip. This, in the present instance, is utterly groundless,
and can serve no purpose but that of delusion. The quan-
tity of refuse coffee, alluded to by our advocates for im-
ported contagion, did not exceed half a peck, and was
the mere sweepings of the hold.                   
" We are informed by a gentleman who has been at the
pains to collect a lift of the persons interred in the several
burial grounds, that during the last week they averaged
about 12 per day — and that previous to Sunday last, there
was no very unusual mortality for the season.
" With respect to new cases, enquiry at the best sour-
ces, enables us to say they have very much declined with-
in the last 24 hours, and that the disease yields more readi- 
ly to medicine.                            
" How far this statement authorizes the extreme a-
larm which precipitates so many citizens out of town, we
do not know ; but it would at least be adviseable that all
who remove should leave their houses, cellars and yards
in a cleanly condition — that such as remain may not be ex-
posed to the bad effects of their carelessness and indiscre-
tion.                            
" The system of cleanliness adopted by the commissi-
oners of the health office, we are happy to observe, is pur-
sued with encreased vigour ; and indefatigable efforts are
daily made by that board, to preclude every source of im-
pure air in the city.
" This statement may be depended on - it is the result
of enquiry of the first authority."

28 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
To these opinions I shall add another, which my readers,
will no doubt, consider as being very respectable ; I
mean that of our Health - Officer, Doctor Bayley. I
have extracted what follows from a late very interest-
ing publication of his, entitled, " Letters from the
Health - Office to the Common Council."
To the Common Council of the City of New - York.
Health - Office, December 4, 1798.
GENTLEMEN,
IN addition to the facts which are contained in the cor-
respondence between the Health Commissioners and the
Common Council for the year 1798, I shall offer to your
consideration a few remarks upon the origin and progress
of the pestilential disease which has lately prevailed in this   
city ; and in order to corroborate what I may advance, I
shall, in the first place take a retrospect of events which
have annually taken place in this city, during the warm
months since the year 1795.
According to the records of the Health - Office, the yel-
low fever appeared in 1796 at White - hall, at the foot of
Pine - street, at Burling - slip, and in the neighbourhood of
Roosevelt - street sewer.
In 1797 between Coenties and the Old slip, in Front -
street, at the Fly - market in several instances, in Fletcher -
street, at Burling - slip, in Water - street, adjoining Roose-
velt - street sewer, in George - street, and at the foot of Pine -
street.
In 1798 the disease first appeared about midway be-
tween Coenties and the Old - slip, in Front - street, be-
tween the 1st and 7th of August. On the 7th of August
about twenty-three were reported sick to the Health - Of-
fice. From that period several others sickened, and of the
whole number one died. By the 26th of August, the com-
plaint had disappeared in that quarter in consequence of
the measures taken to remove the cause, by covering the
offensive lots with clean, wholesome earth.
On the 12th of August, it appeared at No. 283, Water -
street, in the case of Mr. Taylor, in an old broken build-

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ing, on an unfinished lot at the foot of Dover - street, in
which 11 persons died early in 1795, and which has since
been repeatedly represented as a nuisance.
August 12, also, the disease appeared in the case of John
Henderson, corner of James - street, and Batavia - lane. On
all sides of his residence, which was a small crowded build-
ing, there were sunken lots in an unfinished state.
Again, on August 12, the disease appeared in William
Whitlock, Card-maker, No. 51, Cherry - street. In the
rear and to the south of his residence, the lots are very ge-
nerally below the level of the streets, and without drains.
August 13. Murdock M'Lean, Bruce's wharf, was
seized, where the disease has regularly made its appear-
ance every warm season since the year 1795.
The first arrival of sick in this harbour, (to the know-
ledge of the Health - Office) from Philadelphia, was on the
13th of August, in the New - York and Philadelphia
Packet. The Captain died on the passage — the mate was
sick and was sent to Bellevue.
August 17. Tho. Collard sickened in Banker - street.
18. Nehemiah Fowler, John - street.
20. Fletcher - street.
21. R. Whitmore, George - street.
22. A. Sharpless, corner of John and Cliff - street
From the preceeding statement, the yellow - fever made
its appearance in different parts of the city on the same
day, and in the course of six or eight days, in different
streets, remote from one another.      
On the 8th August the mercury in Farenheit's Thermo-
meter, at an elevation of 40 feet above the ground, and in
the shade, at two P. M. stood at 91 degrees. }
On the 9th. 96 }
10th. 90 }
11th. 89 }
12th. 86 }
13th. 83* }
* The highest to which the mercury rose in July 1795, was 83 }
August, 93 }
July, 1796, 88 }
August, 89 }

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On the morning of the 14th, the heaviest rain fell of any
time during the year. It began at 5 A. M. and continued
without intermission till nine. Numerous cellars, parti-
cularly those in the low parts of the city  were filled with
water. Lispenard's meadow, which may be considered as
within the limits of the city was entirely overflowed. In
six days it had not subsided above ten inches ; and the wa-
ter did not pass off, till a large drain was opened for that
purpose, by order of the Common Council.
After the immense fall of rain on the 14th, the Ther-
mometer, which had fallen on that day to 78 rose,
On the 15th, to 82 }
16th, 85 }
17th, 90 }
18th, 90 }
The sudden and great increase of heat immediately after
the violent rain, appeared to have a proportionately in-
fluence in producing fever. Between that period and the
22d August, upwards of twenty persons in Cliff - street,
were seized with slight indispositions, which they attributed
to sleeping with open windows during the preceding hot
and moist weather, but which appeared rather as the fore-
runner of yellow fever, for, not only the persons thus in-
disposed, but a number of others in the same street, had
that disease in the course of a few days.
From this period the disease became more general ; but
its fatality was principally felt in Cliff - street and its neigh-
bourhood, at Catherine slip, in Water - street and on the
unfinished grounds in the southern part of the city.
Now having seen that the yellow fever had made its ap-
pearance in New - York every year, for several years past, but
has prevailed in very different degrees, it becomes a matter of
great importance to determine, why the disease was so
generally prevalent on the low new - made grounds in 1795,
whilst it was scarcely felt in the more elevated situations ;
why, in 1796, and 1797, its appearance was limited to
particular spots ; and why, in 1798 it not only prevailed
July, 1797, 90 }
August, 82 }
July, 1798, 94 }
August, 96 }

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on all the new - made grounds, but also in parts of the city
which had before been exempted from the disease.
To answer these questions in such a manner, as to prove
satisfactory to every one, might be a very difficult task.
I shall, however, offer some reasons which may tend to
shew why the fever was more prevalent this year, than in
the preceding years.
It is well ascertained that in the year 1795, there was an
unusual degree of heat and moisture in the atmosphere
during the warmer months — that the Thermometer was
considerably higher than in 1796 and 1797, but that in
1798, the heat greatly exceeded that of 1795.
Now, as heat and moisture are powerful agents in pro-
ducing pestilential diseases, so must the same causes neces-
sarily promote the extension of those diseases.
In the year '98, there were besides, local causes of fever
in this city, which did not exist in the other seasons, and
which, co-operating with the weather, served to extend the
disease beyond the limits, to which it would probably have
been otherwise confined. I have reference to the immense
quantities of spoiled beef, fish, and other articles of a
perishable nature, which were stored in different parts of
this city. The noxious exhalations arising from these
sources, in my apprehension, was a great cause why the
disease arose and raged with great violence in particular
situations : And when we consider the sudden appearance
of the fever at Golden-hill and in Cliff - street, and the great
number which sickened nearly at the same time, there is
great reason to believe this opinion well founded.
About the 20th of August, a report was made to the
Health Office, that great quantities of spoiled beef were
stored in Pearl - street, between Burling and Beekman - slips.
The stench which issued from some of the cellars in this
situation, was so considerable, as to prove very offensive to
those who passed by, and became a subject of general ob-
servation. Letters, in consequence, from the Health - Office,
were addressed to owners of provisions in that quarter, en-
joining them to have the beef examined, and to have such
as was spoiled, sent out of the city. Instead, however, of
adopting this plan, the beef was brought from the cellars
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thrown into the gutters. In some instances the examina-
tion was made in the cellars, and the pickle disposed of in
the same manner. The gutters which conveyed away
this putrid pickle, led to Burling - slip sewer.
The relative situation of this sewer, and Cliff - street is
such that the southerly and south - easterly winds, force a
current of air though the sewer, carrying with it the exhala-
tions arising from the noxious matter collected together in
that place, and having a direction to pass more immediate-
ly up Golden - hill, and into Cliff-street ; and every person
in that neighbourhood with whom I have conversed, agrees
as to the offensive smell of the air, previous to the appear-
ance of the fever.
About the 20th of August, the wind, which had been blow-
ing from the north and west some days previous, shifted to
the south - east, and continued to blow from that quarter
some time. In 48 hours after this, there was scarcely a
house in Pearl - street, near where the spoiled provisions
were stored, in the lower end of John - street, and in Cliff -
street, which did not contain sick.
The sudden appearance of fever in this part of the city,
and the great number which were in so short a time affec-
ted, proves the local nature of the cause ; and to the one
which I have just mentioned, I have no hesitation, in
ascribing all the effects which were experienced.
If what we have alledged, be admitted sufficient to ex-
plain the appearance of fever which took place in Cliff -
street, &c. we have made some advances towards account-
ing for the general prevalence of the disease in 1798.
But, gentlemen, we have further to remark a particu-
lar difference in the warm seasons of 1798 and 1795.
In 1795 the weather was warm and moist, but there
was but very little rain.
In 1798 the weather was not only much warmer, but
was accompanied by sudden and heavy rains.
Immediately after the rains the public papers teemed
with addresses to the citizens, entreating them to empty
their cellars of the water which had collected in them, or
the most fatal effects would be felt from neglect, or inat-
tention to this circumstance. It is not my intention to
dispute the opinion advanced by these writers. But, if
* Vlde the H. Office correspondene on the subject of spoiled provisions.

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the production of disease, was to be apprehended from the
lodgment of water in places where the sun's rays never en-
ter, what effects were to be expected from the ponding of
water in those numerous lots and yards within this city,
which are several feet below the level of the streets, con-
taining dead animal and vegetable matters, and to which
the rays of the sun have full access ? I wish you, gentle-
men, to reflect seriously upon this comparison, and be-
lieve, that whilst those sunken, undrained lots are suffer-
ed to remain in their present state, unless causes cease to
produce their effects, diseases must inevitably result.
On examining the records of the legislature of this state,
it will be found, that petitions have been preferred to that
body, for permission to erect mill - dams on certain streams
of water in some of the northern counties, and the prayer
of the petitioners has been granted. The consequence
was, that considerable tracts of low grounds in the neigh- 
hood of the mill - dams, were overflowed in the spring, and
after the water had passed off, and the surface of those
grounds were exposed to the influence of the sun, exhala-
tions of so baneful a nature arose, as to produce a fever
of abilious type, which attacked almost every body with-
in a certain distance from their source, and proved  very
mortal in its effects. The cause of this sickness being so
obvious, petitions were presented to the legislature, pray-
ing for a redress of the grievances. To correct the evil, 
it of course was necessary to destroy the mill - dams, and as
soon as the waters were unobstructed, and allowed to flow
in their usual channel, the country became as healthy as
before.
Permit me, gentlemen, to ask the following questions :
If the result of exhalations arising from grounds which
have been covered with water in an open country, has
been the production of bilious remitting fevers, attended
with considerable mortality, what result ought we to ex-
pect from those exhalations which arise from the ponding
of water on 150 acres of low grounds and sunken yards
and lots in a crouded city, and of a southern aspect ?
Before I conclude, I shall take the liberty of noticing
some of the public measures that have been adopted for
the removal of causes of disease in this city. I shall con-
fine myself to two principal objects :
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First. The want of a sufficient descent on the low
grounds along the east-river, to carry Off the waters from
the streets, is generally admitted. A considerable quan-
tity of water must necessarily stagnate in the gutters of these
streets, and also in the sunken pavement. In dry weather
this lodgement consists principally of water which has been
used for culinary and other, family purposes, and must
therefore, be supposed to abound with matters to afford
noxious exhalations.
By an ordinance of the Corporation for cleaning the
streets, the inhabitants are directed to scrape out the dirt
and filth collected in the gutters, and heap them up in
the streets, to be removed by the scavengers in the course
of the day.
Now, does this regulation in any degree subserve the
purposes for which it was ordained ? Does not the spread-
ing of this dirt and filth, and exposing new and greater
surfaces, increase the mischief which the measure was in-
tended to correct ? I believe, gentlemen, there will be
found no other means to rid the low grounds of this city,
from the baneful effects of stagnant waters, and an accu-
mulation of noxious matters, than their being freely wash-
ed by currents of water flowing over them.
Second. In the same ordinance, the citizens are pro- 
hibited from throwing into the streets, from their respect-
ive houses, cellars, or yards, any dirt, filth, or offals
whatever, except on certain days. How will this be found
to operate in removing the causes of disease ? Should we
not rather ask, how this will be found to operate in in-
creasing the causes of disease ? One moment's reflection,
I presume, will convince us that some means ought to be
adopted to remedy a system so fraught with mischief, and
for these means I take the liberty of referring you to letter
70, addressed by the Commissioners of the Health Office
to the Common Council.
I have the honor to be,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and
Humble servant, 
R. BAYLEY, Health Officer.

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From the preceding statements, it  will appear to my
readers, that the cause of the origin of this disorder, is still
a matter of question amongst the learned ; and that it is
not as yet fully decided, whether the calamity, with which
the cities of the United States have within these few years
been repeatedly afflicted, has been imported, or that it is
engendered in our own country. Several reasons, how-
ever, induce me to incline to the latter opinion.
First. We are situated in the same latitude with those
places of the old world, where pestilential disorders annu-
ally predominate. With those places we are alike expos-
ed during the summer months to the united effects of
heat and moisture, and from similar causes similar effects
may be always expected.
Secondly. The fever with which we were lately afflict-
ed, although its first appearance was at one particular spot,
viz. Coenties - slip, yet it was soon afterwards seen in so
many different parts of the city, and so far remote from
one another, that it is by no means probable that the con-
tagion could be communicated so speedily. Indeed, if
the contagion was imported, it would seem to me, that
there must have been at least seven or eight different sour-
ces of infection, or it could not have appeared in every di-
rection from the ship - yards to the battery, almost about
the same time.                                  
Thirdly. As a proof that this fever may be engendered in
our climate, it maybe added that it had at different times
made its appearance in the vicinity of low marshy grounds
both in this and the neighbouring states. (See Webster's
Collection of Papers on the subject of Bilious Fevers preva-
lent in the United States for a few years past) and that it
appeared in the state of New-Jersey during the last
autumn, is pretty evident from the two following extracts
of letters from two eminent physicians in that state :
Extract of a letter from Dr. Jonathan Elmer, of Bridge-
town, New - Jersey, to a Physician in Philadelphia, dated
December 6.
" From many facts I am induced to believe (tho' very
reluctantly) that there were cases of the yellow - fever in
this place during the last autumn, which originated on the
spot, and that its propagation was occasioned, or at least


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promoted, by local infection, or generated in the place
of its origination."
Extract of a letter from Dr. Lummis, of Woodbury, dated
Dec. 4 to a Physician in Philadelphia.
" During the late autumn, in the months of September
and October, I visited several persons affected with the
bilious yellow - fever, who had no possible opportunity of
deriving their disease from any foreign source. Knowing
that this disease might have been of domestic origin, and
probably introduced among them from the city of Phila-
delphia, I was exceedingly particular in my enquiries on
this point, and being satisfied from the testimony of the
persons attacked, and of the families in which they resided,
of their not having any communication with the city of
Philadelphia for a long time previous to their suffering
with the disease ; and of their having avoided, in the most
careful manner, all intercourse with families affected with
the yellow - fever in their own neighbourhood, I have no
hesitation in believing their disease to have been the offs-
pring of local causes. The Majority of these cases have
occurred in families living on farms situated on the Jersey
shore of the Delaware. The most valuable part of these
farms consist of meadow ; the proximity of these situations
to the Delaware, and large tracts of meadow land lead me
to ascribe their disease (aided by a peculiar state of the
air) to the exhalations or marsh effluvia, arising from the
low grounds situated near the banks, and the meadows in
the vicinity of the Delaware. The peculiar disposition
of these exhalations to produce disease and death, was
evinced early in the season by the mortality which pre-
vailed among the fowls and cats in this neighbourhood. I
am not alone in having seen cases of yellow - fever which
cannot be traced to contagion. Similar fact have been
witnessed this season by other Physicians, in various parts
of New - Jersey."
I have already observed that our climate being the same
with those places in the old world, which are annually, ex-
posed to pestilential disorders, we cannot expect to be en-
tirely exempt from them. But at the same time I am
fully persuaded, that if we make use of those means,
which Divine Providence has put in our power, we have
ttle to apprehend, on the score of their return or spread-

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ing in this country. In Turkey where pestilential disor-
ders are exceedingly prevalent, such is the indolence of
the inhabitants that little or no attempts are made to pre-
vent their return or to stop their ravages : for to use the
words of Mr. John Payne, in his excellent system of Ge-
ography, now publishing in this city, by John Low,
Bookseller, at the Shakespeare's Head, No. 332 Water -
street, " The doctrine of predestination and still more the
barbarism of the government have hitherto prevented the
Turks from attempting to guard against this destructive
disorder, (meaning the plague) : the success however, of
the precautions taken by the Franks, has of late began to
make some impressions upon many of them. The
Christians of the country, who trade with European na-
tions, would be disposed to shut themselves up like them ;
but this they cannot do without the authority of the
Porte. It seems indeed, as if the Divan would at last pay
some attention to this object, if it be true that an edict was
issued in 1783, for the establishment of a Lazaretto at
Constantinople and three others at Smyrna, Candia, and
Alexandria. The government of Tunis adopted this wise
measure some years ago ; but the Turkish police is every
where so wretched, that little success can be hoped from
these establishments notwithstanding their extreme impor-
tance and the safety of the Mediterranean states."
The above is the state of pestilential disorders amongst
them ; but surely with us it is widely different. Many
of our citizens, indeed, believe in the doctrine of predesti-
nation as well as the Turks ; but at the same time, almost
every individual in case of any calamity, thinks it his du-
ty to make use of those means which Providence has put
in his power, to avert it. Our police is likewise, by no
means, wretched. Our magistrates, to whom the health
of our citizens is confided, are men of intelligence, and
when the sources from which pestilence arise in our cities
is better understood, which from the measures lately taken,
we may soon expect, there is little doubt, that our cities
shall in a short time be either wholly exempt from, or at
least partially visited by the direful calamity of the yellow -
fever.
To prevent its return has not only been an object of
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but also with our national government ; for the President
of the United States, in his speech on the opening of the
last session of Congress, thus  addressed himself to the Se-
nate and House of Representatives : —
" While with reverence  and resignation we contem-
plate the dispensations of Divine Providence, in the a-
larming and destructive pestilence with which several of
our cities and towns have been visited, there is cause for
gratitude and mutual congratulations, that the malady has
disappeared, and that we are again permitted to assemble
in safety, at the seat of government, for the discharge of
our important duties. But when we reflect, that this
fatal disorder has, within a few years made repeated rava-
ges in some of our principal seaports, and with increased
malignancy, and when we consider the magnitude of the
evils arising from the interruption of public and private
business, whereby the national interests are deeply affected ;
I think it my duty to invite the legislature of the union to
examine the expediency of establishing suitable regulati-
ons in aid of the health laws of the respective states ; for
these being formed on the idea that contagious sickness
may be communicated throughout the channels of com-
merce, there seems to be a necessity, that Congress who
alone can regulate trade, should frame a system which,
while it may tend to preserve the general health, may be
compatible with the interests of commerce, and the safety
of the revenue."
The Governor of Pennsylvania, likewise, in his address 
to the legislature of that state, recommends to their seri-
ous consideration, such measures as he believed most
likely to prevent a like visitation as that of the autumns
of 1793, 1797, and 1798 ; and I am happy to add, that
the business will no doubt be taken up by the general go-
vernment of the Union, as a committee was appointed 
to report on that part of the president's speech, which
respected this truly important subject. To this I may add
that the Common Council of New York, anxious to
guard our city against the return of pestilence, addressed
the Medical Society, soon after the decline of the disor-
der requesting them to give their opinions with respect
to its origin, best method of prevention, &c. and that in 

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consequence the society appointed a committee of their
own body, consisting of Doctors Samuel L. Mitchell,
James Tillary, and John B. Rodgers, to consider the mat-
ter, and to report accordingly. The literary talents of
these gentlemen are well known, and their zeal and anxi-
ety to prevent the sufferings of the distressed, will never
be called in question. We may, therefore, speedily ex-
pect, from their united efforts, a publication, which will
be read by most of our citizens with the greatest avidity ;
and which I have no doubt will be productive of the high-
est utility.
The situation of our fellow - citizens in Philadelphia, was
not very different from those of New - York. What, there-
fore, might be useful to prevent the return of the fever
in one place, may be of equal utility in another. I shall,
therefore, lay before my readers the opinion of the aca-
demy of medicine of Philadelphia, addressed to the go-
vernor.
On the Origin and Means of preventing the return of the
Yellow Fever.
SIR,                            
IN order to comply with your request to the academy
of medicine, communicated by  Dr. Samuel Duffield,
the consulting physician of the port, respecting the means,
of preventing the return of the epidemic fever which has
lately afflicted our city, the academy have conceived the
history of its origin, necessarily connected with their
answer.
We believe it was derived from the following sources :
1. The exhalations of the alleys, gutters, docks, and
common sewers of the  city ; and from stagnating water in
its neighborhood.
2. The foul air discharged with the ballast of the ship
Deborah, and the cargo of the brig Mary : the former of
which arrived from Hispaniola on the 18th of July, and
the latter on the 29th of the same month. We reject the
opinion of an imported human contagion in either of the
above vessels. It has not been asserted that any person
died of the yellow fever on board the Mary, during her
voyage ; and if it be said, that several persons died on

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board the Deborah of that disease, on her passage to this
city, we cannot admit that they contaminated the timbers
or contents of the ship in such a manner, as to spread the
disease to persons at several hundred feet distance from
the wharf at which she was moored. The improbability
of this opinion will appear from two considerations.
First — The disease is not contagious in the West Indies ;
and rarely, if ever so, in the United States in hot weather,
at which time only it makes its first appearance in our
country. So general is this opinion, that some physicians
have unfortunately refused to admit the existence of the
fever in its commencement in our city, only because it was
not contagious.
Second — The disease was in no instance propagated by
those persons who were supposed to have derived it from
human contagion, adhering to the timbers and contents
of the Deborah and Mary, and who died with it in parts
of the city remote from the influence of the foul air of
those vessels.
It is said that the contagion of the yellow fever is not
uniform in its effects, it ought, at least, to be admitted,
that it acts with most certainty where it exists with most
force; but a reverse of this took place in the supposed
origin of our late fever, from imported contagion. We
are the more determined in our opinion of the foul air of
the Deborah and Mary being the cause of many cases of
our fever, from similar cases of fever having been often
produced from similar causes, instances of which were
mentioned in our letter to you last year.
In support of our opinion of the disease being deprived
from the exhalations of our city before enumerated, we
shall mention the names of the following persons, who had
the fever before the arrival of the Deborah or Mary in our
port, viz. Benjamin Jones, from Berger's court, June 2d
Mary Wrigglesworth, near the corner of Walnut and
Tenth streets, June 6th ; Rebecca Trested, in Front be-
tween Spruce and Union streets, June 11th ; Eliza Curran,
Fourth below South street, 27th June ; Mark Miller,
Callowhill street, and Molly Zeller, Race street, July
2d ; Miss Byrne, Spruce, between Second and Third streets,
July 11th ; Mr. Vannost, Shannon street wharves, July
12th. We observed, moreover, and heard of a considerable

MALIGNANT FEVER. 41
number of persons who had the disease in the western
parts of the city, and in Southwark and the Northern Li-
berties, who had not been exposed to contagion, nor
breathed the air in the neighbourhood of Water - street for
many weeks, and in some instances for several months be-
fore they were attacked by that fever.
In addition to the arguments in favour of the domestic
sources of the fever that have been mentioned in our for-
mer letter, we shall add four more that we think cannot
be refuted.                                  
1. The atmosphere of our city, during the prevalence
of the fever, produced sensations of pain or sickness in ma-
ny people who came into it from the country ; the same
atmosphere became the cause of the disease and death in
others who visited the city, and who carefully avoided
lodging, or any intercourse with persons infected by the
fever.
2. The disease prevailed in many inland towns of the
United States, which had no intercourse with sea - port
towns in which it was epidemic. Those towns were, in
every instance we have heard of, situated near to putrid
substances, or stagnating water.
3. The disease was rarely contagious, even when it ter-
minated in death, when carried into the country, or into
towns not exposed to putrid exhalations.
4. The general extinction of the disease by frost, clear
ly proves that it exists chiefly in the atmosphere ; and that
it is not derived, in the first instance, from human conta-
gion ; for frost, it is well known, does not act in the au-
tumnal months upon the bodies of the sick, nor upon
their beds, cloathing, or any other supposed receptacle of
contagion.
We wish to direct the attention of our fellow - citizens to
the history of the causes and remedies of pestilential dis-
eases in foreign countries : In the ages of medical super-
stition, when those diseases were believed to be imported,
they nearly depopulated cities for many successive years.
Frequent and accumulated suffering at last, begat wisdom.
The causes of pestilence were discovered to exist in all
countries, and domestic remedies were applied to remove
them. The effect, of this change in the opinion and con-
duct of the nations of Europe, has been the almost gene-
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ral extirpation of malignant fevers from their cities and
sea - ports. We have many documents to prove that the
recurrence of tire yellow fever has been prevented in the
cities of Europe by cleanliness. It formerly prevailed in
Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Holland, and occasion-
ally, in Britain and Ireland, under the names of putrid,
malignant, and bilious fevers, also of the gall - sickness and
of the black fever. The last name was derived from the
black vomiting, which is so often the symptom of ap-
proaching death in billious fevers.
We are the more confirmed in the opinion we have de-
livered, that the yellow fever is a native disease of our
country, by discovering that the same opinion is held by
most of the physicians and citizens of our sister states. We
lament the prevalence of an opinion, that the admission
of truth upon this subject, will injure the credit of our ci-
ty. Truth, upon all subjects, is ultimately friendly to
general interest and happiness, while the remedies of the
evils of errors are always of a partial and transitory nature.
We conceive that the report of the existence of a nature
so subtile as to elude the utmost force of the health - laws,
and the greatest vigilance of health - officers, will be much
more injurious to our city, than a belief of its being deri-
ved from causes which are obvious to our senses, and
which by active exertions might easily and certainly re-
moved, without oppressing or injuring our commerce.
We shall repeat, in this place, the means recommended
by us in our former letter, with the addition of some o-
thers for preventing a return of the disease.  
1. " Removing all those matters from our streets, gut-
ters, cellars, gardens, yards, stores, ponds, vaults, &c.
which, by putrefaction in warm weather, afford the most
frequent cause of the disease in this country. For this
purpose, we recommend the appointment of a certain
number of physicians, whole business it shall be to inspect
all such places in the city, the northern - liberties, and
Southwark, as contain any matters capable by putrefacti-
on, of producing the disease, and to have them removed.
2. " We earnestly recommend the frequent washing of
all impure parts of the city in warm and dry weather, by
means of the pumps, until the water of the river Schuyl-
kill can be made to wash all the streets of the city : a mea-

MALIGNANT FEVER. 43
sure which we conceive promises to our citizens the most
durable exemption from billions fever of all kinds, of
domestic origin.
3. " To guard against the frequent source of yellow
fever from the noxious air in the holds of vessels, we re-
commend the unlading such vessels as contain cargoes li-
able to putrefaction, and the discharging the ballast of all
vessels at a distance from the city, during the months of
June, July, August, September, and October. To pre-
vent the generation of noxious air in the holds of vessels,
we conceive every vessel should be obliged by law to carry
and use a ventilator, and we recommend, in a particular
manner, the one lately invented by Mr. Benjamin Wyn-
koop. We believe this invention to be one of the most
important and useful that has been made in modern times,
and that it is calculated to prevent not only the decay of
ships and cargoes, but a very frequent source of pestilen-
tial diseases of all kinds in commercial cities."    
4. The filling up, or cleaning the docks in such a man-
ner, that no matters capable of putrefaction, shall be ex-
posed to the rays of the sun at low water.
5. The closing the common sewers, so as to admit wa-
ter only, and the daily removal of the filth of the city, de
stined to flow into them, by means of covered carts or
waggons made for that purpose.
6. The prevention of the filth of the city from being ac-
cumulated, and stagnating in its neighbourhood.        
7. The prohibition of allies and narrow streets in the
future improvement of the city.                
8. An alteration of the present health law, which, by
detaining vessels with perishable cargoes for ten days at
the hospital, in hot weather, is calculated to increase the
foul air in their holds ; and we recommend also, that no
vessel, owned by a citizen of Philadelphia, be permitted
to leave or to enter our ports, that is not provided with a
ventilator.
We shall conclude our letter by deprecating, in the most
solemn manner, the continuance of a belief in the suppo-
sed importation of out fever, an opinion which has led to
the total negligence of the means of preventing its return ;
also by humbly hoping, that a merciful Providence may
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turns of a calamity, which in five years swept away ten
thousand of our inhabitants, and which in a few years
may, if not obviated by the only proper remedies, (under
the influence of the present inflammatory constitution of
the atmosphere) annihilate our city.
Signed by order of
The accademy of medicine
of Philadelphia,
PHILIP SYNG PHYSICK, President.
JOHN C. OTTO, Secretary.
DESULTORY OBSERVATIONS and REFLECTIONS.
THE following observation made by Mr. Charles
Holt, in his account of the yellow fever as it appeared
at New - London, in the fall of 1798, is equally applica-
ble to this and to every other city attacked with pestilence :
" What striking instances of the transitoriness of life does
such a disease afford ! We see men exulting in the bloom
of youth and prime of health and strength, in three or
four short days numbered with the dead. Our gayest
companions, our loveliest friends, in less than a week, are
laid in the dust. When we are daily witnessing these scenes
around us, who can avoid reflecting often, and feelingly,
that, his turn may be next ! yet the mind, when habitu-
ated to the most afflictive and extraordinary events, be-
comes hardened, and views them with unconcern and in-
difference. Disease, and death, the most dreadful acci-
dents that can afflict the human frame, when made fami-
liar to the sight, cease to inspire dread, and are ranked with
the most common occurrences.
Upon the first appearance of the fever, many of our
inhabitants had recourse to some fort of supposed preven-
tatives against infection. Thus, some chewed garlic, o-
thers smoaked tobacco, and others hoped to avoid the dis-
order by having recourse to smelling-bottles, handker-

MALIGNANT FEVER. 45
chiefs dipped in vinegar, camphor bags, &c. so that few
individuals could be seen in the streets, without one or
other of these applied to his nostrils. At last, however,
experience had proved, that these were inefficacious. A
reliance on divine Providence succeeded, and in the most
terrible stages of the disorder, the citizens discovered the
most decent fortitude, and the greatest resignation. These
imaginary preventatives were therefore thrown aside.
It has often been said, that temperance was the best
preservative against infection. The observation, in gene-
ral, is certainly just ; but it may, and, during the late
calamity has, been carried too far. For my part,
from what has come under my own knowledge, I have
no hesitation in asserting, that to persons, who had been
accustomed to live freely, nothing could be more danger-
ous, than to become remarkably abstemious upon the ap-
pearance of this disorder. Persons of the above description,
should in my opinion, have continued to live in their usual
manner ; by which means, they would have been more
likely to repel infection, or if infected, they would have
more strength to resist the attack. But whilst I consider
abstinence in such a situation, as being highly improper, a
state of intemperance is certainly more so, for were it ne-
cessary, I could mention the names of several individuals,
who, whilst in a state of intoxication, were attacked with
the fever, and in two days after, were tenants of the grave.
The fate of such people might be pronounced almost with
certainty : they were seized with symptoms of a peculiar-
ly malignant nature, and their death seemed unavoidable.
Mr. Carey, in his account of the Yellow Fever in Phi-
ladelphia, in the year 1793, mentions some distressing
scenes which took place, in that city, in consequence of
some women in labour, Toeing greatly at a loss for want
of assistance. Difficulties of the same sort, occurred in
New York, during the sickness of 1798, but by no
means in the same degree. There were however several
instances of distress, in this particular, of which I shall only

46 AN ACCOUNT OF THE
select one. My wife was taken in labour on the 20th
Sept. about 9 in the evening. I applied to many Doctors
and Midwives. Some were really sick ; some pretended
to be so, and others candidly told me, that in consequence
of the pestilence, which prevailed in my vicinity, they
would on no account attend. At five in the ensuing morn-
ing, I applied to Mrs. Bunting, a midwife at Deans dock
Greenwich Street, who immediately came with me. I
would not have mentioned this circumstance ; but that it
afterwards came to my knowledge, that Mrs. Bunting, in
cases where the disorder raged with the utmost malignity,
never hesitated to attend any persons in that situation, and
that too in many cases where she must have been con-
vinced, she would never receive any emolument. Such
instances of disinterested philanthropy, ought not, in a pub-
lication of this sort to be omitted. They do honour to
human nature.                
No disease has, perhaps, on any previous occasion
been more fatal to physicians, than that with which we
were lately afflicted : for during its prevalence, exclusive
of medical students, no less than sixteen physicians have
been swept off, in discharging the perilous duties of their
profession. These are Doctors Andrews, Brooks, D.
Chickering, Dingley, Peter Faugeres, John B. Hicks,
John B. Jones, Melchen Caldwell, Lamb, Millegarn,  
J. B. Scandella, Elihu H. Smith, Teller, Tredwell, Va-
rick, and Young. As all these gentlemen fell sacrifices
to their endeavours to relieve the distressed, it might
appear invidious, were I to point out those  who in my
opinion were most useful and eminent in their profession.
I shall therefore only mention the case of J. B. Scandella,
who, being a foreigner of distinguished literary abilities,  
and possessed of the most philanthropic principles, along
with the others, fell a sacrifice to his humanity. This
gentleman was a native of Venice, and descended of
one of the most noble families in that country. He was,  
however, more distinguished by the spelndour of his ta-
lents, than by the nobility of his birth. A liberal curiosi-
ty had led him to this country, when he had just finished
his researches, and was preparing to embark for Europe, 

MALIGNANT FEVER. 47
when motives of humanity led him back to Philadelphia,
in the height of the late Epidemic. From thence he re-
turned in six days, haying previously contracted that fatal
disease, of which he expired, after a short, though very
painful illness, in the bloom of his age, and the vigour of
his faculties. The great attention which was paid to this
unfortunate stranger, by Dr. Elihu H, Smith, was like-
wise in all probability, the immediate cause of his death.
It is very remarkable, that although, there were, during
the time of this pestilence, about 800 people in the
Alms House, no more than 24 died in all, and of these,
only 7 of the disorder. It is likewise certain that these 7,
caught the pistemper in the city, and that, in no instance,
con agion was communicated from one to another in that
building. This uncommon healthiness in a place, where
there were so many people together, may, in ail probabili-
ty be attributed to its airy situation, the spaciousness of
the rooms, the remarkable cleanliness insisted upon by
the manager Mr. Dodge, and the liberal use of lime.
It has been remarked, that during the several visitations
of yellow fever, with which different cities of the United
States have been afflicted, that more men than women
have died of the disorder, in the proportion in general of
about fonr to three ; but during the pestilence of last au-
tumn, in this city, the proportion of the men who were
cut off was still greater ; there being very nearly about
two men for one woman. This disproportion, however,
of the fatality to the two sexes, need not appear strange,
when we consider that men, by the nature of their employ-
ment, are more exposed to infection than women. The
man having occasion to bustle about from one place to
another, whilst the woman's particular province is the su-    
perintendance of the family concerns.                  

48 AN ACCOUNT OF THE &c.
It has been formerly asserted by several physicians of
eminence, that the blacks were much less subject to the
ravages of the Yellow Fever, than the whites. This opin-
ion was no doubt productive of considerable utility to the
citizens of Philadelphia, during their affliction of the year
1793, as the people of colour were almost exclusively the
only persons, who would venture to nurse the sick. The
idea, however, that they ran no risque of receiving infec-
tion appeared sallacious, as many of them died in that city
during the time of that sickness. I may add, that during
our late calamity, I have every reason to believe that the
fatality was fully as great amongst the blacks, as the whites
in proportion to their numbers. This, however, may not
appear to a number of my readers, when they find in my
list containing the number of persons interred in each of
the burying grounds of this city, that I have only men-
tioned 41 negroes. It ought therefore to be observed,
that exclusive of these 41 who were buried in what is call-
ed the Negroes Burying Ground, there were no doubt,
six times that number buried in the Potter's field, at Belle-
vue, and in some of the grave yards of this city.
Some extracts of letters from Philadelphia, published
in our newspapers in this  city, announce, that there are
still several cases of yellow fever amongst them. There
are also reports to the same purpose with respect to its ex-
istence amongst us, Jan. 16th ; but upon the most particular
enquiry of a number of respectable Physicians, and others, I
cannot find a single instance of its having been seen here for
these several weeks past : And I am almost convinced,
that the situation of the Philadelphians is as healthy at 
present as ours. 


[ 49 ]
The POOR,
AND THE MANNER IN WHICH
THEY WERE RELIEVED,
In the City, at Bellevue. and in the Debtors Appartment.
IN a calamity so terrible and unexpected, the distress
of the labouring poor were unavoidably great. The
general stagnation of business had deprived them of their
ordinary means of support and rendered them unable to
remove where employment and subsistence might be had.
To add to their difficulties, their employers, and more
affluent acquaintances, who might have been disposed to
relieve their wants, had in general fled.
But these were not the only objects of commiseration.
Many, who had supported themselves and families in an
easy, though not affluent manner, were from the impossi-
bility of earning any thing, the difficulty of recovering
their little debts and the heavy expences incident to a state
of sickness, reduced to the most extreme distress, whilst
others, in opulent circumstances, having remained in the
city, after their connexions had removed, being suddenly
seized with the prevailing disorder, were left helpless by
themselves, without a friend to console them, a physician
to prescribe for them or a nurse to administer the pre-
scription.                                  
The Health Commissioners, appointed by authority of
the State Legislature, had hitherto exerted their utmost
endeavours to alleviate the various afflictions of the dis-
stressed, but the Common Council being informed that the
number of sick had become so great and were still encreas-
ing, that the Commissioners could not take care of them
all, that the accommodations at Bellevue were insufficient
and that many of the poor sick were so circumstanced as
to render a removal there both inconvenient and impro-
per, on the 10th September appointed Gabriel Furman,
John B. Coles, Theophilus Beekman, Jacob de la Montag-
nie and Richard Furman, Esqrs. five of the Alder-
men, together with John Bogert and Philip I. Arlarius
Esqrs. two Assistant Aldermen, a committee of their own
board denominated the Health Committee of the City of
G

50 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
New-York, " with full powers to make such other build-
ings for the sick at Bellevue, as they, with the advice of
the Commissioners of the Health - Office might think ne-
cessary ; and to take into their charge and furnish with
medical aid, and every necessary, all such of the sick
poor as could not be accommodated at Bellevue, or the
situation of whose persons or families were such as to ren-
der their removal to Bellevue improper or inconvenient."
The gentlemen so appointed, totally disregarding their
own preservation, and only intent on arresting the progress
of the disorder and relieving the distressed, with a magna-
nimity and patriotism meriting the highest eulogiums, rea-
dily stept forth and by their generous, stedfast and bene-
volent exertions, undoubtedly saved many of their fel-
low citizens from penury, disease and death. As soon
as they accepted the appointment to this arduous under-
taking, they immediately proceeded to business and ap-
pointed Alderman Gabriel Furman their chairman, a
gentleman, who together with Alderman Beekman had
been on the committee for the relief of the sick and indi-
gent in the years 1793 and 1794, and also during the pes-
tilential disorder of 1795. I have already observed, that
one of the objects for which the committee was appoint-
ed was to make such further buildings and accommodati-
ons for the sick at Bellevue as they with the advice of the
Commissioners of the Health - Office might think necessary.
They accordingly gave orders for the erection of two
buildings, one of which should be sixty feet in length by
twenty in breadth, for the accommodation of the sick, and
another of the same extent, but two stories in height, for
the reception of the convalescents ; and such was the dis-
patch of the workmen employed in that business, that
both were compleated in about eight days.  
Previous to this the sick, the convalescent and the dying
were all crowded  together, and the apartments were by
no means sufficient for the number of the diseased ; but
by this humane attention, the convalescents were separat-
ed from the sick, and from  that time the number of those
who recovered at that hospital was much greater in pro-
portion than it had been before. There was likewise other
circumstances which no doubt greatly contributed  to this
happy change. The attendants and nurses, at first ap-

RELIEF OF THE POOR. 51
pointed for the care of the sick, were in general persons
of rather indifferent character, and of course that attenti-
on was not paid to the sick which the Commissioners
could have wished. The truth is that at the commence-
ment of this melancholy business, fear pervaded the stout-
est heart and terror was depicted in the countenances of
most people ; hence many persons of irreproachable cha-
racter and humane dispositions, who in other circumstances
would have been very willing to assist their fellow crea-
tures, were deterred from entering on so perilous an un-
dertaking. The Health Commissioners, therefore, to
whom the care of this Hospital was committed, had no   
choice. Nurses and attendants must be had, and as they
could not procure the most proper persons, they were
obliged to be contented with such as they could obtain.
The case, however, was now changed. People began
to recover from the panic with which they had been struck,
and notwithstanding every discouraging circumstance, ma-  
ny were found whose humanity would not permit them to
withhold from their fellow creatures that assistance which
they in a similar situation had a right to expect ; nurses
of good character were accordingly found, and the former
improper persons were dismissed. Doctor Bayley, the
Health - Officer, whose character as a physician is too well
known to require any panegyric, aided by two assistants,
viz. Doctor Douglass and Doctor Gregory, attended on
the spot, and in a short time the greatest order and regu-
larity was introduced ; the patients were treated with the
utmost care and tenderness ; the nurses and attendants
discharged their respective duties with fidelity ; and Belle
vue instead of being considered as the anti-chamber of the 
grave, began to be viewed by many of the afflicted as a
place where they stood a greater chance of recovery than
any where else.                                
That cleanliness is not only very conducive to health,  
but that it contributes greatly to the removal of disorder
from those who are afflicted, and also very much tends to
prevent the spreading of infection amongst their attendants
will scarcely be denied. The experience of every one
who has been conversant amongst those afflicted with pe-
stilential disorders, in every age and in every country
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52 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
preservative and remedy was never better observed than
here.                   
Upon the commissioners taking possession of this place,
the walls, timber, and every part both inside and outside
were whitewashed, and the practice of whitewashing the
inside every week, ten days or fortnight, according to the
season of the year, and number of sick, was steadily pur-
sued since its first establishment. Another practice never
omitted was, that if at any time in the course of a person's
being confined with fever, his bed, shirt or linen were
stained or soiled by vomiting or otherwise, they were
immediately removed and replaced with clean ones ;  be-
sides the linnen and bed clothes of the sick were usually
changed every day or two, if even those extraordinary
circumstances did not occur, These means, as a system
of cleanliness, were steadily adhered to by the attendants
at this Hospital.    
The whole number of persons admitted from August
1st to 3d. November, since which time none have been
received, was three hundred and eighty-nine, of  whom
two hundred and eighty-nine were from the city and one
hundred seamen ; of the former one hundred and seventy
two died and one hundred and seventeen were discharged.
The latter were more fortunate, for of them only thirty-
three died and the other sixty-seven were discharged. 
From the above statement, which may be depended up-
on as correct, the following question naturally occurs.
How came it that a much greater proportion of seamen
recovered at this Hospital, than of those sent thither from
the city ? The answer is this. The seamen were in ge-
neral sent there in the first stage of the disorder, whereas
many of our citizens from the fears which they entertained
of that Hospital, could not be prevailed upon to be re-
moved thither till they were past recovery. In confirma-
tion of this I may add that of a good many people whom 
I myself have seen previous to their being carried thither,
by far the greater part of those who were removed on the
first attack recovered, whereas to those who remained till
the disorder had acquired a greater degree of malignancy
little else was to be expected but death. Indeed several
died within a few hours after their entrance in the Hospi- 
tal and more than a third in two days. There is one

RELIEF OF THE POOR. 53
thing very remarkable with respect to the attendants at this
Hospital, which ought not to be omitted. Their situati-
on to most people must no doubt have appeared peculiar-
ly dangerous, as they were literally surrounded with pesti-
lence. It so happened, however, that neither nurses, nor
washerwomen caught the infection. The boatmen too be-
longing to the Health - Office, who entered the Hospital at
all times and were not only engaged in bringing the sick
from the city and shipping, but likewise in removing them
from place to place, enjoyed a state of perfect health ; and
of those persons who accompanied their friends and rela-
tives, stayed with them and nursed them, there is not a sin-
gle instance of an individual being infected. In short, Dr.
Douglass was the only person residing there who was seized
with fever ; but he had been in the habit of occasionally
visiting his friends in the city, and three days previous to
his being taken ill, had slept in a house the vicinity of
which was highly infected ; and it is more than probable
that his sickness was occasioned by that cause.
From the above, and many other facts which might be
mentioned, it amounts to a certainty that this fever will
not spread in a pure air. For this reason the inhabitants
of the country have little or no reason of  being afraid to
receive the sick who remove from town , nor of those who
are taken ill with fever after leaving the city . for, as is
observed by Mr. Noah Webster, junior, in his conclud-
ing observations to a collection of papers on the subject of
bilious fevers, published in the year 1796.  " The panic
that seized the whole continent, when, the disease in Phi-
ladelphia, is now found to have been needless and with-
out just causes ; and it is presumed, that such inhuman
caution and barbarous measures as were adopted on that
occasion, will never again disgrace our country."
Having thus given an account of the Hospital at Belle-
vue, and of the treatment of the sick, I now proceed to
point out the manner of administering relief to such sick
persons as could not he accommodated there, or the situ-
ation of whose persons or families rendered their removal
improper or inconvenient.              
With respect to accommodations there was no doubt
a considerable difficulty previous to the erection of the two
additional buildings which I have already mentioned ; but

54 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
these being compleated, that difficulty was entirely re-
moved.                                     
When individuals, who had no families were seized with
the disorder, and were incapable of providing for them-
selves the necessary relief, it was the wish of the commit-
tee that they should be removed to Bellevue as speedy as
possible. By which means the progress of the disorder
might be arrested, whilst the chance of their recovery was
as great at least if not greater than if they had remained in
the city. But to separate children from their parents, hus-
bands from their wives, or wives from  their husbands, or
in short to have removed contrary to their inclinations, a
single individual from any family, where perhaps they had
resolved to remain by each other, to the last extremity,
would have been an act of the greatest inhumanity. For
such, therefore, it was necessary that provision should be
made by the committee.
They accordingly being sensible of the miserable situa-
tion to which the poor must be reduced by the suspension
of all business and the distress they must suffer when at-
tacked by disease, devoted their sole and undivided at-
tention to their relief.
For this purpose they advertised in the public prints,
that the more easily and effectually to answer the end of
their benevolent appointment, they would daily attend at
the Alms - House from 9 to 1 and from 3 to 6 afternoon,
to receive the applications of the sick, the widow and or-
phan, or their friends in their behalf, and to grant such
relief as the liberality of the Common Council of the city
had directed.
The Common Council, at an early period of the dis-
order, had borrowed a sum of money to be appropriated
towards the above benevolent purpose, and about the lat-
ter end of September, Mr. John Murray, junior, a re-
spectable merchant of this city, generously offered to the
Committee to guarantee a farther loan of ten thousand
dollars, if it should be wanted ; but the charitable donati-
ons received from different parts of this state, from New-
Jersey and Connecticut ; and also from many of our own
wealthy citizens rendered this measure unnecessary. By
their beneficence and humanity the Committee were en-
abled to afford to the necessitous a considerable degree of

RELIEF OF THE POOR. 55
comfort, of which they would otherwise have been de
prived. Liberal donations of money, produce, &c. (a list
of which is annexed) were daily received and distributed
as each particular case seemed to require.
As during the ravages of this dreadful disorder, medical
aid was an object of the first concern, it may not be im-
proper to mention the manner in which the poor were, ac-
commodated in this respect. Early in the sickness many
of our most eminent physicians had left the city, and seve-
ral of those who remained had paid the last debt to nature.
Hence the business of practitioners was greatly increased,
and the situation of the indigent became peculiarly dis-
tressing. The committee, therefore, employed three
physicians to administer to the relief of such sick as unfor-
tunately became objects of their appointment, viz. Doc-
tors Hugh M'Lean, Daniel M. Hitchcock, and Adolphus
C. Lent.
The extreme assiduity and humanity which these gentle-
men displayed in the discharge of their duty, is well known
to the afflicted poor; and places their conduct, in such a
point of view as to be far above any panegyric of mine.
To no person could their diligence be  better known than
to me, and in justice to them I think it my duty to declare
that notwithstanding the great fatigue and danger to which
they were continually exposed, they with the greatest ala-
crity daily sustained the perilous task of visiting and admi-
nistering the necessary medicine to hundreds of their afflic-
ted fellow creatures. From morning to night they were
incessantly engaged ; nor did any of them, when called up-
on to see a patient, even at the most unseasonable hours,
hesitate a moment to wait upon them, let the disorder be
ever so malignant. Thanks to heaven their valuable lives
are spared, and long, very long, may they live in the
grateful remembrance of their fellow citizens. How ma-
ny owe their safety to their skill and attention it is not easy
to determine ; but this far may be safely asserted, that
there are many now in good health, who but for their skill
and attention would have been tenants of the grave. But
had the attention of the committee been confined to pro-
curing physicians for the sick, it would have been produc-
tive of little good, for I have known many cases where
the husband and wife with some others of the family were


56 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
so grievously afflicted as to be incapable of furnishing each
other even with a cup of water.
For such persons nurses were therefore to be provided
at the public expence ; and here the same difficulty at
first occurred in procuring good ones as at Bellevue.
This, however, was soon got over, as the committee hav-
ing advertised that nurses of good character were wanted,
to whom generous wages would be paid, a sufficient num-
ber of decent people readily offered their service. Some
indeed were found to act improperly ; but when the case
was represented to the Committee, they were dismissed
and others substituted in their stead.
But besides procuring nurses for the relief of the poor, the
committee were frequently under the necessity of geting
them for some of those in affluent circumstances, whose friends
had probably fled, or who, if they remained, knew not
to whom they should apply for the necessary help. To
these, likewise, the committee directed their attention.
Before I quit this article, it may not be improper to lay
before my readers the situation of the City Dispensary du-
ring this time of general calamity. The following is 
An exact return of patients admitted at that humane in stitu-
tion, from the 1 st of August to the 29th November, 1798.
Admitted - 418
Cured - 340
Died - 23
Relieved - 4
Removed to Bellevue - 16
Removed to New-York Hospital 10
Removed to Alms - House - 2
Eloped - 3
Under cure November 20 - 20 |
Total - 418
Of the above number 270 were ill with the Yellow Fe-
ver, of which the following is an accurate return : —
Admitted - 270
Cured - 235
Died - 17
Removed to Bellevue for want of } 16
convenience at their own dwel- } 
lings - }
Eloped 2 |    
Total - 270 

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The trustees of the Dispensary in their report on this
interesting subject, make the following very judicious re-
mark, " The great proportion of cases of the Yellow Fe-
ver in this statement, whilst it affords the most undeniable
evidence of the utility of the institution, is also an honor-
ably proof of the talents and assiduity of their physician
Doctor Hugh M'Lean, more especially when it is consi-
dered that the objects consisted of the poorest and most
destitute class of citizens."
As the disorder continued to make farther progress, the
committee found the calls on their humanity daily 
encrease.
The indigent sick were indeed supplied with medical
aid and nurses ; but it was necessary that provision should
be made for their maintainance, and also for a number of 
families, the heads of which not being able to find any
employment, were in the greatest distress.
With a view to relieve such persons, the committee
established three repositories and cook shops, one at Cliff-
street, another at No. 159 Chatham - street and the third at
the head pf Division - street, from whence such indigent and
distressed sick, as were deprived of the means of providing
for themselves, were liberally supplied with soups, boiled
meat, bread, candles, and other, proper and necessary arti-
cles suitable to their situation.
Perhaps, in such a calamity, no establishments could
have been devised of more general utility than these cook
houses ; the situation of many of the sick being such, as
would not admit of their nurses leaving them to dress the
necessary provisions ; to which it may be added, that if
money had been given to some of them for the purchase
of necessaries, it would have very probably been expended
for articles, which, instead of contributing to the relief of
the sick, might have been highly detrimental, or it might
have been appropriated to their own use. I may likewise
observe, that if pecuniary aid had been been afforded to
some of the more thoughtless and dissipated poor, they
would very probably have spent it, in procuring for them-
selves a temporary gratification, whilst their starving fami-
lies remained neglected.
In confirmation of this, I shall adduce one instance out
of a few others, of a similar nature which came under m
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58 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
own observation. The wife of a person whom I had oc- 
casion to see, in the discharge of my duty, was dangerously
ill of the prevailing fever. She lay in a damp cellar and
was destitute of every necessary and comfort. Of money
entrusted to me by the committee for the relief of the dis-
tressed, I therefore left with the husband two dollars, one
of which I wished to be appropriated to the purchase of
half a load of wood, and the other for such little articles as
might be immediately necessary for his wife and child. I
called again at the house a few hours after, but instead of
finding the money applied as I expected, I found the man
in a state of intoxication, and totally regardless and insen-
sible of the situation of his afflicted wife, who was then in
the agonies of death. She died soon after ; the funeral
was conducted by strangers, by whom likewise their child
about six  years of age,  was carried to the Alms - house,
whilst the unhappy husband remained in a state of insensi-
bility, knowing or caring very little about what hap-
pened.                                           
I am happy, however, in observing, that such remarks
must be understood as applying to very few, for almost in
every instance, parents and children ; husbands and wives,
and in short all those living in the same family were dispo-
sed to contribute to the very utmost in their power, to-
wards the relief of their afflicted relatives.
The number of those, who received their daily subsist-
ence from these cook houses, during the greatest part of
the calamity, amounted to between 1600 and 2000 per-
sons, of whom many were helpless sick, widows and or-
phans ; whilst eight hundred people were, at the same
time, supported in the Alms - house, out of funds provided
by law.
But the ample donations and very liberal contributions,
which as I have already observed, were collected in many
places, for our relief, whilst it reflected the highest honour,
on the donors, and demanded our warmest gratitude, also
enabled the committee to relieve many of the distressed in
a different manner.
The cook - houses were certainly highly useful ; but
there were many sick and indigent, who lived at a consider-
able distance from either of them, to whom it would have
been very inconvenient to have procured from thence the
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RELIEF OF THE POOR. 59
seemed likewise to require assistance of a different na-
ture
The produce which came from various parts of the
country for the relief of the indigent, except what was sent
to the cook - houses by order of the committee, was depo-
sited in a store opposite the Alms - house ; from whence
upwards of five hundred families were from time to time
relieved by donations in necessaries, such as beef, pork,
mutton, flour, fowls, indian meal, potatoes, turnips, &c. For
the relief of these, the committee likewise expended a great
deal of money, by giving them occasionally such small
sums as the situation of their families seemed to require,
and several widows, who upon the death of their husbands,
wished to remove to that place in the country where their
relatives and friends resided ; being destitute of the means
of carrying themselves and children thither, were also
assisted.                   
I have already mentioned, that the committee, when first
organized, had advertised, that they would  meet daily
at the Alms - house, from 9 to 1, and 3 to 6, for the pur-
pose of attending to the benevolent object of their ap-
pointment ; but, in a short time the applications of the
sick and indigent became so exceedingly numerous, that
they were not able, during these hours, to determine on all
their requests. They, therefore, assembled during the
greatest part of this awful visitation at about eight in the
morning, and continued their sitting, till seven, and some-
times eight, in the evening, allowing themselves only a bare
half hour for dinner. For my part, when I think of the
extreme fatigue and danger which these gentlemen encoun-
tered, and the constant risque they ran of catching infec-
tion, many of those individuals who came thither to solicit
assistance, having fever upon them, I consider their preser-
vation, if not miraculous, at least highly providential. Two
of them, indeed, viz. Alderman Gabriel Furman and
Alderman Theophilus Beekman, as also our worthy May-
or, whose attention to the duties of his office during this
distressing period, is above all praise, were attacked by
the pestilence, but, thanks to the Almighty, they soon re-
covered, and regardless of danger, immediately repaired
to their post, and along with their colleagues went through
the fatiguing business of their appointment with alacrity to
the last.

60 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
It need scarcely he observed, that the task of the com-
mittee in administering relief, in such a situation, would
in many cases be delicate, embarrassing and disagreeable ;
for had they given indiscriminately to every person who
solicited aid, liberal as the contributions of our fellow ci-
tizens were, they would have been  productive of little
utility to those who were really in need.
The donations were certainly given for the relief of the
indigent sick, and for widows and orphans of this descrip-
tion ; but such was the meanness of some possessed of con-
siderable property, and even proprietors of houses, that
they too became applicants for part of a fund exclusively
intended for the relief of the helpless.
It was fortunate that every individual of the Committee
were either natives of this city, or at least had a long time
resided in it. They were, of course, generally qualified to
judge how far the tales of woe related by many of the ap-
plicants for charity were true. There were, however,
numbers with whom they could not be acquainted, parti-
cularly foreigners, who had only for a short time resided
in this country.
To ascertain the truth of their complaints, when they
appeared doubtful, the Committee had several attendants,
part of whose business it was to repair to the respective re-
sidences of such applicants, to enquire into their circum-
stances and to report accordingly. It was, likewise, the
duty of these persons to visit the indigent sick, to examine
into their situations, to represent their cases, to relieve
their immediate wants out of money entrusted to them  
for that purpose, and in short to do every thing which they
might be directed by the Committee, or their own pru-
dence might suggest, towards the mitigation of the suffer-
ings of indviduals, or to stop the progress of the deadly
pestilence.
The situation of these men was, no doubt, perilous in
the extreme ; but such was the goodness of Divine Pro-
vidence, that out of eleven so employed by the Health
Committee and the Health Commissioners, one only lost
his life, viz. Mr. Wynant Mitchell, whose character can
be summed up in a very few words. He was an industri-
ous, benevolent and honest man, and has left a wife and
three children to lament his loss. Mr. Munmouth Purdy,
who volunteered in the same service likewise fell a victim
of his philanthropy.

RELIEF OF THE POOR. 61
Having thus described the manner in which the poor
were relieved throughout the city, it may not be improper
to direct the attention of my readers to the situation of the
poor prisoners in the Debtor's Apartment, or what is com-
monly called the New Gaol. The disorder, which pre-
vailed more or less, in the city, likewise made its appear-
ance here : It, however, in a short time entirely subsided,
owing in a great measure to the indefatigable industry of
Mr. William W. Parker, the jailor, in cleaning and wash-
ing the different apartments, by which means the farther
spreading of the infection was prevented.
The situation of the debtors at the commencement of
the general calamity afforded a picture of distress and
horror scarcely equalled by any thing we have hitherto
seen represented. Their number at first amounted to 163
and whilst others were enjoying advantages resulting from
the wholesome laws of the state, these individuals were pent
up in the midst of pestilence, deprived of the privilege of
seeking their self preservation, exposed to the unsatiated
revenge of individuals, and seemed in every respect deli-
vered up as victims to the malignancy of the common
enemy.
But the danger of infection was not the only evil to
which these unfortunate men were exposed ; for it is well
known that though a person confined for crimes is support-
ed by the state, a poor debtor has no other dependence
than on the benevolence of his friends and the charity of
the Humane Society : But upon the approach of this ge-
neral distress, many of their friends, who would have wil-
lingly assisted them had fled, others were sick, and sever-
als no doubt so reduced by the general calamity as to be
scarcely capable of supporting themselves. In this situa-
tion, therefore, not only pestilence, with scarcely a proba-
ble chance of escape, but also famine stared them in the
face.
Their case was represented to the Committee by Mr.
Parker, and they were immediately supplied with plenty
of provisions ; and this was from time to time repeated
during the existence of the fever, as often as their necessi-
ties seemed to require.
But the prisoners were indebted to Mr. Parker for exer-
tions of a different nature. By his personal assiduities -

62 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
by his feeling  representations to humane creditors, the
number of the prisoners, which, as I have already menti-
oned, amounted at first to 163, were towards the close of
the disorder reduced to 39, by which means their num-
bers were lessened and consequently the danger. Nor was
his benevolence confined to personal exertions ; for he
not only in most instances sacrificed his own exertions to
the general good, by relinquishing his fees, which were his
chief support, but in several instances he did the duty of
others by contributing himself towards the payment of
lawyers fees, where they only detained the poor.
Such tender treatment, such humane care of indigent
and afflicted prisoners cannot be too highly applauded, and
whilst it is the lot of unfortunate individuals to be imprison-
ed for debt, it must be a great consolation to them to be
placed under the care of a man possessed of so much hu-
manity as Mr. Parker. Certainly such conduct ought to
be mentioned not only as a tribute of applause ; but as a
stimulus to others who may be similarly situated, to do
the same. In a word, Mr.Parker's treatment of his pri-
soners, when known, will ever meet with the approbation
of all good citizens.*
I shall now conclude this article,with respect to the poor,
by a few general observations. During the whole of this
calamitous period, such was the extraordinary liberality
of our fellow citizens in granting donations; and such the
unremitting attention of the Committee in distributing
them, that notwithstanding the distressed were by far more
numerous than at any previous period in this city ; yet
there was no individual at a loss for the necessaries of life,
for medical aid, or for nurses, provided the case was made
known to the Committee, who not only sat with unweari-
ed patience from morning to night to listen to the incess-
ant applications of hundreds ; but as has been already ob-
served, had people employed to seek out for objects of
distress.
* Part of this, which respect to Mr. Parker's humanity, appeared in some
of our public prints under an anonymous signature ; but from such a source
nothing can be averred with certainty. It, however, gives me pleasure to
inform my readers, that from what I have learnt from gentlemen of veracity,
who, during part of this awful period were prisoners, no man could have act-
ed better than Mr. Parker in such a situation.

RELIEF OF THE POOR. 63
There is one  class of distressed objects, whom, as I
omitted to mention in the preceding pages it may not be
improper to introduce here, viz. the children of necessi-
tous persons, whose parents were cut off by death. Mr.
Mathew Carey, in his history of the Malignant Fever preva
lent in Philadelphia in the year 1793, observes, that the
Bettering - House (Alms - House) there, in which such help-
less objects had been usually placed, was barred against
them ; " Many of these little innocents (says he) were ac-
tually suffering for want of even common necessaries. The
death of their parents and protectors, which should have
been the strongest recommendation to public charity, was
the very reason of their distress, and of their being shun-
ned as a pestilence. The case, however, was widely dif-
ferent with us ; for no sooner had the parents of these lit-
tle ones expired, than if they were not taken care of by
some of their friends or relations, there was always some
persons of humanity who would represent their case to the
Committee, by whose orders they were immediately re-
moved to a part in the Alms - House appropriated to their
reception.                              
By the above remark, however, I would by no means
wish to be understood as throwing any reflection against
the citizens of Philadelphia for being deficient in point of
humanity. On the contrary, many of the inhabitants dis-
played a benevolence and philanthropy which in so awful a
period may be equalled, but never can be surpassed. But
the Yellow Fever was at that time a new disorder, or at
least little known in the United States : and terrific as it
really was, both in its appearance and effects, it still excited
more terror than was necessary or just. Hence in many
cases humanity, friendship, parental and filial affection
were all swallowed up in a regard to self preservation ; and
this will ever be the case in any country when an all de-
vouring pestilence makes its first appearance. But in the
last autumn the disorder was better known, as it had re-
peatedly visited some of our most populous cities, and ex-
perience had sufficiently evinced, that such persons as con-
fined themselves to their houses, run little, if any greater
risque of infection than those who were constantly conversant
amongst the sick. Hence, if it should be the Divine plea-
sure, that we should again be visited either here or in any

64 RELIEF OF THE POOR.
other place of the United States, by this awful disorder,
its horrors will, in all probability, be greatly alleviated,
as few will be found so timorous as to be unwilling to dis-
charge the duties of humanity to the distressed.
Before I conclude this article, I cannot help taking no-
tice of the distress in which some poor people were involv-
ed in consequence of the rigid manner in which some un-
feeling landlords have exacted their rents. Forgetful that
their poor tenants had been sick, that they had large fami-
lies and that they had been able to earn nothing during a
calamitous season of three months, they notwithstanding
insisted on the immediate payment of the original stipula-
ted bargain : In consequence of which, the little property
which these poor people possessed were sold by the consta-
ble at vendue, and they exposed in consequence thereof
to the utmost distress. It was natural in this time of ge-
neral calamity for every unfortunate, individual to look
up to the committee for relief ; the donations, were in-
tended for the immediate exigence of the indigent and sick,
not for the payment of house - rent ; for, liberal as they were,
had the committee thought proper to appropriate them in
this manner, they would have speedily been absorbed in
such a manner as to fill the pockets of the rich, whilst the
poor would have remained in the same state of misery and
distress.
But whilst some landlords acted with the utmost rapa-
city, the conduct of many was such as reflects the greatest
honour upon their characters. Of these some forgave the
rent for one quarter altogether ; and others have consider-
ably indulged their tenants by procrastinating the
payment till such time as they should find it convenient.
Men of this last description have the ineffable satisfaction
of having contributed to the relief of the distressed, whilst
the former being actuated by an insatiable desire of gain,
seek only for happiness in their gold, which, if they had
not been determined to be blind, they could have easily
seen, would contribute very little towards relieving them
from the yellow fever or any other pestilential disorder.

DONATIONS.
Sept. 25. RECEIVED from Walter Bowne, dols. 10
28. A Friend at Albany by the Mayor, 50
Bartholomew Cowan, 10
29. James Van Dyk, sen. 10
30. Mr. Henry Vanvalin, dols. 10
October 1. From Mr. G. G. Bofett, 12 bottles syrup of
vinegar, and 2 do. vinegar of four thieves.
From Mr. Delaunier, 6 bottles syrup of vinegar
and 6 do. rasberry vinegar and 4 pots of
West India sweet meats.
From Mr. Hendrick Maston, of Poughkeepsie,
1 lamb and 6 fowls.
From a Gentleman of this city, Cash dols. 50
2. Garret Vanhorn, 10
John Segar, 5
Boonen Graves, by  Aid. Coles, 100
Isaac Torboss, 1 barrel superfine flour.
3. John Jacob Lansing, dols. 25
A Friend, directed to Ald. G. Furman, 30
Mr. John M'Vickar, 100
Mr. Thomas Lowndes, 40 loaves of bread.
The Inhabitants of the town of West - Chester,
by Thomas Franklin and Doctor Seaman,
a cart load of herbs and roots.
Captain Obadiah Congar, dols. 10
A. B. by the hands of Mr. John Bogert, 20
Mr. Samuel Campbell, 4 large bag of potatoes,
beets, &c.
Mr. Joseph Rose, 1 hogshead of Molasses.
4 Messieurs M'Comb, by Ald. I. Bogart, dols. 20.
The Rev. J. H. Livingston, 50 bushels of
potatoes, 1 cart load of turnips, cabbages
and other vegetables.
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66 DONATIONS.                
Octob. 4. Capt. Thomas Smith, 51 heads of cabbages,
1 basket of carrots, 2 bushels turnips, rad-
dishes, thyme, &c.
Mr. Isaac Kibbe, by R. Underhill, 1 bbl. pork.
5. Mr. George Gosman, 90 fowls, 11 ducks,
20 lb. of butter, and dols 30.
A Citizen A. K. by M. B. to Alderman Beek-
man. dols. 20.
A widow, by Aldr. De la Montanye, dols. 5.
Mr. George Lindsay. dols. 30.
Mr. John  P. Roome, by G. Furman, dols. 10.
Isaac L. Kipp. by do. dols. 20.
The inhabitants of the town of Bergen by the
Rev. John Cornelison 8 sheep, 921 cabbages,
28 bags and 1 cart load of potatoes, 9 bags
and 1 cart load of apples, 21 fowls, 2 hams,
4 pieces of pork, 4 bags of flour, 10 lb.
of butter, 2 load's of pumpkins and dol. 1.
A Lady by Mr. J. Bogert. dols. 8.
6 Mr. Ephraim Hart, by G. Furman, dols. 25.
Messrs. Thomas Pearsall and Son. dols. 100. 
Mr. Andrew Morris, by G. Furman. dols. 50.
Mr. Alexr. M'Donald by I. Bogert, dols. 10.
A Friend, by Aid. I. Bogert, dols. 10
Mr. Huybert Van Wagenen, dols. 50.
Messrs. David Hunt, and John Holdron, at
Powles hook ferry, 80 fowls.             
Mr. Dominick Lynch, 1 ox, 2 pigs, 2 lambs,
and 16 bushels potatoes.                  
J. K. B. sent to the alms house, 44 fowls.
The inhabitants of Bergen point by Mr. C.
Reuellhonmes 20 bushels of potatoes, about
50 cabbages, some carrots and pumpkins.
The inhabitants of the town of Rahway by
Mr. William Shotwell 3 barrels, and 1 cwt.
Indian meal, 3 do. rye meal, 23 sheep and
lambs, 366 fowls, 58 and a half bushels of
apples, 20 ducks, 20 pumpkins, 1 barrel of
vinegar, 163 bushels potatoes, 2 barrels
corn, some beets, straw and catnip.
The Inhabitants of the town of Flushing, by
Messieurs Effingham Embree and Abraham

DONATIONS. 67
Octob. 6. Franklin, 26 sheep, 78 fowls, 37 bushels of
potatoes, 16 bbls. Indian meal, 5 do flour, a
quantity of vegetables, straw, catnip and &c.
also, the following, directed to the Mayor,
45 sheep, 74 bush. potatoes, 87 fowls, 21 bls.
Indian meal, 8 barrels rye meal, 4 barrels of
flour, 4 barrels apples and 85 cabbages.
8. Flaman Ball, Esq. by the Mayor, dols. 10
Mr. William Williams, by G. Furman, 30
The Congregation and Inhabitants at the
Scotch Plains, Essex county, state of New -
Jersey, by the Rev. Mr. Vanhorn and Je-
dediah Swan, Esq. 3 barrels of Indian meal,
43 bushels of potatoes, 6 sheep and lambs,
38 fowls, 18 cabbages, 3/4 cwt. rye meal, 7 1/2
lb. pork, and 10 pumpkins.
The Inhabitants of the city of Albany, part of
a donation advised of before 7 doz. bottles
of castor oil, by Mr. Thomas Eddy. 84 bar-
rels of flour, 1 do. rye, 1 bag superfine do.
1 barrel of pork, 1 bag of beans, 3 casks po-
tatoes, 2 cheeses, and 3 pair of shoes, by
Mr. Barrent Bleecker.
The Inhabitants of the town of Troy, by Mr.
E. Morgan, 5 barrels prime pork, 1 do.
mess beef, 14 do. flour, 1 do. middlings, 1
do. Indian meal, 1 do cheese, 1 do. shad,
5 firkins and a tubs of butter.
The Inhabitants of Pleasant Valley, town of
Clinton, Duchess county, by Messieurs John
Wood, Jacob R. Duryce, and William Ely,
4 barrels Indian meal, 42 lb. of butter, 8
cheeses, 138 fowls, 3 turkeys, 2 ducks, 3
sheep, 30 lb. of pork, 1 bag of corn and a
parcel of potatoes.
9. The Inhabitants of the city of Hudson, by
Thomas Jenkins, Esq. Mayor, directed to
Mr. R. Underhill, 18 barrels rye meal, 8
do. Indian meal, 1 do. beans, 3 do. wheat
flour, 1 do. herbs, 26 sheep, 12 cheeses, 3
hams, 24 bushel of potatoes, 7 bottles cas-
tor oil, 2 cords of wood and 8 fowls.

68 DONATIONS.
Octob. 9 The Inhabitants of the town of Fishkill, by
Messieurs Joseph Jackson, W. B. Ver-
planck, and John Drake, Jun. 184 fowls,
83 bushels potatoes, 63 cabbages, 50 lb. of
beef, 3 bushels of corn, 15 sheep and lambs,
5 turkeys, 2 barrels Indian meal, 55 lb. of
pork, 1 load of wood, 1 barrel of cyder,
4 cheeses, 30 bushels of apples, 20 lb but-
ter, 3 hams, 4 1 - 2 bushels wheat, 41 lb. of
flour, 8 ducks and cash, 71 dols. 37 cents.
The  Inhabitants of the town of Fishkill,
by Messieurs Dan. C. Verplanck and Mar-
tin Wiltz, 30 sheep, 2 pigs, 123 fowls, 1
turkey, 98 bushels potatoes, 3 bushels and
2 barrels apples, 1 barrel rye - meal, 3 1 - 2
bushels Indian meal, 15 pound butter, 3cwt.
flour, and 1 barrel do. with dols. 57 and
25 cents.
The Inhabitants of the town of Poughkeepsie,
Washington and Standford, by Messieurs
Wm. Emmot and James Bramble, 8 cheeses,
13 sheep and lambs, 40 1 - 2 bushels and a
parcel potatoes, 18 cabbages, 1 - 2 bushel
beans, 1 - 2 do. beets, 6 lb. bacon, 42 fowls, 1
ham, 4 bush. wheat, 1 tub and 1 pot butter,
3 bbls. Indian meal, 1 do. rye, 5 do. flour,
2 do. apples, 1 load of wood, 2 turkeys, 1
bushel corn, 1 do. rye, with 50 cents cash.
Mr. Jacob Sherred, by Alder. G. Furman,
dols. 50.
Mr. Cuffy Cerf, by do. dols. 5.
The inhabitants of the town of Poughkephe
by Capt. Abel Smith, 57 sheep, 1 ox, 1
heifer, 3 cheeses, 2 barrels Indian meal,
2 do. flower, 2 loads wood, 24 bushels
potatoes, and a parcel of pork.
The Gentlemen Boarders at New Utrecht
Mount, by Mr. J Pater, inclosed to Ald.
G. Furman, dols. 81.
The inhabitants of the township of New Ut-
recht, by Messrs. Simon Cortelyou, Aurt.
Van Pelt, and William Cropsey, 6 sheep,

DONATIONS. 69
Octob. 9. 159 bushels potatoes, 30 do. apples, 124
fowls, 140 cabbages, 350 eggs, 2 1 - 2 cwt.
rye meal, 4 bushels turnips, 1 barrel shad,
2 geese, with a parcel of pumkins.
10 Mr. A. B. at Norfolk by Mr. David Harriod,
dols. 5
An afflicted widow, by the Mayor, dols. 20
Mr. Archabald Gifford, Newark, an excellent
side of beef 370 lbs.
Messrs. J. and N. Remmey, 162 pieces of
earthen - ware.
The inhabitants of the town of Schenactady
1 barrel of pork, 2 hhds, and 1 tierce with
2 loads of potatoes, 38 bushels of pease, 1
bag of beans, 1 barrel of onions, 2 do. flour,
and 8 pumpkins.
Mr. John Goodeve, 1 waggon load potatoes,
turnips, cabbages, beets, carrots and rad-
dishes.
The Inhabitants of New Baltimore, county of
Albany, 4 bags of flour, 2 do. rye meal,
and 2 loads of wood.
11. Mr. Joshua Waddington, by Mr. W. Bayard.
dols. 150
Mr. Henry Waddington, 100
Mr. Herman Le Roy, 100
Mr. William Bayard, 100
Mr. Henry Seaman, by Ald. Coles, 50
Charles Roach, Esq. (of Newtown, L. I.) 2
hams, a parcel of onions and parsley, with
cash, dols. 12
The Inhabitants of the western district of
Newton, by Charles Roach, Esq. 60 bush-
els potatoes, 12 do. turnips, 12 do. apples,
2 do. onions, 1 cwt. rye meal, 3 do. Indian,
2 baskets beans, 2 quarters of beef, 6 sheep,
with a parcel of cabbage, pumkins, and
beets.
Mr. Joseph Fox, (Brooklyn, L. I.) by Mr.
Watkies, dols. 5
The Inhabitants of the town of Coxsakie, by
Leonard Bronk, and  Robert Burrel, Esq.

70 DONATIONS.
0ctob. 11. 24 sheep, 110 bushels of potatoes, 10 do.
wheat, 10 do. rye, 34 fowls, 70 1 - 2 lb. of
pork, 16 1 - 2 lb. of butter, 3 1 - 2  bushels
corn, 3 1 - 2 do. beans, 1 barrel shad, 1 do.
wheat, 114 lb wheat flour, with a quantity of
vegetables and cash, dols. 11
Mr. James Stuart, 20 doz, 6d. loaves of bread.
12. Mr. John Town of Hobocken ferry, 100
very excellent cabbages.
Mr. Thomas  Gautier of Bergen point, to
Ald. I. Bogert, 50 cabbages, 2 bags wheat
flour, and 5 bags potatoes.
Mr. John Angus, of the city of Perth Amboy,
1 cart load of potatoes, 2 doz. cabbages,
with some raddishes and herbs. [dols.
Mr. Pascal N. Smith, by Ald. G. Furman, 30
Mr. Jarvis's porter - room, 80
13. The Gentleman Boarders at Mrs. Anthony's,
at Col. Willet's place, Coerlears hook, by
Mr. Nathaniel Bloodgood, dols. 50
Mr. Daniel Babcock, by Dr. Kissam, 100
Mr. George Remsen, 9 very good sheep.
14. Mr. Thomas Buchannan, 2 bbls. oatmeal,
and cash, dols. 100
A. G. of Eliz. Town, by Ald. G. Furman, 10
J. N. S. ditto by do. 10
The Society of Caldwell parish, New - Jersey,
by Thadeus Russel, and John Corby, 135
fowls,3 bags potatoes, 1 bag quinces, and
1 tub of butter.
The Inhabitants of Elizabeth town, by Jona-
than Hampton, Esq. 1 bbl. cyder, 6 bushels
apples, 4 bushels potatoes, 1 bushel beets, 1
bushel carrots, sukory, horse raddish, and
some turnips, with dols. 20
The Inhabitants of Newtown, L. I. by Dr. Ri-
chard Lawrance, directed to Aiderman G.
Furman, 20 bushels Indian meal, 35 bushels
potatoes, 8 cabbages, 1 basket beets, 10
pumpkins, 7 1 - 2 bush. of apples, and 1 cwt.
fine hour.
Elizabeth town, N. J. by Elias Dayton, Esq.
1 keg rice, 4 cheeses, 2 bags meal, 5 loads

71 DONATIONS.
Octob. 14. potatoes, 1 load of cabbages, 8 sheep, 1
load apples, 1 load pumkins, 30 bunches
onions, some loose beets, 3 quarters mut-
ton, 1 piece of beef, 4 pieces of pork and 4
bundles herbs.
16. The Inhabitants of Lansingburgh, by Mr. Ezra
Hitchcock, and forwarded by Mr. Henry
I. Wyckoff, directed to the Mayor, dols. 175
The Gentlemen boarding at Mr. Tyler's,
presented by  Wm. Robinson, dols. 100
Mr. Manassah Salter, by Ald. I. Bogert, 50
Mr. Sigisimund, Hugget, by Ald. Furman, 25
Mr. Alex. Peacock, 1 waggon load potatoes,
and dols.  10
John Watts, Esq. 1 fat ox, 4 fat sheep, and 4
bbls. Indian meal.
The Inhabitants of the North - east part of
the town of North - East, and the South - east
part of the town of Livingston, by James
Winchel, Martin E. Winchel and Thomas
Haywood, their committee, 196 fowls, 17
cheeses, 2 bushels corn, 20 bush. potatoes,
1 tub butter, 1 lamb ; also by Captain
North, 46 fowls, 11 ducks, 5 turkies, 1
bushel dried apples, 1 piece of pork, 8 bush-
els of potatoes, 1 bbl. do. 20 cabbages, 18
lb. butter, 1 ham. dols. 3 75 cents.
The town of Fishkill, by Wm. B. Verplank,
Joseph Jackson, and John Drake, jun. their
committee, 12 sheep, 33 bushels potatoes,
2 do. apples, 70 fowls, 4 turkeys, 3 ducks,
2 lb. butter.
The town of Beekman, 1 cwt. wheat flour,
1 cheese, 6 lb. butter, 3.8 fowls, 26 bushels
potatoes, 45 1b. rye meal.     
Newton (L. I.) by Siman Remsen, 14 bbls.
indian meal, 1 fine do. 2 bbls wheat fiour,
41 fowls, 95 bushels potatoes, 21 do. ap-
ples, 32 cabbages, 6 lb. butter, and a quan-
tity of pumkins, and dols. 15
Rhinebeck and Clinton towns, Dutchess coun-
ty. by Wm. Radcliff, Everardus Bogardus,

72 DONATIONS.
Octob. 16. Hans Rienstend and Cyrus Hart, their com-
mittee, 2 heads of cattle, 59 sheep, 356
fowls, 246 bushels potatoes, 16 1 - 2 bushels
turnips, 29 pumkins, 21 cabbages, 15 bar-
rels apples, 16 bushels do. 1 bushel rye, 1
pig, 13 lb. butter, 2 bbls. middling, 5 pieces
pork, 6 barrels flour, 2 turkeys, 19 bushels  
corn, 6 1 - 2 loads wood, 4 barrels rye meal,
6 cheeses, 2 bushels flour, 2 do. buckwheat,
1 barrel indian meal, 2 1 - 4 cwt and 1 - 2 tierce
rice, 1 tub butter, 2 bushels wheat, 2 geese, 
27 dols. 84 cents, and an order on Thomas
Maul, Esq. from A Marwreller for dols. 10
17. Frederic Guion, New Rochelle, directed to
Nicholas Carmer, 2 bls. indian meal, 2 bls
and 2 bags potatoes, 1 bbl. vinegar.        
Newark. directed to Nicholas Carmer, pota-
toes, pumkins, apples, indian meal, fowls,
24 pairs of shoes, and dols. 3, cents 56
Mr. Abraham Labagh, by Mr. Samuel Bur-  
row, dols. 15
David Hunt, of Powles Hook, 8 bushels po-
tatoes, 300 carrots, 50 cabbages. 15 pum-  
kins -               
South part of Newton, forwarded by Garret  
H. Van Waggenan, 73 bushels potatoes, 16
bushels apples, 11 1 - 2 cwt. indian meal, 2
barrels do. 27 cabbages, 14 pumkins, 3 quar-  
ters beef, 1 sheep, 33 lb. salt beef, 3 fowls,
dols. 10
Mr. John Turner jun. dols. 50
19. Mr. John Dennis jun. of N. Brunswick, dols. 5
The inhabitants of Bergen, by the Rev. John.
Comelison, 17 bags meal, dols. 93, cents 62
Staten Island, a collection made by the Rev.
Richard Moore, rector of St. Andrews
church, Richmond, by Mr. John M'Vickar,
directed to alderman G. Furman, dols. 100
Capt. Leonard Davis, Poughkeepsie, 24 bush. 
potatoes, 4 cheeses, 2 sheep, 1 bag flour, 
9 fowls, and 11 cabbages. 
           

DONATIONS. 73
Octob. 19. A small number of the inhabitants of Phillip's  
town, Dutchess county, by their committee,  
John Leckley, and Joshua Horton, 3 tubs
butter, 8 or 10 bushels fauce, 8 fowls, and
1 bag indian meal.
The inhabitants of the town of Claverack, and
Hudson. forwarded by S. Edwards, Esq.
4 barrels rye flour, 1 1 - 2 barrels wheat flour,
3 1 - 2 barrels indian meal, 47 bushels pota-
toes, 1 bushel carrots, 3 sheep, 15 fowls,
30 pumkins, 1 barrel beans, 1 ham, some
cabbages, &c.
The Mechanic society of Hudson, forwarded
by Samuel Wigton, their secretary, 20
sheep.
Peter Remsen, 1 lamb.
The inhabitants of the town of Kinderhook,
forwarded by Nicholas Kettle, Hendrick
A Van Dyck, John J. Van Alstyne, Isaac
Vanderpelt, and Cornelius Silvester, their
committee, 84 bushels potatoes, 8 sheep,
30 fowls, 13  barrels meal, 1 stear, and
dols. 39
An unknown person, dols. 20
The inhabitants of Connecticut farms, by Mr.
Jonas Wade, a quantity of vegetables and
15 fowls.
A gentleman of New - York, who during the
sickness, resided in New - Jersey, by Ald. G.
Furman, dols. 100
Captain Brown, of the sloop Maria, from
Peekskill, 1 load potatoes, 3 tubs butter, 2
cabbages, 8 fowls, 1 bag indian meal.
Messrs. John and Joseph Stevenson, and Dr.
White, from the ship Sarah, captain Cow-
per, 4 sheep, and 4 pigs.
Sir John Temple, by Mr. Salter, dols. 50
Mr. John Willes, dols. 2
Mr. Jedediah Olcott, dols. 3
Mr. BJohn M'Leod, dols. 10
Mr. ryan Little, dols. 5
Mr. Collin Gillespie, dols. 50
K

74 DONATIONS.
Octob. 19. The inhabitants of Shenectady, directed to the
mayor, dols. 433
The inhabitants of  the upper part of the town  
of Rhinebeck, Dutchess county, forwarded
by captain Isaac Stoutenburgh, junr. 3 bar-
rels rye flour, 16 sheep, 161 bushels potatoes,  
3 hogs, 123 fowls, 36 bushels of apples, 43
cabbages, 7 1-2 bushels turnips, 7, geese,
1 hhd. vinegar, 1 fat cow, 4 load wood, 53
lb. bacon, and dols. 121, cts. 70
A few of the inhabitants of Beekman town,  
Dutchess county, 42 fowls, 1 sheep, 3 tur-
keys, 6 lb. butter, 7 cabbages, 22 bushels  
potatoes, and 2 cheeses.
Capt. Abihu Pinkham of Hudson, 1 barrel  
flour.                                    
The town of Charleston, county of Saratoga,  
forwarded by Thomas Brown, Alexander  
Gilchrist, Henry Cael, jun. Asher Cook,
and John Taylor, their committee, 11 bar-  
rels flour, and 5 firkins butter.
A number of the inhabitants of Jamaica, (L.
I.) by Eliphalet Wicke , Esq directed to
the mayor, dols. 400, cts. 17
22 An absent citizen on Long Island, G. F.
dols. 20
Dirck Ten Brock, Esq. 20 fat sheep.
The town of Franklin, Dutchess county, by
Messrs. Matthew Paterson, Samuel Towner,
George Burtch, Joshua Nicherson, and Sa-
muel Cornwell, their committee, 34 fat  
sheep.
Michael Price, by Alderman G. Furman,
dols. 50  
Mr. James Arden, by do. dols. 20
The towns of Pawling and Beekman, Dutchess
county, 17, bushels potatoes, 19 1 - 4 do. rye
and corn, 2 do onions, 3 cheeses, 28 fowls,
4 1 - 2 lb. butter, 1 bag flour, 2 pieces pork,
and 10 cabbages.                         
A part of the inhabitants of the town of Beek-  
man, Dutchess county, by Messrs. Jeffe

DONATIONS. 75
Octob. 22. Oakley, Hezekiah Collin, Martinus Ove-
rocker, Samuel Austin Barker, and Joseph
Porter their committee, 4 barrels wheat flour,
2 do. indian meal, 1 do. rye do. 11 sheep,
72 bushels potatoes, 6 do. wheat, 12 do.
corn, 21 1 - 2 do. buckwheat, 3 do. rye, 17
cheeses, 38 fowls, 1 turkey, 2 pigs, 2 lb.
butter, 1 - 2 bushel turnips, 72 lb. buck wheat
meal, 20 lb. salt pork, with dols 3, cts. 50
The parish of Springfield, New Jersey, by
Wm. Steele, Esq. Mr. Denman, Major
Woolley, and Mr. Smith, their committee,
1 fat cow, 4 fat sheep, 106 fowls, 4 ducks,
1 bag buck wheat meal, 75 bushels potatoes,
2 do. turnips, 2 do. corn, 2 do. apples, 31
pumkins, 30 cabbages, and some beets.
A lady, by Ald. Beekman, dols. 25
Mr. Thomas Tom, by Mr. Nathaniel Blood-
good dols. 30.
An unknown friend, 2 doz. bottles castor oil,
and dols. 40
Johns Town, Montgomery county, by Rich-
ard Dodge, Wm. Egan and James M'Donald,
dols. 66, cts. 55
The city of Albany, by the Rev. John Basstos
to the mayor, balance of their donatios,,
dols. 417, cts. 55
24 Part of the inhabitants of the town of Clinton,
Dutchess county, 11 sheep, 140 fowls, 2
turkeys, 28 loads of wood, 8 bushels of
corn, 50 do. potatoes, 3 do. Apples, 4 do.
rye, 2 do. buckwheat, 2 barrels flour, 1 do.
rye meal, 1 1 - 2 do. indian meal, 11 pieces
pork, with 3 cheese.
The inhabitants of Bushwick, (L. I.) by Peter
I. Schenk, and John Skillman, Esqrs. 42
bushels indian meal, 143 do. potatoes, 44 do.
turnips, 149 1 - 2 do. apples, 120 cabbages,
36 pumkins, 16 fowls, 2 lb. butter, 20 lb.
pork, 100 do rye meal, 1 small bundle of
tea, and dols. 38, cts. 75
A friend, by T. B. 25 cents.

76 DONATIONS.
Octob. 24. The inhabitants of Fishkill, 1 load potatoes, 6
fowls, 8 cabbages, and 1 roll of butter.
The inhabitants of Union village, in Armenia
town, Dutchess county, by Mr. Solomon 
Hitchcock, 2 barrels wheat flour. 2 do.  
rye, 17 cheeses, 1 bushel wheat, 2 do. corn,
2 do. potatoes, and dols. 6, cts. 25  
Enos Nathrop, Esq. of Washington town, 5
bushels potatoes, and 2 do. corn.
A Lady of Rhinebeck by Capt. Peter I. B.
Meyers, one fat cow, 8 barrels flour and 
dols. 53.
Mr. James Thompson of this city 16 blankets 
and 16 green rugs.                       
27 The inhabitants of Kingston Ulster county  
by Peter Mauris Given, Peter Vander Lyn,
Tarch De Witt, Jeremiah Dubois and Sam- 
uel Freers, on board of capt. William Swart,  
who generously gave the freight of all the  
donations sent by him, 107 1 - 2 bushels tur-  
nips and potatoes, 3 barrels apples, 2 do.  
flour, 5 do. buckwheat meal, 9 do. rye  
meal, 7 1 - 2 bushels indian corn, 10 1 - 4 do. 
buckwheat, 2 1 - 2 do. rye, 5 1 - 2 do. wheat,
8 sheep, 29 loads of wood, and 36 fowls.
The inhabitants of Marble Town by capt Wil-
liam Swart 40 1 - 2 bushels potatoes, 2 1 - 2 do.  
wheat, 2 barrels rye meal, 3 barrels flour, 5
do. buckwheat Meal, 1 do indian meal, and
1 bag buckwheat.
The Town of Rochester by the same convey,  
ance 1 bbl. middlings, and 2 bushels apples.  
The Town of Hurley, by the same forwarded.
by Messrs. Cornelius Elting, Richard Ten 
Eyck, and Cornelius Newkirk 3 bushels 
wheat, 3 do. rye, 16 do. corn, 45 do. pota- 
toes, 16 do. turnips, 5 barrels flour, 1 sheep 
and 1 cask apples.                      
The inhabitants of Schenectady 20 barrels
flonr, 1 - 2 barrel beef, 1 hogshead and 2 bar-
rels patatoes, 22 cheeses.   
General Gordon, near Albany 2 barrels flour.

DONATIONS. 77
Octob. 27. Flatbush (L.I.) by Judge Lott and John Van-
derbilt Esq. 3 bags indian meal, 3 do. rye. 1
peck of beans, 1 pig of 70 pound, 41 bushels
turnips, 140 do. potatoes, 13 do. apples, 12
fowls, 36 cabbages, and 100 pumpkins.
From Col. Aquilla Ciles, at Flatbush, 1O1 dols.
collected from the following persons. —
Aquilla Giles, dols. 25
Charles Clarkson, 10
Peter Stryker, 10
R. Martisen, 10
John Naget, 5
John Cortelyou, 5
Samuel Garreston, 5
Adrian Martisen, 5
Michael Striker, 5
A Lady, 5
Phebe Lefferts, 4
Wm. B. Gifford, 2
Adrian Mortisen, jun. 2
Adrian Mortisen, 1
John Bennum 1
Frederic Cleveland, 2
Doctor Beek, 2
Jacob Lefferts. 2
General Horatio Gates, by Ald. Coles, 50
Capt. Henry Tredwell, by Mr. J. Provost 25
Mr. Archibald Gracie by Ald. Coles. 50
Mr. Hugh Zindon, by Ald. Bogert, 2
Sundry inhabitants of Frederictown, Dutchess
county, by Messieurs Consider Cushmon,
and Rowland Bailey, 2 bbls. flour, 1 do. rye
meal, 72 fowls, 1 tub butter, 1 cheese, 1/2 bush-
el, corn, and 12 cabbages. 
Robert R. Livingston, of Clermont, Dutchess
county, 2 very excellent fat cattle, 5 sheep,
and dols. 20
Mrs. Stevens. Clermont, 20
Sundry inhabitants of Clermont, 8 bushels pota-
toes, 2 1 - 2 do. corn, 1 1 - 2 do. wheat, 19 1 - 2
do potatoes, 3 do. turnips, 1 do. wheat, 4
do. buckwheat, 8 do. corn, 1 ham, 22 1 - 2
bushel, buckwheat, 13 do rye, 17 1 - 2 do.

78 DONATIONS.
Octob. 27. corn, 23 1 - 2 do. potatoes, 14 fowls, 18 lb. of
pork, and dols 20, 5O cents.
The village of Pleasant Valley, by Mr. Henry
Walters, 1 bbl. rye meal, 14 1 - 2 bushels pota-
toes, 1 - 2 do. turnips, 14 fowls, 12 cabbages, 1 - 2
bushel dried apples, and 1 - 2 do. buckwheat.
The town of Florida, Montgomery county, by
Messieurs Stephen Reynolds, D. Cady, Dani-
el M'Master and Christian Service, to the
Mayor, on board of Capt. James Moore, 54
dollars, with the farther sum of 52 dollars  
and 32 cents, being the nett proceeds of 54
bushels of wheat, sold by  Capt. Moore. —
Also. from several citizens of Albany, by the
same conveyan ce, being the nett proceeds of
10 bushels wheat, dols. 9, 68 cents.
4 bushels of rye, 2. do. corn, 6 do. potatoes,
and 1 do. turnips.
Mr. Moses Rogers, by Ald. Coles, dols. 50
Thos. Macanass, Esq. by the Mayor, 50  
Sundry inhabitant, of Throgneck, Westchester  
county, forwarded by Mr. Robert Heaton,  
35 bushels potatoes, 6 do. turnips, 9 do. ap-  
ples, 59 cabbages, 1 bbl. vinegar, 2 pieces of  
pork, 6 sheep and 1 quarter of beef.
The consistory of the Reformed Dutch Church
in Albany, being the amount of a collection
made in said church, transmitted by the Rev.
Mr. Bassett, to the Mayor, dols. 246  
A Citizen of New - York at Albany, by the  
Mayor, dols. 25
Gozen Ryerss, Esq. Staten Island, 2 sheep, 10  
bnshels potatoes, 6 do. turnips, and 25 pum-
kins, addressed to Alderman Coles.           
The inhabitants of Dutchess county, by Messrs.  
30 William Emmot, John Mott, James Bramble,
Zephaniah Platt, & Solomon Sutherland. Esqs.
of town of Stanford, 5 bbls. rye meal, 1 do.
Indian meal, 150 lb. of pork, 12 bushels pota-
toes 3 1 - 2 do. corn, 1 tierce potatoes, 1 tub
butter, 6 cheeses, and Zepheniah Platt and
S lomon Sutherland, Esqs. each 4 quarters
of beef.

DONATIONS. 79
Octob. 30 Pawlings town. Dutchess county, 12 bushels
potatoes, 3 1 - 2 do. corn.
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess  county, 61 bushels
wheat, 6 1 - 2 do. corn, 3 do. rye, 49 cheeses,
1 bbl.rye meal, 1 pot and 1 firkin butter, 1
do. pork, 8 fowls, 10 bushels potatoes, 2
sheep and some beets.
The towns of Flatlands and Gravesend, Kings
county, L. I. by Henry I. Lott, and John
Garritson, Esq. 180 bushels, potatoes, tur-
nips and apples, 35 fowls, 4 bags Indian
meal, 11 lb. of butter and 50 cabbages.
Mr. Benj. Strong, by Ald. G. Furman, dols. 25
Mr. John Post, by T. B. 30
Jeremiah Vanderbilt, Esq. of Brooklyn, L. I.
one fat shoat, 6 bushels, potatoes, 6 do. tur-
nips, 1 bag of apples and 20 cabbages.
The consistory of the church of Orange town,
in Rockland county, 11 1 - 2 cwt. rye meal,
77 bushels potatoes, 6 do. apples, 1000 wt.
Indian meal, 300 wt. buckwheat meal, 16
loads of wood, 107 pumkins, 12 cabbages,
and dols. 100, 72 cents.
Mr. Lemuel Wells, by Ald. G. Furman,
dols. 50
Nov. 2. German town, Columbia county, by Mr. Phi-
lip  Rockfeller,, and James Kent, their com
mittee, 30 bushels potatoes, 12 do. buck-
wheat, 8 do. corn, 4 do. rye and 12 cab-
bages.
Carmel town, Dutchess county, by Messieurs
John Crane, Devou  Bailey and Michael
Vandevoort, their committee, 1 bbl. flour,
44 fowls, 4 bbls. rye meal, 9 do. buckwheat
meal, 3 cheeses, 34 bushels potatoes, 2 sheep,
28 fowls, 2 bbls. Indian meal, 1 do. buck-
wheat meal, 1 cwt. do. 1 cwt. flour, 1 cwt.
of rye meal, and 1 dol.
The inhabitants of Ryeneck by Messrs. Samuel
Deal, and Theophilus Marselis, 1 fat steer, 1
side of beef, 2 bbls. of flour, 10 do. indian
meal, 2 do. vinegar, 30 bushels potatoes, 1

80 DONATIONS.
Nov. 2 fat sheep, 14 fowls, a load of wood, some cab-
bages and dolls. 18
Henry Cruger, Esq. by Ald. G. Furman, 50
The inhabitants of Shelter island, Suffolk Coun-
ty, by Col. Sylvester Dering, transmitted to
the mayor, dolls. 50
A man by J. Coles, 50
Mr. John Stapples, of New Rochelle, by Mr.
Carmer, dolls. 20
The inhabitants of the town of Mamaonick, by
Mr. John Delancey, 54 bushels potatoes, 24
do. Indian meal, 20 do. apples, 2 do. buck-
wheat, 26 fowls, 1 bbl. of flour, 1 - 2 do rye-
meal, 2 do. vinegar, 5 sheep, 65 cabbages,
and 15 pumkins.
5. Joseph Carpenter, Esq. of Harrison's purchase
West Chester county, by Mr. John Nor-
man, dolls. 6
Mr. Johnson Tuttle, of Newark, N. Jersey, di-
rected to Mr. Ezekiel Robins, dolls. 50
A friend to the poor, 7 jacketts, 11 pairs of trow-
sers, 6 womens petticoats, 2 short gowns, and
1 childs frock.
Several parishes in Suffolk county, by Henry  
Dering, Esq. of Sagg Harbour : —
The parish of Bridgehampton,
dolls. 18 75 cents.
The parish of East - Hampton,
dolls. 40 59 cents.
The parish of the port of Sag Harbour,
dols. 60 66 cents.
The parish of West - Hampton, by Capt. Josiah
Howel, transmitted to the mayor,
dolls. 11 68 cents.
A Lady inclosed to Ald. G. Furman, dolls. 10  
6 Mr. John Davenport, jun. 50 bushels potatoes.
Rev. Mr. Moherring, of Staten island, by the
Rev. Mr. James Birkby, dolls. 23 37 cents.
The gentlemen composing the fire company No.  
14, by Messrs. Abraham Brower, John P.
Roomes, Uriah Coddington, jun. & William
P. Roome, their committee, dolls. 46 73 cnts.

DONATIONS. 81
Nov. 6. A friend to the poor, by Ald. Furman, dolls, 100
Mr. Wm. A. Hardenbrook, by do. dolls. 15
Mr. Johu Mills, by Mr. Arcularius, dolls, 20
Capt. Lucas Van Allen, from Kinderhook, 1
bbl. of rye - meal, & 2 dols. 50 cents.
The inhabitants of Smith - town, Suffolk county,
by Mr. Benjamin B. Blidenburgh delivered
to Ald. G. Furman, 78 dolls. 37 cents
Messrs. John Cantine, and Gerardus Harcen-
burgh, of Marbletown, each one bbl. 01 buck-
wheat meal.
A friend to the poor, 34 loads of wood.
The inhabitants of Schenectady 5 barrels of
flour.
The city of Albany, 3 bbls. onions, 1 do. hard
bread, 1 do. beans, 1 - 2 do. indian meal, 8 do.
potatoes, with 2 tierces of carrots & beats.
The inhabitants of Dutchess County 2 sheep, 4
fowls, 5 1 - 2 bushels buckwheat.
The Presbyterian Church in Albany, being their
collection made on Sunday 28th Oct. trans-
mitted to the  mayor, by Messrs. H. Wood-
ruff, and W. Bloodgood, dolls. 202 6 cents
The inhabitants of Rahway, and its neighbor-
hood, by Mr. William Shotwell, to the may-
or, 45 bushels potatoes, 4 bushels of apples,
21 bbls. indian & rye meal, 4 sheep, 42 fowls
4 bushels corn, 13 1 - 2 do. turnips, a parcel
of pumkins and straw with dolls. 20
The inhabitants of the town of Southhold (L. I.)
by Mr. E. Robbins, dolls. 13 81 cents
A friend to the poor, by Mr. John Out-
hout, dolls. 75
The inhabitants of Johns'town, Montgomery
county, a balance of their donation, by Mr.
Richard Dodge, dolls. 4 58 cents
Mr. William Shedden, by Ald. G. Furman,
dolls. 50
Mr. Frederick VanCortlandt, of Yonkers, West
Chester county, by Mr. Henry White,
dolls. 50
L

82 DONATIONS.
Nov. 12. Capt. Wm. Legg, from Saugertie, Ulster
County, one load of wood, from Benjamin
Snider.
John Brink, 1 barrel of potatoes.
James Remsen, 1 bushel do.
13. The church and community called Shakers, at
New Lebanon, by Mr. David Meachom,
their overseer, 21 bbls. prime beef, 1 large
cask,and 6 bbls. wheat flour containing 1576
lbs. 8 large casks, and 7 bbls. rye flour, con-
taining 5247 lbs. 3 casks of white beans, con-
taining 21 bushels, 1 bbl. containing 3 bushels
67 do. onions, 21 1-2 bushels carrots, 104
do. potatoes, 1 bbl. containing 122 lbs. cheese
2 bbls. indian meal, with 40 dollars, 23 of
which was paid for freight.
14. Mr. Marine LeBrun, by Ald. J. Post, dolls. 25
Mr. Robinson Thomas, of Elizabeth town, by
Mr. Joel Davis, 45 loads of wood.
The Corporation of New - Brunswick, in New -
Jersey, forwarded by Abraham Schuyler,
President of the Corporation, by Mr. Staates
Van Deusen, 2 barrels buckwheat meal, 1
bag Indian do. 1 roll of butter and 11 loads
of wood, and cash, dols. 189 dols. 70 cents.
A few of the inhabitants of the parish of South
Hampton, (L. I.) by Messrs. Uriah Rogers,
Benjamin Hunting, and David Roze, their
committee, to the mayor, dolls. 23 50 cent
Uriah Rogers, Esq. of South Hampton, by Mr,
Jacob Concklin, 2 bbls. beef.
16. Mr. Peter Fenton, by Mr. J. Marshall,
dolls. 10
Mr. Jeremiah Marshall, dolls. 10
The Inhabitants of Albany, by Captain Moore
2 barrels of flour, and 4 cheeses.
The inhabitants of the town of Brooklyn, King's
county, collected by Mr. Tunis Bergan, Fer-
dinand Suydam, John Wicks, Peter Wyckoff
John Cornell, John Dougherty, and Martin
Scherick, dolls. 581 cents 78


DONATIONS. 83
Nov.16. The congregation of Clarks - Town, Rockland
county, by Isaac Blanch, Esq. 23 bags of
flour, 1 1 - 2 bags of Indian meal, 11 bags of
potatoes, 3/4 of a load of wood, and dols. 5
17. A gentleman at Newtown, by Mr. C. Van Wag-
anen,                                 
dolls. 8
From the town of Mindon in Albany county,
by Messieurs Robert M'Farlane and Conrad
Gansevoort, dols. 56
The vestry of St. Peter's church at Albany,
forwarded by the Rev. T. Ellison, by Mr.
Philip Ten Eyck, a collection made in that
church the 28th October, for the relief of
their distressed fellow citizens in this city,
107 dols. 87 cents.
The congregation of Clarkstown, by Captain
Abraham Talman, 7 bags of rye flour, 5
bags of buckwheat, 1 do. of Indian meal,
13 do. of potatoes, 4 baskets, of do. 3
bushels of do. 4 loads of wood, 3 lb. of
butter, and 3 dols. 12. cents.
W. C. addressed to Ald. Furman, dols. 100
The Presbyterian congregation, at Huntington.
L. I. forwarded by Ebenezer Platt, Esq. on
board of Captain James Long, 30 loads of
wood, 3 fat sheep, 20, fowls, 22 1/2 bushels of
apples, 7 1/2 do. of turnips, 1 do. of pota-
toes 1 1/2 do. of Indian meal, 1/2 cwt. of rye
meal, and 13 dols. 75 cents.
20. Mr. Peter Corne, West Chester by George
Douglas Jun. 30 dols.
22. The town of Livingston, Dutchess County by
the hands of Baily Hathaway, 8 Bushels
containing Rye, Buckwheat and Potatoes,
for the poor.
23. From the town of New - Rochelle, a collection
made by Newbury Devenport Esq. and
brought by Messrs. James Pine, and John
Palmer who gave the freight, 62 Bushels of
Potatoes, 15 do. of Turnips 33 do. of Indi-

84 DONATIONS.
an Corn ground, and delivered in 10 Barrels
of Indian Meal, one sheep, also 10 Bushels
of Turnips by another conveyance, and
49 dols. 50 cents.
24. From the Presbyterian Congregation at Hunt-
ington L. I. forwarded by Ebenezer Platt
Esq. on board of Capt. Jacob Johnson, 18
loads of wood, 2 pair of shoes, 1 1/2 Bushels
of Turnips and 1 1/2 do. of Potatoes.
A friend to the poor, one Barrel of Buck-
wheat. Meal, sent to the Alms House.
26. From Mr. Miller, one load of Cabbages.    
27. The Presbyterian congregation, at Huntington
L. I. by Capt. James Long, 7 and 1/2 loads
of wood.
28. The Fire Company No. 11 by their committee
Nicholas V. Antwerp, Stephen Smith and
Theunis Quick, 40 dols. 51 cents.
Charles L. Camman by I. B. Coles 100 dols.
The Presbyterian church at Stratford in the
State of Connecticut by the hands of A.
Mc. Ewen, Esq. 33 dols. 11 cents.
30. From a part of the inhabitants of Yonkers, 7
barrels of indian meal, 2 do. of buckwheat,
2 do. of indian corn, about 22 bushels of
turnips and potatoes and 2 fat sheep, and
193 dols.
Mr. Richard Ward of East Chester, by Mr.
James Hunt, one barrel of beef.
A few of the people of Cambridge Washi-
ington County, by James Ervin, from Jona-
than Dore, Esq. 100 dols.
Dec. 1. Mr. Isaac Van Wart of Mountpleasant, 1 bag
of rye meal, 2 do. of indian meal, 2 do. of
potatoes 1 do. turnips, by Capt Riqua.
By the Hon. Selah Strong Esq. from the inha-
bitants of Southhold River Head and Brook-
haven in Suffolk County, 130 dols. 36 cents.
The inhabitants of the town of Fishkill, from
William B. Verplanck, Joseph Jackson and
John Drake Jun. their committee, by the

DONATIONS. 85
Dec. 3. hands of John Drake Jun. for part of a
load of wood 5s. and 20 dols.
5. The Presbyterian Church in Morris town in
Morris County New Jersey by Mr. Mathew
Crane to the Mayor, 57 dols.
From I. L. by T. B. dols. 5
8. From the Jurors at Mr. Bardin's on a cause of
lunacy, by Mr. James Tylee, dols. 10
From Mr. Thomas Williams, by T. B. 10
10. From Mr. William  Thorn, of Washington,
Dutchess county, by Capt. Hoyt, 2 quarters
of beef.

 

A
LIST
OF THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS
INTERRED
IN THE SEVERAL BURYING GROUNDS IN THE CITY
OF NEW - YORK, AND AT BELLEVUE, AND
POTTERS - FIELD,
FROM AUGUST 1 - TO NOVEMBER 14, 1798.
BEFORE the Reader begins to peruse the following list, I would wish to
apprize him of the materials from which it is composed. They are the books of
the different sextons and other persons having the charge of burying grounds in
this city, at Potter - Field and Bellevue. It has however unfortunately happened
that the sextons of two of the smallest congregations were absent during a great
part of the calamity, and in these the names of the dead were only given by me-
mory, and in other instances, the books have not been kept with that accuracy
which could have been wished. To ascertain  with precision the names of all the
deceased, their occupations, &c. I have used my utmost exertions. With this view
I have compared the books of the sextons with the list kept by the Health - Com-
mittee, and wherever there was a difference, I have, by personal application to the
friends of the deceased, endeavoured as far as possible to rectify the mistake, and
also where the orthography appeared erroneous, to correct it as well as I could,
and by annexing to the names, the trade, occupation, age, place of nativity or some
other circumstance to point out the particular person intended and thus to remove
the doubts of people at a distance. But whatever pains may be taken in a thing
of this sort, it cannot be expected that it will be entirely free from errors or
defects ; but I trust it will be found as compleat, as considering the difficulties at-
tending it, could be expected and that in almost every instance it will be found
satisfactory.
C. Annexed to some Names denotes that the Person died in the Country.
The words printed in Italic after any name, denotes the native country of
that person.                          
A
ABERNETHEY George, Shoemaker and his Son
George Æt, 12 - 33 Barclay - Street, Scotland.      
Abespie Joanna, 10 Fair - Street, France.
Abrams John, Marriner, Bellvue.
Ackerman Abraham, Bayard Lane.
Ackerman David, the wife of, Lumber-Street.
Ackerman William, 249 Greenwich - Street.
Ackle Mary, widow Æt, 69. 

88 LIST OF BURIALS.
Ackley Mr. Clerk, Wall - Street, Æt, 22.
Adams Robert, mason 63 Murrary - Street, Æt, 40.
Adams Mr. a child of.
Adams Mr. his black woman.
Adam's John, Bellevue.
Adams Mr. Æt, 30.
Aer Michael, Baker, Skinner - Street.
Affleck Robert, Merchant, corner of William and John
Streets, Æt, 50, Scotland.
Affleck John, Bellevue.
Agar Joseph, Bellevue.
Agnel Hyacinth, French teacher, the wife and daughter
of, 137 William - Street.
Agnew Dorothy, Alms house, consumption
Allen John, Æt, 40, Scotland.
Allen John, keeper of a lumber yard, near the ship yards.
Allen Mr. a child of  Æt, 5 months.
Allen William, Bellevue.
Allen Hugh, do.
Allen Margaret, do.
Allen James, from the hospital.
Allen Abraham, Bellevue.
Allison James, Baker, Bellevue, Scotland
Alstyne Jeronymus, Hannah the slave of, 15 Liberty - St -
Alstyne Mary, 47 White - Hall - Street.
Altgilt John, 93 Read - Street.
Always John, Chairmaker, 38 James - Street.
Ames John, Butcher, the wife of, 25 Robinson - Street.
Amory John, Lumber - Street.
Anderson Mrs. a child of, Æt, 1 Year.
Anderson James, the child of, 63 Cherry - street.
Anderson Hilton, teacher, 47 Whitehall, street, Ireland.
Anderson John, the wife of, 50 Beekman - street.
Anderson Miss, decay.
Anderson John, junior, Attorney at Law, 129 Front -
street,
Anderson John, auctioneer, 77 Wall - street, Æt. 68, and
wife, Æt. 51 Scotland.
Anderson Samuel, son of Samuel, merchant, Philadelphia.
Anderson Alexander, physician, the wife of, Liberty - St.
Andrews C. surgeon, 208, Water - street, England.

LIST OF BURIALS. 89
Angus James, grocer, opposite the hospital. Scotland,
Anthony Nicholas, N. Anthony the son of, 34 Frankfort
street.
Apple John, Alms - house.
Archer Joshua, cartman, Division street.
Archer Moses, shoemaker, the child of, 345 Broadway.
Archibald Wm. corner of Cedar and Greenwich streets.
Arden Mr. - æt 17.
Argyle Sally, Bellevue.
Arhart Mrs. at Mrs. Bruces, 125 Water street.   
Arheron Mrs.
Arland Mr.                                
Arley Mary, 66 James street.
Artey Mr. æt 38, consumption.
Asgill Mrs. æt 68.    
Ashley Mary, Maiden Lane.
Ashmore John, distiller of cordials, Bowery Lane.
Asmus Jacob, 66 E. George street, Sweden.
Atkins Isaac, baker, 13 E. George street.
Avery John, shipwright, the child of, 73 Division street.
Avery Joseph, watchman, Broadway.
Ayres Camp, the child of, 50 Beekman street.
B
Babcock captain, of the schooner Cornelia, bellevue.
Bach Henry, taylor, wife and two children, 55 Pine street,
Germany.                
Bach Harman, Bellevue.
Bailey Abraham, Front street.
Bailey Catharine, 159 Front street.
Bainor John, corner of Church and Warren streets.
Baker Susan, 13 Barclay street.                  
Baker Miss, æt 20.
Baker Mrs. a child of.
Baker Gardner, proprietor of the Museum, died at Boston.
Baldridge John, apprentice to Jacob Smith, turner, 94.
Beekman street.  
Ball John, Bellevue. 
Ban Mr. the child of, E. Rutger street.
Banes Josiah, Lombard street.    
Banks Wm. E. Washington street,
Banta John, apprentice to Mr. Baylet, carpen
Greenwich street. 
K

90 LIST OF BURIALS.
Barber Silas, the son of, 39 Robinson street.
Barber Thomas, the child of, Gold street.
Barber Mr. a child of, Bellevue.
Barclay Thomas, Bellevue.
Bare John, and child, Bowery Lane.
Barnet Mrs. Lumber street.
Barnet Hannah, Oliver street.
Barns Lucretia, wife of John, 18 Cherry street.
Barr John, butcher, Grand street.
Barter Venus, a black woman, Cheapside.
Basely Mrs. æt 52, consumption.
Basset Frederic, the wife of, 218 Pearl street.
Basset, widow Frances, old age.
Bates Mr Pearl street.
Bayley Pierce, 13 Moore street.
Bayley Thomas, Bellevue.
Bayley Edward, Bellevue.
Bavley Simeon, watchmaker, 56 Stone street.         
Beach Mr. the child of
Beaumont Mrs. mother of Michael Parker, carpenter, 28
Rutger street.
Bearshine Jacob, 13 Rutger street.
Beaty Mr.                             
Beck Martin, from widow Stevenson's, 45 Pearl street.
Becquest Lewis, taylor, the wife of, 11 Rutger street.
Bedlow, William, formerly postmaster, Broadway.
Bedlow William, the child of, Charlotte street.
Bedlow Catharine, wife of William, Cherry street.
Beef Joseph, Bellevue.
Beekman Elizabeth, wife of Henry, Charlotte near Har-
man street.
Beekman George, cartman, the daughter of, 9 Reed st.
Beekman, Richard, 31 Front street.
Beekman, widow of James, I. child Mary, and a negro slave
Pompey, 57 Maiden Lane.
Beekman Eliza, daughter of Henry, wood - inspector, 13
Oliver street.
Beese Neptune, black man, the child of.
Bell Mrs. a child of, æt 12.
Bell Mary, the wife of Thomas, 8 Moore street.
Bell Mr. æt 26.
Bell Mr. æt 52.

LIST OF BURIALS. 91
Bell Robert Carter, 16 Pearl street, æt 22.
Belvidere Mrs. 43 Water street.
Benson Samuel, a black man, Bellevue.
Bentley Elizabeth, Alms-house, not fever.
Bemmer John, grave digger of the Catholic Church, and
Mary his wife.
Bern Nicholas, Upper Hague street.
Berry Ann, black woman, æt 55.
Berry Master John, Bellevue.
Berry Mr. the wife of and two children, Bedlow street. 
Berry John, Nassau street.
Berwick, widow, of the late John, D. sheriff 262 Green-
wich - street.                              
Beffinger John, the child of, Bowery Lane.
Bethune David, an infant of, 11 Liberty  street.
Betts William, æt 19.
Bevois Charles, the son of, 91 Read street.
Bevolet Mrs. æt 80.
Billop John W. New - Brunswick.
Bingham James, gauger, 390 Pearl street.
Bingham John, a child of.
Birch Mr. a child of, æt 9.
Bird Joseph, a child of.
Bifent Michael, mariner, 79 Fair street, Italy.
Black Mr. æt 30.
Blackbear Benjamin, a child of, Bowery Lane.
Blackman Thomas, muffin baker, 3 Ferry street.
Blair Andrew, 76 E. George street.
Blake Mary, Bellevue.
Blakes Mr. a child of, flux.
Blanchard Mr. a child of, æt 4 years, flux.
Bland Deborah, at Abraham Staggs, E. George street.
Blank Thomas, marshall, a child of, 13 Skinner street.
Blank William, butcher, Bowery Lane.
Blaney Jane, Bellevue.
Blauvelt Daniel, cartman, the child of.
Bloom Frederic, corner of William and Thomas streets.
Bogardus Catharine, wife of Cornelius, corner of Cheap-
side and E. George streets.                 
Bogardus Thomas, 56 Warren street.
Bogart Mrs. widow of Peter.
Bogart widow Mary, 71 William street.

92 LIST OF BURIAlS.
Boggs John, from Mr. Bach's, 55 Pine street.
Boggs Henry.
Bohanna George, 9 Augustus street.
Bokee. William. house carpenter, and wife, 31 John
street.
Bolmer Jacob æt 84, 94 Chatham street.
Bolton Mr. mariner, Bellevue.
Bond Joseph. a black, mariner.
Bonum mr. Mulberry street.
Botton mrs. Bellevue.
Boudovine Susannah, corner of Pump and Orchard
streets:   
Bourne John, the wife and daughter of, 84 Fair street.
Bowne Samuel S. merchant, 252 Pearl street.
Boyd George, teacher, 174 William street, Ireland.
Boyle Elizabeth, John street.     
Boles William, a child of, sixth ward.
Boys Susannah, a black, Cross - street.
Brack Herman, mariner, Bellevue.
Braat, Mr.
Bradley John, New - York hospital.
Bradford Mrs. 57 Ann street.             
Braden Joseph, Bedlow street
Bradley William, cork cutter, 100 Maiden Lane.
Bradshaw Betsey, Bellevue,
Brady William, cartman, Charlotte - street.
Brady Thomas, labourer, 32 Ferry - street.
Brady Mrs. æt 52.
Brailsford Samuel, merchant, 7 Murray - street, decay.
Brasher Widow Rachel, 45 William street.
Broome John, marriner, of the schooner Cornelia, Bellevue
Brauer Dederic Conradt, merchant, 55 Stone - street.
Bremen.
Bray John, labourer, the wife of, 21 Rutger - street.
Bremner Colins, taylor, 342 Pearl - street,
Brenton Catharine, 28 Cedar - street.
Brevoort Nicholas, 28 Dey - street, C.
Brevoort Mrs. wife of Elias, Æt 80.
Brewerton Henry, a child of, 1 Oliver - street.
Brichdill John, Bellevue.
Bright Sophia, mantuamaker, 66 Ann - street,
Bright Mrs. 15 Gold - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 93
Bright Mr. a child of, Æt. 1 year.
Briggs Mary, from Westchester,                  
Briggs Mr. the black girl of, Partition - street.        
Briskoa John, brushmaker, and his sister Savannah, 84
Maiden - lane.                          
Bristol, a black man from the Hospital.
Brett John, from the sloop Herkemer, Bellevue,
Brett Miss Wiiliam - street.
Brett, George, carter, 3 Moore's - street.
B rooks Mr. a child of, Æt. 1 year.
Brooks widow, 23 Banker - street.
Brooks John Wallis, surgeon 44 Dey - street, æt. 44,
England.     
Browers Mr. a child of, æt, 18 months.
Brower Mrs. wife of William, 53 Broad - street, Æt. 42.
Brown Ebenezer, labourer.
Brown Jannet widow, Æt. 60, 23 Cliff - St. Dalkieih, Scot.
Brown Mr. Crane - wharf.
Brown Mrs. Division - street.
Brown Thomas, brewer, 5 Lumber - street.        
Brown widow Deborah, do.          
Brown Joseph, taylor, 42 Chamber - street.
Brown John, mariner, 7 Magazine - street.
Brown Wm. tanner, 20 Skinner - street.     
Brown John, Bellevue.
Brown Mrs. Magazine - street.
Bruce William, grocer, 129 Front - street. Aberdeen, (S.)
Brunn Jacob, Catharine - street.
Brush, carpenter, a young man,        
Brush, Mr. a child of, Rutger - street. 
Brush John, baker, a child of, Broadway.
Bryant, widow of the late doctor, 36 Chamber - street,
Æt. 67, consumption.
Bryson James, merchant, 289 Pearl - street, Scotland.
Buchan Peter, 7 Pine - street, clerk to John and A. M'Gre-
gor, Scotland.       
Buck Francis, a child of, Eden's Alley.
Buchanan William, Ireland, 
Buckle, Wm. merchant, and wife, 145 Chatham - street, C.
Buckley James, mason, 3 Ferry - street.
Buckle John B.
Budden William, of the sloop Bridget of New - York.
Bull Mr. a child of, Æt. 2 years.

94 
LIST OF BURIALS.
Burdon Dominick, Bellevue.
Burch Mr. æt 52.
Burchell Mrs. æt 44.
Burges Dvid, son of Uriah, grocer, corner of Gold and
Fair streets, drowned in the N. River, æt 8 years.
Burger widow Jane, 75 John street.
Burger Cato, a black, Bellevue.
Burger Daniel, block - maker, the son of, 33 Frankfort - stt.
Burges Rev. Mr. of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
West Indies.  
Burgoo Mrs. 19 Fair - street, æt.78.
Burges Catharine, a black, the child of.
Bnrney Francis, from the Alms - house.
Burns Hugh, Bancker street.
Burns Simon, do.
Burns James, hospital.
Burns Patrick, the wife of, Charlotte street.
Burns William, a child of.
Burns John, of the ship Patriarch, Bellevue.
Burnsted Mary, Peck slip.
Burton William, livery stabler, 53 Maiden Lane.
Burras Caty, an infant, 17 Vesey street.
Burras John, chair maker, 2 Nassau street, 48 years.
Burras, the child of, John, æt 2 years.
Burrow Doctor, the negro of.
Burrows Miss, daughter of Capt. John, Philadelphia.
Bush Charles, tavern keeper, 19. Chatham Row, dropsy.
Bushfield Thomas, the wife and child of, 18 Stone street.
Butler Nicholas Harry, block maker, Rose street.
Butler George, taylor, 10 Harman street.
Butler Robert, a black, mariner, 94 Cherry street.
Butterworth Isaac, infant of James, Division street.
C
Calbraith John, 24 Bancker street.
Calder James, child of Andrew, 23 Murray - St. Scotland.
Caldwell Milcken, physician, 142 Water street, Scotland.
Callahan Martin, grocer.
Camerdiner Joseph, shipwright, Harman street.
Cameron Jane, 18 Fletcher street, Scotland.
Campbell Elizabeth, Alms - house.
Campbell Samuel, bookseller, wife of, 124 Pearl street.
Campbell Mrs. aged 82.

LIST OF BURIALS. 95
Canada Mrs. a child of, æt.5.
Canbie Margaret, Bancker street.
Cannon Mr. æt. 74.
Carle Solomon, merchant, 53 Gold street.
Carman Abraham, Catharine street.
Carman Wm. carpenter and inspector of lumber, 90
James street.
Carnes John, Bellevue.
Carpenter Isaac, consumption.
Carr Joshua, grocer, the wife of, 1 Ferry street.
Carr Bridget, 30 E. George street.
Carr Conrad, cartman, 21 Bancker street.
Carr Mr. a child of.
Carsin John, Bellevue.
Carson Mrs. Bayard street.
Carrol mr. æt 30.
Caruthers James.
Carver Morris, mariner, Water street.
Case Abraham.
Casey George, 68 Ann street.
Casey James, 30 Rutger street.
Cassady Bridget, Cross street, aged 16.
Cashin Patrick, 230 Water street.
Cassin mrs. midwife, Bayard street. 
Casterline David, blacksmith, the wife of, 46 Gold street.
Casterline Silas, grocer, 60 Gold street.
Castile Elizabeth, Bayard street.
Catharine, infant of a black woman, Catharine street.
Cation Archibald, grocer, 281 Water street, Scotland.
Cation Susannah, wife of David, 90 William street, at 40,
and Ann Eliza, his daughter, æt 16.
Cave Mrs. æt 34, child bed.
Cavin John, grocer, æt 26 years, 189 Washington street.
Cavin John, a child of, near the Bear market.
Ce David, Princess street.
Cellas Alexander, an infant, Alms house.
Cerren mr. painter, Ferry street.
Champlin Seabury, artificer, 49 Beekman street, Connect
ticut.
Chandler Vincent, a child of.
Chapman Henry, æt 52, merchant.
Chappin Tarretta, Powles Hook.

96 LIST OF BURIALS.
Charles, a mulatto, Bellevue.
Charles, a Swede, Bellevue.
Charters John, student of medicine, Barclay street.
Chason John, Bellevue.
Chaifield Arnold, at Doctor Lord's, 159 Front street.
Cheeseman Samuel, of the ship America.
Cheeseman Samuel, carpenter,and his son William, Gibbs
Alley.
Cheeseman William, 39 Catherine Street.
Cherdevoine John, son of Isaac, Beekman Street.
Cherpentea Philip, 39 James Street, France.
Chickering D. physician, 44 Ferry Street.
Christie Alexander, bookbinder, the wife and daughter of
3 Rider street, Scotland.
Christopher Hester.
Church John B. a negro boy of, 52 Broadway.
Clansey Michael, bellevue, from the sloop Herkimer.
Clark Lindsay, on board the schooner Polly.
Clark Henry 49 Pearl Street.
Clark Benjamin, son of John Bowery Lane.
Clark Mrs. milliner 332 Water Street, Ireland.
Clark Hannah, the daughter of Simeon, George Street.
Clark William, William Street.
Clear James bellevue.
Clement William, grocer, 50 E. George  Street, Scotland.
Climson Martha, wife of William tea - waterman, Bayard
Street.
Cline Godlieb bellevue.
Cohosey John, Gold Street, æt. 40.
Cobisher Elenor, a child from the ship Nancy, Capt. For-
est, Ireland.
Cobbie John, carpenter, 31 James street, England.
Cobbet Timothy, Bellevue.
Cochran Richard, 41 Liberty street.
Cockran Mrs. a child of.
Coburn Edward, Fisher street, aged 8 years.
Codman Wm merchannt, a child of, 30 William Street,
Codwife George, the wench of 341 Pearl Street.
Coe widow, and Son, 39 Liberty Street.
Coil Polly, an infant, alms house.
Cole Benjamin, from Jacob Jones's 15 Front Street.
Cole Peter, keeper of bridewell, a child of.

A LIST OF BURIALS. 97
Coen Deborah, wife of, Daniel, silversmith,95 Maiden lane.
Coleman Bethuel, mariner of the brig Felicity, bellevue.
Coillard John, taylor, 52 F. George Street.
Collick Wm. daughter of, Æt. 11 months.
Collick, Mr. shipwright, the child of, Lumber Street.
Collier Mathew, a child of, Division Street. Æt. 1 year.
Collier Mr. labourer Division Street. Æt. 28.
Collins Seth, from Dr. Wainright's 152 Pearl Street.
Collins Mary, æt. 21.
Collins William, junr. cartman, 37 Chappel Street.
Collins John, an infant, sixth ward.                    
Collins Mrs. of the old American company.
Collins Lawrence, a child of, 124 Chatham Street.
Colter Mr. a child of.               
Comret James, accidental death.
Commerdinger Jacob, ship carpenter, Harman Street.
Concklin John C. grocer, the wife and child of, New Slip.
Concklin Hannah, bellevue.
Condren Margaret, æt. 27.
Conick Richard, 25 Peck Slip
Coning James, city marshal, 25 Chappel Street, Scotland.
Conner Mrs. æt. 75.
Conolly Elizabeth, bellevue.
Connoly Lawrence, Ireland. C.
Connolly Thomas, shipwright, 29, Cheapside.
Connolly John ship builder Harman. Street.
Connor Daniel, Charlotte near Henry Street.
Cooley John, hospital.
Cooper Isabella, alms house.
Cooper Nancy, Dey Street.
Cook William Lumber Street.
Cook Betsey bellevue.
Cook John, do.                
Copland Margaret, widow Ireland.
Cope Anne, Dye Street.
Copp Wm, bellevue, late one of the editors of the Gazette
published at Kingston, Ulster county.
Corrin Rebecca, 48 Catharine Street.
Corey Abraham, Joiner Æt. 30 Reed Street.
Cote Anthony, a lad from 106 Maiden Lane.
Cottle Thomas, from the hospital. 
Cotton Elenor bellevue.                       
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98 A LIST OF BURIELS
Cousee Abigail, a black woman.
Coutant Daniel, shoemaker. 79 Chatham Street.
Coutant John grocer, Bowery Lane.
Covenhoven widow, and daughter, 59 William Street.
Convert Abraham, tea - waterman, and two sons, Third
Street.
Cowan John, labourer, the wife of,  E. George Street.
Cowan Richard.
Cowley George, sexton of the methodist church 32 John
Street.
Cox John, a hired servant at Doctor Romaine's corner of
John and Nassau Streets.
Cox John W. hair dresser, 62  John  Street, England.
Cozine John, judge of the supreme court, 42 Beekman  
Street, Æt 56.
Craig William, labourer, the child of, Batavia Lane.
Craig Ann, a young woman.
Craton Mrs. Æt. 44 decay.
Crawford James, hospital.
Cree Joseph, printer, C.
Crepes Conrad grocer, E. Rutger Street. Germany.
Crindle Samuel, bellevue.
Crolius John, a child of Chatham Street.
Crook Sally, an infant, from Mr. Buskirk's, Read street.
Croker Mr. a child of, Æt. 1 month, fitts.
Crooker Mrs. Division street,  Æt. 40, child bed.
Crookshank James, son of Benjamin, cabinetmaker, 131
William street, Æt. 22, Aberdeen.
Crosbie Wm. grocer, 61 E. George street.
Crosier mr. Æt. 28.
Crowley Florence, accountant, a child of, 59 Cherry
street.
Crowley Rebecca, John street.
Crowley Catharine, Bellevue.
Crowley Betsey, an infant, Mulberry street.
Crowley Mrs. Pearl street.
Crum Ann, Bellevue.
Culph Jacob, labourer, Bellevue.
Culbertson William, Bellevue.
Cnmmings Mr. a child of, Æt. 1 year.
Cummings Agness, wife of Wm. marshall, 45 Rutger
street. 

LIST OF  BURIALS. 99
Cummings Mr. a child of, Æt. 4.
Curles James, Whitehall street.
Currie Francis, the wife of, E. Rutger street.
Currie John, carpenter, 8 Pine-street, Æt. 40.
Currie Arch, nephew of, John,merchan , 41 Stone - street.
Currie Michael, copper plate printer, Barclay near Church
street, Ireland.
Curtenius Peter, merchant, the wife and child of, 122
Liberty street.
Curtley Chas. an infant, 47 Chatham street.
Cutler Benjamin, the wife of, 162 Fly  market.
Cutler Henry, Harman street.
Cyphert George, and wife, labourer, 115 Chatham strt.
D
Dailey Joseph, shipwright, the wife of, 95 Harman street.
Dally mrs. Harman street.
Dally Catharine, wife of Philip, smith, 45 Chatham strt.
Dally John, Bellevue.                              
Dalziel John, clock maker, 72 Broad street.
Daniel Francis, 328 Water street.
Daniel mr. a child of, Æt. 7 months, fits.
Daniel mrs. Æt. 36, child bed.
Darling James, printer, at Peter Graham's, cabinet maker,
19 Robinson street, Scotland.
Darling Elizabeth, Bellevue.
Darney Thomas, Bellevue.
Darrow Wm. 83 Warren street.
Davenport Rufus, hatter, a child of, 327 Pearl street.
Davenport Mr. a child of, Fayette - street.
Davis Brooks, Henry near Charlotte - street.
Davis Mr. a child of, Æt. 2 months, fits.
Davis Samuel, Bellevue.
Day John, carpenter, daughter of, 18 Roosevelt-street.
Day Mrs. wife of William
Dean Isaac, daughter of, Barclay - street.
Dean Susan, school - mistress, Barclay street.
Debart Ann, daughter of Francis Urban, aged. 6 years,
France.
Debaugh John, Bellevue.
Debow Robert, aged 20, son of Carrit, and his daughter
Mary, aged 16 and a wench.
Debroffes Mr. aged 18, decay.

100 LIST OF BURIALS.
De Buen Mary, Bellevue.
Degrote Pompey, a black, labourer.
Degrovc Harman, Little Catharine - street.
Delanoy Mr. a child of, aged 12.
Delarue Baudwin, blacksmith, 3 Murray street.  
Delanoy Wm. 319 Pearl street.
Delanoy John, aged 12 years and 6 months, do.
Delotbinier Charity, Albany coffee - house.
De la Roach Franklin, clerk to colonel E. Stevens.
Demarest David, grocer, a child of, corner of Chappel
and Thomas - streets.
Denning Jacob, old age.
Denton Joanna, at John Richey's, 95 John - street, aged
30.
Denton, house - carpenter, from Boston.
Depew Aaron, corner of Chamber and Church - streets.
De Riemer John, son of Richard, George streets.
De Ruyter Cornelius, Batavia - Lane.
Devou John, cartman, Mott - street.
Dewie Benjamin, Bellevue.
Dewitt Mary, an infant.
Dibble Phillis, a black, Bellevue.
Dickinson, widow Ann.
Dickinson Abraham, shipwright, a child of, Bedlow street. 
Dickson widow, Bowery - road.
Dickson Mr. ship carpenter, a child of.
Dingly Amasa, physician, 26 Nassau - street.    
Dinwoodie James, teacher, 2 Cedar - street, Scotland. C.
Dobson Mr. gunsmith, aged. 38, and his wife, Ireland.
Dobbs Benjamin, tobacconist, a child of, 54 Warren -
street.
Dodds Robert, silk dyer, the son of, 178 Broadway aged 14.
Doe Susannah, 195 Water - street
Dodge Jeremiah, a daughter of, Bedlow - street.
Dolbeer Ely, carpenter, a son of, Henry street.
Domenget Francis, 57 Pearl street.
Donagan Hugh, between New Slip and Catharine - street -
market.
Donagan Betsey, a young woman, Cherry - street.
Donaldson George, near the North River Furnace.
Donaldson Daniel, Bellevue.

LIST OF BURIALS. 101
Donavan Jerome, aged 22.
Donavan Richard, 69 Cherry street. aged 68.
Donavan Timothy, tobaconist, 61 Catharine - street.
Doolet George, architect, 37 Beaver street, Ireland.
Doolet Ann and Catharine, daughters of, do.
Doring Mr. a child of, aged 18 months.
Dorman Mr. a child of, aged 3 months.
Doty Jacob, merchant, 304 Pearl - street.
Doughty Mrs. aged 65.
Douglass John, servant at the old coffee - house.
Douglass William, Bellevue.
Douglass Mr. a child of, aged 10 months.
Douglass Samuel, 13 Moores buildings aged 40.
Doyle Robert George - street.
Doyle John Bedlow - street.
Drummond James, Henry - street, and his wife Mary.
Dubois Joseph, gold - smith, 81 John - street, and child.
Dudleston Ralph, corner of Lumber and E. Rutger - street.
Duff Daniel 59 Ann - street.
Duffie Ross, cooper, the wife and child of, Fly - market.
Duffie  Patrick, 3 Moore - street.        
Duffield Cesar, 3 Upper Hague - street.  
Dugan Richard, shipwright, and wife, Birmingham - street.
Dufee Margaret, Bellevue.
Dunlap widow Margaret, the son of, 8 Lumber - street.
Dunlap Robert, shipwright, 8 Lumber - street.
Dunlap James, 31 Cherry - street.
Dunn Margaret, Fly - market, aged 73.
Dunn Mrs. 10 Maiden - Lane.
Dunscomb Daniel, ironmonger, 301 Pearl street, and
wife.
Dunscomb Samuel, clerk in the bank, 52 Fair - street, and
daughter.
Duyer Benjamin, Bellevue.
Dyne Martin, mariner, Bellevue.
Dyson Elizabeth, Catharine - slip.
E
Eden Medcef, gentleman, 38 Gold - street, at his country
seat Bloomingdale, aged 56, England.
Eddy Nancy, 34 Lumber - street.
Edwards John, Sixth - street Bowery.

102 LIST OF BURIELS.
Edwards Betty Catharine - street.
Egbert Benjamin, grocer a child of, 54 Fair - street.
Eichell Henry, blacksmith, 28 Fair - street, Germany.
Ellis Mr. - aged 79.
Ellis Josiah, merchant, 24 New - street.
Ellis William, Lumber - street.
Ellis Mr. a child of, aged 9 months, flux.
Elmore John, from a boarding house, in John - street
Elsworth John, the wife of, 23 Broad - street.
Elsworth widow, Hester, 14 Beekman - street.
Elsworth Verdine, the slave of, 24 Vesey - street.
Emmerson, Mr. a mulatto man, a child of.
Engle Garrit, 10 Rosevelt street.
English widow, the son of, 16 Pine - street.
Ernings John Jacob, 120 William - street, an apprentice.
Evans Catharine, servant of Patrick H. Merry, 88 Roose-
velt - street.
Evans John, apprentice to Henry Aertly, Frankfort -
street.
Evans Thomas, Bellevue.
Everson Ann, Bedlow - street, near E. George - street.
Ewen Benjamin, shipwright, Third - street, aged 30.
F
Fagan Barney, 159 Front - street.
Fagenham John, rigger, 7 Lumber - street.
Falconier Benjamin, a lad, 97 Cliff - street.
Fanning Richard, shipmaster, New Orleans.
Farrel John, 73 Cherry - street.
Farrel Thomas, aged 21.
Faugeres Peter, physician and surgeon, 19 Rose - street.
Faugeres John, son of Dr. Lewis Faugeres, John - street, C.
Fenton John, hair dresser, 68 Gold - street, aged 38.
Fenton Mary.
Ferguson Ebenezer, a son of, 44 George - street, Scotland.
Ferguson John, from John Martin's, near Iver's Rope -
Walk. 
Fernhaven George, the child of.
Ferringhoven George, a child, Wm. street.
Ferris Mr. a child of.
Ferris Samuel sen. Susan and Phebe, daughters of,
Greenwich - street, C.
Fiser Mrs. aged 84.

LIST OF BURIALS. 103
Filton Alexander, 101 Water street.
Fink Barney, 42 Rutger - street, and child Mary.
Fincher Mr. aged 42.
Finlear Polly, 45 Cliff - street.
Fish Edward, 160 Fly - market.
Fisher Mrs.
Fitton Alexander, 101 Water - street.
Fitzgerald Elizabeth, 98 Pearl - street.
Flading Frederic, Wm. the wife of, First - street.
Flanaghan Judah, from on board a ship from Newry, Ire-
land.
Fleming Carn, Bellevue.
Fletcher Mary and Elizabeth, 98 Catharine - street.
Fletcher Thomas, Bellevue.
Flinn Miss, aged 31.
Flinn Patrick, grocer, Water - street, near Peck - slip.
Flinn Nancy, wife of James.
Flinn Sarah, wife of Lewis, D. fruiterer Water - street.
Flint Abigail, wife of William, 48 Roosevelt - street.
Flood James, mariner, Bellevue.
Folkes John, mariner, of the ship Jean, Bellevue.
Folkinson Adolph, mariner, Bellevue, Sweden.
Foot George, the infant of Cecelia, Barclay - street,
Force Mrs. 146 Pearl - street.
Force Henry, a Dutch lad, from 102 Front - street.
Ford Mr. a child of, aged two years.
Forman George,  printer the wife of, 145, Water - street.
Foster Rev. Benjamin D. D. of the first Baptist church, 37
Gold - street.
Foster Isaac, 3 Front - street.
Foucaud Charity, Cheapside.
Fowler Mr. the child of, Robinson-street.  
Fowler Mr. James - street.
Fowler Mr. aged 45.
Fox Seth, from Seth Kneland's new Albany bason.    
Fox Arthur, hospital.                
Frances Catharine, 66 Wall - street.
Francis Jacob, cabinet maker, S. George - street.        
Franks William, minature painter, London.
Fraser John Broadway, near the Union Furnace.
Fraser Alexander, the wife of, Lumber - street.


104 LIST OF BURIERS.
Freck Jacob, the child of, Mulberry - street.
Freebust Matthew, cooper, Stone - street.
Freeman Thomas, 91 Division - street.
Freelon Sarah, a black at Thomas Ogelvies.
Freely Charles, 21 Skinner - street.
Freeman Nancy, Eden's Ally.
French Edward, mariner of the brig Sally Bellevue.
French  Henry E. Bellevue.
Fritz Elias, the child of, Division - street.
Frit John, cartman, the child of, Pearl - street.
Fritz John, labourer, 3 Reed - street.    
Fritz Elizabeth, a child of.
Fry Mr. a child of.
Fulham John, grocer, 239 William - street, Ireland.
Furch Melchor, musician, Church - street.
Futer Pompey, a blackmail, Partition - street.     
G
Gallalee Mathew, baker, wife of, 3 Cliff - street, child - bed.
Gale Mrs. aged 37.
Gantz Otho, carpenter, Potter's - hill.
Ganser Cloe, a black, Charlotte - street.
Gant Thomas, aged 8 years, hospital.   
Gardner Phebe, 20 Ferry - street.
Gardner Rachel, a black, Alms house.
Gardner Archibald, son of Thomas, merchant, 212 Willi-
am - street.
Gardner Jacob, Lumber - street.
Garland Clara, 100 Lumber - street.
Garlick Mrs. Water - street, by the New market.
Garrison Peter, labourer, the child of, Henry - street.
Garrit Mary, the wife of David, Winne - street.
Gashem Mr. the wife and child of, William - street.
Gathin Mrs. Frankfort street.
Gaul Mathew, the child of.
Gaunt Elizabeth, widow, 55 John - street.
Gentle Elenor, wife of Robert, labourer, Magazine - street,
Scotland.
Genyard Mr. 75 James - street, France.
German Jacob, joiner, the wife of, 19 Dutch - street.
Getfield Mr. aged  25, decay.
Getfield Mr. a child of, aged 9 months.
Getham Ann, wife of Thomas, 34 Frankfort - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 105
Ghraw Frederic, Pump - street, Holland.
Gibbs Isaac, grocer, a child of, 37 James - street.
Gibson Elizabeth, Bellevue.
Gibson James, Bellevue, a mariner.
Gibson Lewis, grocer, a child of, Augustus - street.
Gibson Margaret, mother of James, broker, 193 Willi-
am - street.
Gilett Master, son of Mrs. Gilett.
Gill Mrs. white - washer, 23 Marketfield - street.
Glen, widow, and her son John, carpenter, Ireland.
Glentworth captain, aged 40, 60 Gold - street.
Glentworth mrs. aged 65, do.
Goerch Cassimere T. city surveyor, 76 Gold - street, Ger-
many.
Goles, Mr. the child of, Pump - street.
Golden William, an apprentice to Iohn Tiebout printer, C.
Goodhin Benjamin, Bellevue.
Goodman Mr. aged 29.
Gordon Ann, 30 Ann - street.
Gordon Mary, widow, near the Union Furnace, aged 58,
Scotland.
Gordon Hannah, wife of John, a black labourer.
Gore Richard, Cheapside.
Gosman Jacob, carpenter 4 Vesey - street, a child of.
Gothard Mrs.
Gough James, wife, and daughter Eliza, 56 Beaver-
street.
Graham William a child of, aged 18 months.
Graham Francis, Warren - street.
Graham James Bellenue.
Gowan Alexander Bellevue.  
Grandine Mr. - aged 36.
Grant Iohn, a lad at Robert Wiley's baker 89 Catherine
Street.
Grant Alexander James - street
Grant Catharine, 59 Chatham - street.
Grant Martin 47 Rosevelt street.
Grant Godfrey, a child of, alms - house.
Green George, aged 45.
Green Robert, M. Catharine street.
Green Mrs. aged 25, decay. 
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106 LIST OF BURIALS.
Green Mr. aged 21, accident.
Creenleaf Thomas, editor of the Argus, 54 Wall - street.
Grendelmier Mrs. Princess - street.
Grendelmier Margaret, do.
Grendelmier Jacob, Skinner - street.
Griffith James, and wife, 369 Broadway.
Grigg Mrs. Partition - street.
Griswold captain, a child of, 3 Front - street.
Groatfield Mr. a child of.
Grove Dorcas, a black, the child of.
Gunn lames, 61 Reed - street.
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Hagadorn Francis, cartman, second - street.
Haight John, corner of Read and Church - streets.
Haight William, Bellevue.
Hall widow Mary, 96 Catharine - street.
Hall Richard, mariner, Bellevue.
Hallet Mr. a child of, aged 9.
Hallet Mrs. aged 22.
Halliday Wm. grocer, Frankfort - street, Scotland.
Halligan Samuel, 72 William - street, Ireland.
Halsey John, Christian, the servant of, 35 Pearl - street.
Ham Wandle, the wife of, 45 Broad - street.
Ham Hannah, James - street.                      
Hamilton Alexander, major - general, the black man of,
26 Broadway.
Hamilton Jane, a young woman, Scotland.
Hamilton James, 4 Bancker - street.
Hamilton John, drayman, 12 Lumber - street, C.
Hamilton Mrs. aged 48, pleurisy.
Hammel Nancy, the infant of,
Hammersly Polly, at Wynant Van Zandts, 35 William -
Hammond Mrs. at Mr. Chas. Swans, 16 Cliff - st. aged 85.
Hand Bartholomew, 31 Cherry - street.
Hand Mathew, 28 Cherry - street.
Handy Phebe, Bellevue.
Handy Francis, a boy, Alms - house.
Hannah, a black, South George - street.
Hanover Edward, corner of Eagle and Norfolk - streets.
Hardcope William, Orange - street.
Hardenbrook Peter, paver, the wife of, 37 Lumber - str.
Harding Richard, carver and gilder, 1 Cross - street.
Harding John, the wife and child of, 116 Cherry - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 107
Hardy Nicholas, merchant, aged 23.
Hardgrave Mr. a child of, aged 2 years, flux.
Hardlow Elizabeth, 72 Murray - street.
Harper Gideon, cooper and culler, No. 50 Gold - street.
Harper Thomas, son of James, grocer, 154 Fly - market.
Harper Mrs. hospital.
Harrington John, hair dresser, 10 Wall - street.
Harris William, cartman, 72 Read - street.
Harris Samuel.
Harris Thomas, from Thos. Maule's, mercht. Bellevue.
Harris Betsy, Lumber - street.
Harrison Edward, Bedlow - street.
Harrison Mary, widow, 57 Ann - street.
Harry, a mulatto boy, found dead in Mr. Styveson's
barn, out ward.
Harsin Garrit, member of the common council, 36 Wm.st.
Hart Mr. at William Mathews, corner of Roosevelt and
Bancker - street.
Hart George, blacksmith, and wife, each aged 45 years,
Henry - street, Scotland.
Hartwich John, pump - maker, 27 Cherry - street.
Harvey Thomas, merchant, the wife of, 134 Front - str.
Hary Nicholas, at John Butler's, block maker, Char-
lotte - street, aged 18.
Hassall Mr. Cherry - street, aged 46.
Hatch Thomas, tin - plate worker, Cherry - street.
Hatcoff, child of, a German.
Hatfield Jane, the child of, 60 Dey - street.
Hatfield John, a child of, 29 Reed - street.
Hathaway Edmund, apothecary, 140 Front - street, Eng.
Haviland Caleb, wine and porter merchant, 77 John - str.
Haviland John, tobacconist, 130 Front - street.
Haviland Floratio Gates, 39 Pine - street.
Hawes Mr. Charlotte - street.
Hay David, mason, 38 Lombard - street, Scotland.  
Haydock Henry, merchant, and his daughters Jane and
Elizabeth, 251 Pearl - street.
Haydock John W. merchant, 276 Pearl - street.
Hayney Arthur, hospital.
Hays Jacob, conveyancer, a child of, 63 Chappel - street.
Hays Thomas, shoemaker, and child, 5 William - street.
Hearsey Mr. the wife of, 72 Wall - street. 

108 LIST OF BURIALS.
Heath Mrs. aged 42.
Heberton John, taylor, wife of, 6 George - street.
Hegith William, Bellevue.
Henderson Alexander, Bellevue.
Henderson John, grocer, 89 James - street, aged 24,
Ireland.
Henderson Alexander, aged 16 and Mary aged 21, the son
and daughter of Hugh, late merchant William - street.
Hendricks Uriah, merchant 112 Pearl street, London.
Henigan John labourer 28 Cherry - street.
Henigan Samuel, clerk to Mr. Ingraham, merchant Pearl -
street.
Henniston John, 10 Wall street.
Henry Francis, mariner, Bellevue.
Henson Alexander, Bellevue.
Herbert Mary, wife of Felix, Taylor, 49 Cliff - street.  
Herbert Mr. - aged 30.
Herring Nicholas, seventh ward.
Herring Mrs. daughter of widow Bogert.
Heron Nicholas, the wife of 41, William - street.
Hewitt Edward, labourer 306 Broadway.
Heyer Alexander, son of Lawrence, baker, 49 Chatham -
street.
Heyer Hannah, wife of Walter, news carrier, Lumber st.
Heyser John and wife, opposite the bull's head Bowery.
Heyser Mr.- a schoolmaster the wife of.
Hicky John, Bellevue.
Hickey Sarah, 72 Munay - street.
Hicks John B. M. D. physician, and surgeon, 69 Beek-
man - street.
Hicks George, taylor, wife and two children, 341 Water -
street.
Higgins Catharine, Henry - street.
Higgins Thomas, Bellevue.
Hill Catharine, daughter of John, cartman, Church - street.
Hiil Catharine 6 Reed - street.
Hillegan David, mason, a child of, Mott - street.
Hinde Margaret, Cherry - street, aged 44.
Hinton Phebe, at D. R. Durning's, 96 Water - street.
Hodge Elizabeth, 303 Water - street.
Hodge Mr. aged 18.
Hoffman Tobias, baker, a child of, Magazine - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 109
Hoffman widow, Christian, son of, 19 Pine - str. drowned.
Hoffman Mr. Ann, a child of, aged 6 weeks.
Holmes Jacob, Bellevue.
Holmes Mrs.
Hone Philip, cabinetmaker, and wife, 62 Ann - street.
Honson Peter, inspector of beef and pork, 31 Front - str.
Hopkins Mr. of the house of Bogart and Hopkins.
Hopkins Samuel, 69 Catharine - street.
Hopkins Mr. S. from Middleton, Connecticut.
Hornsby George, Bellevue.
Horton Miss,daughter Horton, shipmaster, aged 20.
Hosier John, the son of, Mott - street.
Houston Magnus, mate of a vessel, from Rob. Kennedy's,
19 Cherry - street.
Howe Wm. organ builder, 320 Pearl - st. aged 45. England.
Howe William, a boy, Henry - street.
Howe Hannah, wife of capt. Bazalleel, 50 Cherry - street.
Howell widow Mary, Broad - street.
Howland Arnold, Garden - street.
Hubard Mr. aged 34.
Hubble Phito, Bellevue, mariner of the ship Citizen.
Hugget Jacob, a black, a child of, Oliver - street.
Hughes Mathew, aged 90.
Hughes John, tavern - keeper, E. George - street.
Hughes Mr. a child of.
Hull Joseph, son of John, apothecary, 146 Pearl - street.
Hund Mr. aged 26.
Hunt widow Jane, aged 75.
Hunt Leak, corner of Catharine and Rutger - streets.
Hunt Mr. a child of, aged 2 years.
Hunt George, 89 Catharine - street.
Hunt Isaac, labourer.
Hunt Roger, merchant, 262 Pearl. street.
Hunt Thomas, found in the E. River, shipwright, Lum-
ber - street.
Hunter Joseph, mariner, Birmingham - street.
Hunter George, house carpenter, and his son Wm. 24
George - street, Scotland.
Hunter Walter, 26 Catharine - street.
Hunter William, a black man, a child of.
Hyde John, shoemaker, 291 Water street.
Hyslop Alexander, merchant, Scotland.

110 LIST OF BURIALS.
Hyslop Herbert, baker, Scotland.
Hyslop Robert, merchant, 62 Dey - street, do.
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Ibbertson Thomas, carpenter, Bedlow - street.
Igo Francis, Bellevue. 
Inman Oliver, cooper, 76 Warren - street.
Ireland William, Clerk.
Irving Samuel, carpenter, 42 E. George - street, aged 50.
Isaac Solomon, storekeeper 17 Chatham - street, Germany.
Isaac Moses, broker, 32 Barclay - street.
Israel Michael, trader in furs, from Hesse Cassel, Germany.
Itman Charles, and Mary, children of John, blacksmith,
119 Bowery Lane.
J
Jackson Allen, merchant, 277 Pearl - street.
Jackson Sophia, 2f Rosevelt - street.
Jackson Mr. a child of aged 1 year, flux.
Jackson Elizabeth, 172 Division - street.
Jackson widow, 55 John - street.
Jackson Mr. a child of, aged 1 month.
Jacobs Herbert, Bellevue.
Jaffray Thomas, grocer, 324 Water - street, Scotland.
James Levi.
James a black, Bellevue.
Jarvis Frederick 11 E. George - street.
Jay Jenny, a black, 136 Water - street.
Jay Mrs. — old age.
Jeannett Mrs. Bellevue.
Jeffrey Mr. fisherman, Block - Island.
Jenkins William, the daughter of, aged 18.
Jenkins James, grocer, a child of.         
Jenkins Edward, shipmaster, 7 Hague - street.
Jervis Fanny, child of, Charlotte - street.
Johnson Ann, young man from 158, Broadway, Sta-
ten Island.
Johnson James, mariner, 111 Cherry - street.
Johnson Hannah, 125 Fly market.
Johnson Sally, found dead in Read - street
Johnson Jacob, mulatto, Eden's Alley.
Johnson, 3 Beaver Lane, consumption.
Johnson James, son of James, 14 Rose - street, aged 18.
Johnson Andrew , infant son of John, Scotland.

LIST OF BURIALS. 111
Johnson Mr. a child of, at the 3 mile - stone.
Johnson Richard, shoemaker, Ireland.
Johnson Charles, a black man, Eden's Alley.
Johnson Wm. a black infant, Eden's Alley.
Johnson Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Johnson Betty, Bellevue.
Johnson John, Bellevue.
Johnson Francis, his black boy Thomas.
Johnson Nancy, a black washerwoman.
Johnson William, a black man, the child of.
Jones Mary, Bedlow - street.
Jones Hugh, labourer, a child of, 34 E. George - street.
Jones Daniel, 37 Chappel - street.
Jones William, the wife of, New - slip.
Jones John B. physician, 82 William - street, aged 36.
Jones captain John, a child of.
Jones Mr. a black man, a child of.
Jones Jane and Mary, daughters of Louis, printer, 67
Pine street.
Jones Mr. the wife of, aged 25, 352 Water - street.
Jones Benjamin, a black man.
Jones Peter, a child of, Corlear's - hook.
Jordan Robert, 73 Wall - street.
Joseph John, a child of, First - street.
Joseph John, Alms - house.
Josias, a black man, Orange - street.
Joyce Robt. clock and watch maker, 45 Pearl - st. Ireland.
Judah Walter S. student of physic.
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Kant Godfrey, upholsterer, 58 Beekman - street.
Karns Elizabeth, wife of John, chair maker 2 Cliff - street.
Katy mulatto, Bellvue, from the sloop Herkimer.
Kean Elenore, spinster, John - street.
Kedore George, joiner.
Keersey Abraham, a child of near the alms - house.
Keese Mr. - aged 74.
Keith Mathew, at Mr. Cowan's. Henry - street.
Keller Abm. baker near the methodist church Bowery.
Kelly Edward, Bellevue.
Kelly Iohn, a child of.
Kelly widow, 83 Murray - street.
Kelly Wm. Iames, Cheapside - street.

112 LIST OF BURIALS.
Kelly Patrick, labourer, Ireland.
Kendle Charles, silver smith, daughter Mary and wife Eli-
zabeth, 43 Cliff - street.
Kenly lohn, clerk in the custom - house.
Kinnan Thomas, Liberty street.
Kennard Henry, a black, drowned the fifteenth of August, 
Kennard Elizabeth, Orange - street aged 23.   
Kennard Nancy, Bellevue.
Kent Clariffa, wife of lohn, a black.
Kent Catherine, the wife of Iacob. 10 Chamber - street.
Kent Iacob, an infant of, Winne - street, flux.
Kent Mary, a black woman, Cedar - street.
Kerby William.
Kerr Michael, Skinner - street.
Kerr Elizabeth, Orange - street.
Keyser George, a child of, 29 Cheapside.
Keyser John, shoemaker, the wife of, Reed - street.
Kibbe Isaac, merchant, a child of, 214 Pearl - street.
Kidd John, 328 Water - street.
Kinder John Church St. back of the hospital.
Kindle widow Mary, a daughter of, 14 Beekman - street.
King Elizabeth, the wife of Edward, 11 Chappel - street.
King John, the chiid of, Mulberry - street.
King Isaac, from Mr. Askin's, 56 Barclay - street.    
King Rebecca, 19 Lumber - street.
King Thomas, 100 Maiden - Lane.
King, a watchman, a child of, near the Union - Furnace.
King Edward, 6 Oswego - market.
King Mrs. aged 65, small pox.
King Jane, Bellevue.
Kingsland Abigail, Pump - street.
Kinnard Ann, Bellevue.
Kinsay Joseph, a black, Bellevue.         
Kip Henry H. inspector of pot and pearl ashes, and wife,
Pine - street.
Kip Isaac A. merchant, a child, of 34 Stone - street.
Kip Mr. a daughter of, Ruiger - street.
Kip John H. 105 Greenwich - street, aged 26.
Kinsley Simon, a child of.
Kirby Mr. aged 29.
Kitty, a wench, 18 Roosevelt - street.
Klapper Henry, the wife of, Moore's buildings.

A LIST  OF BURIALS. 113
Knapp Mary, the wife of Ebenezar, house - carpenter, 87
Harman - street.
Knapp David do.
Knapp Marian, Thomas - street, consumption,
Knapp Elenor, a young woman from 122 Cherry - street.
Knapp Gilbert, butcher, 87 Harman - street.
Knapp Stephen, taylor, 4 New - Slip.
Knapp Charles, do.
Kneeland Seth R. grocer, New Albany bason.
Knight Elizabeth, 44 Lumber - street.
Knight Hannah, wife of Mr. mariner Lumber - street.
Knox Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Knox Thomas, merchant, the wife of, C.
Kraniel John W. clerk to the late Mr. Brauver, 53
Stone - street.
Krindle Samuel, Bellevue.
Kritz Conrad, grocer, E. Rutger - street.
Kroneholm Christian, shoemaker, near Crane - wharf.
Kulp Jacob, Bellevue.
Kyle Richard, a child, Alms - house.
Kyle John, a boy, 87 Front - street.
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Laburan Bartholomew, gardner, the son of, Third - street.
Lacey Lawrence, from the alms - house.
Lackey Robert, shipwright, the wife of, Lumber - street.
Lackey James and John, sons of, do. do.
Lackey Robert, junr. the wife and son of, Lumber - street.
Lake Thomas, Clerk, aged 40, England.
Lake Constantia, wife of William, trader, 98 Gold - street.
Ireland.
Lamb John, M. D. son of general Lamb, 34 Wall - street.
Lamb William, taylor, 11 Rutger - street.
Lane Elizaheth, from the hospital.
Lane Thomas, 37 Chatham - street.
Lane Timothy, a child of, Gold - street, aged 11 days.
Lardner James, grocer, 282 Water - street, Limerick.
Larkin Charlotte, Bellevue.
Larkin William, Bellevue.
Larey Abijah. - aged 17.
Lathurn Simon, shipwright, Lumber - street.
Lavander Joseph, painter, a child of.
Lavere Mr. - aged 82.
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114 LlST OF BURIALS.
Lawrence Joseph, Bellevue.
Lawrence George, shipmaster, Nantucket.
Lawrence Richard, merchant, son of Caleb, 80 John - str.
Lawrence William, Bellevue.
Lawrence widow, mother in law of Dr. John B. Hicks,
69 Beekman - street.
Lawson John, blacksmith, 59 William - street.
Lawson Israel, 30 E. Rutger - street.
Lazarus Samuel, shopkeeper, 19 William - street.
Leach John, Church - street, between Barley and Thomas
streets.
Leach Thomas, baker 217 William - street.
Leach Robert, apprentice to Oswald and Hartung, 83
Maiden - Lane.                  
Leary widow. Sarah, her black woman, 303 Pearl - street.
Leary Mr. aged 78, cancer.  
Lee Mrs. aged 39.
Lee Susannah at Mr. Caldwell's 138 Pearl - street.
Lee Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Leechman John, cabinet maker, 60 Cedar - street.
Lesurge Amos, boarding house, a child of, 82 Warren - str.
Leitch Samuel, from John Murray's, 27 Harman - street.
Lemon Mary, 111 Division - street.
Lemprier Michael, 34 Church - street.
Lenox Joseph, porter bottler, 48 Catherine - street.
Lenox Joseph, labourer, Ireland.
Lentz Jacob, and wife, Eagle - street
Leonard Mrs. Division street.
Leonard Mrs. - aged 48.
Leonard Master - aged 14.
Leonard Mr. mason, the wife and child of, Pump - street.
Leper Mr. Bellevue.
Lewiston George, corner of Lumber and Bedlow - streets.
Leslie Alexander, teacher, Broadway.
Lent John, brush - manufacturer, a child of, 2 Beekman - sl.
Letts Elijah, and daughter Susan, 22 Cooper - street.
Leuthouser William, grocer, Division - street, Germany.
Levi Joseph, a soldier, hospital.
Levier Jacob and his son Joseph, 172 Division - street.
Levie Mary, Bellevue.
Lewis Betty, a black, Eden's alley.
Lewis Joseph, a black.

LIST OF BURIALS. 115
Lewis -, attorney at law, Cherry - street.  
Lumbert Henry, taylor, the child of.                 
Lincoln Francis, from Robert Thomas's, 15 Lumber str. 
Lincoln Hosea, house carpenter and daughter, 86 Fair - str.
Lining Nathaniel, carpenter, Liberty street.
Lint Jacob and his wife Mary, Eagle - street.
Lispenard Oliver, mariner, James - street.
Lispenall William, mariner.
Little Mr. — coachman, Beaver - lane.
Little John, cartman, a daughter of.
Little William, 272 Broadway.
Littlely Frederick, Hospital.
Liver Mary, Bellevue.
Liver Michael and child, taylor, 57 Ann - street.
Livinston Elenor, Bellevue.
Lockwood -, drover from the Plough and Harrow,
Bowery - lane.
Lloyd Benjamin, a child of, 57 James - street.
Lloyd Mr. - aged 16.
Lloyd Mr. - aged 46.
Logan John, and wife, Lumber - street.
Lott William, the wife of, 111 Division - street.
Long Michael, the wife of, mariner, 70 E. George street.
Long Peter, back of Corlear's - hook.
Loosie Andrew, Bayard - lane.
Lord Dorcas, aged 19, William - stre t.
Lorias Nicolas, Bellevue.
Low William, a child of, Greenwich street.   
Low Peter, Bellevue.                       
Lowdon Thomas 25 Warren - street.
Lowdon Richard, Bellevue.
Lowellin Hannah, Charlotte - street.
Lowan Richard, Bellevue.
Lowrie Mr. Greenwich - street.          
Ludlam David, Bellevue.
Ludlam Cornelius, aged 22, son of widow Phebe, Rider - st.
Ludlam Nancy, aged 32, wife of Stuart, painter, 56 John - st.
Ludlow Mr. a child of.
Ludlow Mr. Bellevue.
Ludlow William, grocer, the wife of, Fayette - street.
Lydig, Clara, a wench, 4 Ferry - street.
Lyon Mr. a child of. 

116 LIST OF BURIALS.
Lyon Harris, Ann - street.
Lyon James, mariner, Bellevue.
M
M'Adams Mr. shoemaker, George - street.
M'Adder Daniel, Bellevue.
M'Baine Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
M'Baine Jane, Bellevue.
M'Caffel James, corner of Bedlow and East Rutger - str.
M'Carran John, grocer, aged 32, 36 Catharine - street.
M' Carter John, bag piper, Rider - street.
M'Carty Chas. son of Jeremiah, 97 James - street.
M'Carty Chas. carpenter, Rider street.
M'Carty James, child of widow Catherine, 5 James street.
M'Carty Mr. aged 34, pleurisy.
M'Carty James, Bellevue.
M'Call John, 22 E. Rutger - street.
M'Call John, carpenter, aged 24, Scotland.
M'Cammon Mrs, wife of Mark, mason, 45 Catharine - str.
M'Cauly Patrick.
M'Clay William, carpenter, 115 Liberty - street.
M'Clay Thomas, mariner, aged 21, Bedlow - street.
M'Cloud Mr. a child of, near the Air Furnace.
M'Cobb Mr. Beekman - street.
M'Colgin James, mason, Catharine - street.
M'Collister William, corner of Broadway and Barley - str.
M'Cone Jacob, aged 12 years.
M'Connel -, a ferryman at the Fly - market.
M'Coy James, apprentice to Joseph Hitchcock, sailma-
ker, 31 Roosevelt - street.
M'Crea widow, the daughter of.
M'Cready William, aged 17, son of Mr. E. M'Cready,
North Castle.
M'Cubbin Robert, Barclay - street.
M'Cue Bridget, 15 Moore's buildings.
M'Daniel Peggy, Bellevue.
M'Daniel Hugh, do.
M'Donald James, (the noted sportsman) 78 Vesey - street,
Scotland.
M'Donald Jannet, widow, at 65, near the Air Furnace,
Scotland.           
M'Donald Jane, wife of Alexander, carpenter, near the
old Furnace.

LIST OF BURIALS. 117
M'Donald Nelly, from Mr. William Mooney's, 75 Wall - st.
M'Donald Donald, 64 John - street, Scotland.
M'Donald Joseph, a lad from the Alms - house.
M'Donell Christiana, wife of Donald, Bellevue.
M'Dougal Peter, merchant, 191 Pearl - street, Scotland.
M'Elwaine Mrs. Bedlow - street.     
M'Elwaine John, grocer, Bedlow - street.
M'Elwaine Margaret, from the ship Nancy, Capt. Forest,
Ireland.
M'Ewen Daniel, from the hospital, dropsy.
M'Ewing Mr. aged 25.
M'Ewen John, aged 36, an officer in the late revolution-
ary war.
M'Ewen Keturah and her son Henry, Bellevue.
M'Fall Mrs. aged 38.
M'Furney Francis, Alms - house.
M'Gaeston John, a child of about 14 months.
M'Gibbon Garret, Bellevue. 
M'Gie James, the infant of John, Ireland.
M'Gill John, child of, Jacob - street.
M'Gowan Ann, wife of Daniel, corner of Dey and Green-
wich - streets.
M'Graw Mr. a child of - aged 1 year.  
M'Innis Hugh, Eagle - street.
M'Intire Ann, infant of Peter, Warren - street.
M'Fall -, a child of, Mulberry - street.
M'Fariane Mrs. the child of.
M'Farlane John, clerk, 190 Pearl - street. Scotland.
M'Fier John, Norfolk - street.
M'Garrah Mrs. aged 47. 
M'Gibbon Garret, Bellevue.
M'Ginnis widow, Broadway.
M'Ginnis John, Eagle - street.
M'Ginlay David, aged 25.
M'Green Robert, Charlotte, near Cherry street.
M'Gregor Alexander, Margaret wife of.
M'Guire Mathew, cartman, Chamber - street.
M'Gowan John, Church - street.
M'Intire Sarah, Bellevue.
M'Kay Henry L. aged 17, Old - slip, Ireland.
M'Kesson John, clerk of the assembly of this state, 67
Pearl - street. 

118 A LIST OF BURIALS
M'Kinlay Peter, china store, the wife and two children of,
119 Fly - market, Scotland.                 
M'Kinlay Mr. Eagle - street.
M'Kenzie miss.                       
M'Knight William, Bellevue.
M'Laren Daniel, shopkeeper, the wife and child of, 163
Broadway
M'Laren Catharine, at Mr. Buckley's Front, near Peck
Slip.                                               
M'Laren John, merchant, 8 Gold - street.
M'Laugheray, James, labourer.
M'Laughlin Morris, aged 12, Pearl - street.
M'Laughlin Patrick, a child of, aged 9, Pearl - street.
M'Laughlin, Charlotte - street.
M'Laughlin James a child of.  
M'Lean Archibald, one of the editors of the New - York
Gazette, 116 Pearl - street, Glasgow.
M'Lean Niel, rigger and grocer, the wife o£ 62 John - st.
Scotland          
M' Leod Donald, a child of, Greenwich - streets.
M'Masters William, hospital.
M'Michael Mr. aged 39.   
McMillan John, porter bottler, Burling - Slip, aged 20,
Ireland.
M'Mullan Mrs. Bridget and child, hospital.
M'Mullen Patrick, Bellevue.
M'Nair Charles, Blacksmith, 22 Church - street.
M'Nichol, Margaret, corner of Bedlow and Charlotte - strs.
M'Nichol Patrick, do. do. and two children.
M'Pherson Andrew, labourer, 1 Pearl - street, Scotland.
M'Quin Edward, Bellevue.
Macon John, the boy of, 25 Cheapside.
Mackin Niel, grocer, 24, E. George street, and child.
Madden Michael, Bellevue.
Madden John, from the 4 mile - stone.
Maers William, gun smith, Ireland.
Magie - Ireland.
Maghan Charles, from Mr. Gies, corner of Bridge and
Broad - streets.
Magraw Miles; labourer, Roosevelt - street.
Mahan Jerry, the wire of, Charlotte - street.
Major Sally, wife of Samuel, printer, 37 Rutger - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 119
Malcomb  Susan, sister of Mrs. Malcomb, midwife, 1
Fletcher - street, Scotland.
Maney Margaret, Bellevue.                      
Manley Mrs. Jews - Alley.                
Maniel George, a child of, William street.  
Man Captain William, aged 36.
Marian, a hired woman at Mr. Clandenings, 209 Pearl - st.
Martin Peter, James street.
Martin Peter merchant, from Peter Irwin's boarding house,
59 John - street, Scotland
Martin John found dead near the ship yards.
Marsheld Mr.
Marville Betty, a black, Bellevue.
Mason Robert, a child, 12 Moore's buildings.
Mason Thomas, Bellevue.
Mastin Charles, cartman, 20 Chesnut - street.
Mathews Anthony, a black, the son of,
Mathews Charles, Birmingham - street.
Mathewson Ebenezer, 316 Water - street.
Maxwell William, distiller, an infant of, 225 Greenwich -
street.
Mayune Frances, widow, at Mr. Bassets, 218 Pearl - street.
old age.
Mead Margaret, a young woman, sister of Nicholas, 59
Nassau - street.                          
Mead Solomon, clerk of Mr. Joseph Eden, C.
Mead John, a child of.
Mears Peter.
Meinell George, 227 William - street.
Meldrum Robert, grocer, aged 26, 87 Greenwich - street,
Scotland.
Melvin Thomas, mariner Catherine - street.
Merrit Ezekiel, mason, the wife of, Murray - street.
Merrit John, corner of Henry and Birmingham - street.
Middlemast Peter, 21 Beekman - street, aged 28.
Middleton Moses, a black, Catherine - st. near the market.
Middleton Walter.
Mierckel Mr. found near the comer of Liberty - street and
Broadway.
Miles Samuel, and wife, E. George - street.
Millat Peter, mason, 51 Bowery Lane.
Millegan Gilbert, apothecary, aged 23, 43 Water - street. 


120 LIST OF BURIALS.
Miller Adolphus, teacher, 32 Nassau - street.  
Miller, widow, Catherine, a child of, 21 E. George - street.
Miller John silver smith, Dutch - street.               
Miller Montgomery, carpenter, Reed - street.
Miller William, fisherman, Pump - street.              
Miller Zebulon, 3 New Slip.     
Miller Andrew, merchant, Maiden Lane.              
Miller John, Bellevue.      
Mills Jane, daughter of Robert, bookbinder,
Mills James grocer, a child of.  
Minery Captain, Patrick, a child of, Rutger - street.
Minto Christian, consumption.
Misplee Nancy, aged 18, daughter of Thomas, coffee seller,
5 Rider - street.
Misserve George, butcher, Bowery lane.
Mitchell Mr. a child of, near the tea water pump.
Mitchell Bridget, Bellevue.
Mitchell William, cartman, 94 Gold - street.
Mitchell Jane, Bellevue.
Mitchell Wynant, marshall, 15 Water - street.
Mitchell Mr. tanner and wife.
Mix John, a black, Bellevue.
Moffit Polly, Oliver - street.
Monikee Mr. a child of.         
Moody William Thomas, apprentice to  Mr. Hithcock,
Roosevelt - street.                       
Moon Mrs. aged 62.              
Mooney Elizabeth, the wife of Michael, 39 Rutger - street.
Mooney Mr. aged 36, sudden.     
Mooney William, butcher, 75 Wall - street.
Moore Mrs. aged 30, child bed.
Moore Abigail, a child of.                   
Moore Richard, a black man, alms house.          
Moore Nicholas, 32 Ferry - street.                   
Moore James, the wife of, Henry - street.
Morehouse Joshua, from the boarding house of Mrs.
Rodgers.
Morarius major Ludwig, Roosevelt - street, Germany.
Morell Betsy, Bellevue.
Morgan Mr. a child of, aged 6 months.
Morris Jacob, cartman, and wife, 11 Barclay - street.
Morris Abraham, a black man, alms - house. 

LIST OF BURIALS. 121
Morris Samuel, slave to Mr. Ebbet, 71 Pearl - street.
Morris John, jeweller, Dutch - street.
Morris Mr. the child of.
Morrison James, and Thomas, back of the balloon house.
Morrison Jane, an infant, alms - house.
Morrison John, cabinetmaker, Fair - street.
Morrison Mrs. aged 54.
Morrison William, mariner, Bellevue.
Morrison Mr. a child of, E. Rutger - street.
Morton Thomas corner of Dey and Greenwich - streets.
Scotland
Morewood Thomas, merchant, 128 Pearl street, aged 41.
Moses Isaac, Broker.
Mount George, a child of, Chatham - street.
Mougeone Peter, at the four mile stone, France.
Mountain Bridget, wife and child of James, corner of
Bedlow and George streets.
Mullen Barney, Bellevue.
Mullan Robert, Bellevue.
Munley Timothy, carpenter, and wife, 147 William - street.
Munson Amos, shoemaker, 82 John - street.
Murphy William, apprentice to James Sutton, cedar -
cooper, 80 Fair - street.
Murphy Edward, grocer, E. George - street.
Murphy Richard James, 7th ward.
Murphy William, Bellevue.
Murray Ceasar, black, white washer, 49 Cedar - street.
Murray Mr. a child of, aged 1 month.
Murray John, Bellevue.
Murrel Thomas, 23 George - street.
Myers Jacob, from Mr. Van Tuyl's country house.  
Myers Ephraim, mariner, 25, E. George - street.
Myers John R. merchant, the wife of, 17 Dey - street.
Myers John, the child of, Read - street.
Myers Samson A. coppersmith, 71 John - street.
Myers Rudolph, shoemaker, 11 Chappel - street.
Myers Henry, a lad from Dr. Borrows, 77 Water - street.
Myers John, a black belonging to Mrs. Dixon.
Myers Mrs. aged 78, consumption.  
Myers Susannah, a black, die child of.
Mylander Nicholas, tavern and clothier, aged 45, 336
Water - street.
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LIST OF BURIALS. 122
N     
Nancy, a black woman, at John Murray's 27 Beekman - st.
Nash Mary, wife of Samuel, mate of a vessel, 69 Cliff - str.
Nathan Joseph, trader, White - hall - street, Germany.
Nation Mr. a child of, aged 10 months.
Neck Solomon, from the Hospital, consumption.
Nedham Mrs. wife of John, aged 73, 10 Cherry - street.
Nevil John, grocer, 78 Wall - street.
Newall Andrew, cooper, aged  49, and son Joseph, aged
18, Front - street, at the Crane wharf.
Newall Thomas, son of Andrew, Crane - wharf.
Nichols William, aged 25.
Nicholas John, a black, labourer, Orange - street. 
Nicholson Mrs. James - street.
Nickels John, labourer, a black man, Orange - street.
Nightingale Elenor, 44, Lumber - street.
Nesbit Betsey, Bellevue.
Netus Philip, Alms - house.   
Newkirk John, baker, a child of, 49 Liberty - street.
Newton Thomas, printer.
Nichols William, mason, aged 18.
Noble Mark, 222 Pearl - street.  
Nocus Stephen, broker, 196 Broadway.
Norris Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. 306 Water - street.
Norwood Richard, custom house measurer, the wife of,
52 Gold - street.
Nostrand James, printer.
Nostrand Epinetus, ironmonger, C.
Noyll Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.        
O
O'Brian Richard, Bellevue.   
O'Brian Timothy, tallow chandler, the son of, aged 16,
Cherry - street.
O'Brian John, Bellevue.
O'Conally Patrick, baker, Ireland.
O'Daniel Hugh, Bellevue.
O'Driscal Mary, wife of Jeremiah, schoolmaster, aged 36.
Ogden Gilbert, labourer.
Ogden widow, Ann - street.
Ogden Lewis, aged 48, Pearl - street.
Ogden David, merchant, 123, Pearl - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 123
Ogden Mr. a child of, Frankfort - street.
Ogden John, bricklayer, the wife of, 54 Ann - street.
Ogg James, E. George - street.
Ogilvie Alexander, 2 Gold - street.
Oliver Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
O'Neal Chas. Gordon, a lad, son of Henry, Lumber - str.
O'Neal James, Hospital.
Orr Alexander, 143 Fly - market.
Orr John, Bellevue.           
Osburn Henry, mason, E. George - street.
Osburn Nathaniel, from the schooner Nancy, Captain
Wilson.                                           
Oshiel Peter, Bellevue.     
Oswald Charles, furrier, 83 Maiden - lane, C.
Overing Mr. a child of, aged 18 months, flux.
Owen Richard, the son of, 14 Jacob - street.
P
Paine Captain Joseph, Greenwich - road near the Old Fur-
nace.     
Palmer Mr. aged 21.                   
Palmer Mr. Pump - street.                 
Panton Francis, merchant, aged 56, 59 Wall - street,
Aberdeen.
Parker Elizabeth, wife of Peter, shipmaster, Division - str.
Parker Sidney, hatter, 207 Water - street.  
Parsonarius John, F. Hospital.
Parsons Aaron, Bellevue.
Parsons John, merchant, 257 Pearl - street.
Partell Henry, 4 Jacob - street.  
Patterson Jonas, Cheapside.                           
Payne Mary, 46 E. George - street.                   
Peacock Richard, at Mr. Robbins' grocer, sixth ward.
Peale Kitian, son of Charles W. proprietor of the museum,
Philadelphia, C.
Pearse Robert, pewterer, 82 Nassau - street.
Pearson Catharine, Henry near E. George - street.
Peck George, 2 children of, Mulberry - street.
Peffer Isaac, 38 Harman - street.
Pell Elijah, merchant, Pearl - street.
Pendleton James.          
Penny Mr. aged 18.                
Pennycook William, coachmaker, the wife of, 8 Fair - str.

124 LIST OF BURIALS.
Perrold Mrs. aged 29.
Perss William, mason and builder, aged 47, and a child,
34 Gold - street.
Peter ——, an Italian, aged 33.
Peters John, taylor, a child of, 16 William - street 
Peters Polly, at Nancy Johnson's Bedlow - street.     
Peterson Cornelius, blacksmith, the child of, Division - str.
Peterson Goester, 66 E. George - street. Sweden.
Peterson Pompey, a black, belonging to Mrs. Beekman.
Petre George, sugar baker, wife and child, Bayard - street.
Pettie John, from Garrit de Bow's 132 Front - street.
Pettit Thomas, 46 Cedar street.    
Pettit Joseph B. Alms - house, consumption.
Phebe, a black woman, Bellevue.
Philips Hannah, 60 William - street.
Philips Stephen, gentleman, Wall - street.
Philips Marcus Portius, Bellevue.
Pilkins James, 59 Cheapside.
Pinkleton James, corner of Lumber and E. George - street.
Piper Julian, widow, and grand daughter Catharine, Bow-
ery.                  
Pttt Nicholas, cartman, the wife of, 44 Roosevelt - street.
Place James, butcher, First - street.    
Player Peter, the child of, James - street.
Plunket widow, Mary, 178 Division - street.
Polhelmus Jacob, old age, Second - street.
Porter William, Bellevue.  
Porter Peter, labourer, the child of.  80, Read-street.
Porterfield Mr. corner Augustus - street and Tryon Row.
Postlethwaite John, 1 Cherry street.
Potley Josiah, corner of Division and Orange - street.
Powers John, 7 Charlotte - street.
Preston Catharine, 327 Pearl - street
Price Ruben, the wife of, 9 Bailey - street.
Pride Peter, house - carpenter, the infant of, Little Ann st.
Pride Robert, carpenter, 15 Beaver - street.          
Prigent Peter, Bellevue.
Pritchard William, Pump - street.
Pritts John, mariner, Bellevue.
Provoost, widow of James.
Prow John, Bellevue.
Prun Jacob, Second - street, and child. 

LIST OF BURIALS. 125
Pudney John, Grand, near Suffolk - stteet,
Punches John C. taylor, 27 George - street.
Purdy Munmouth, taylor, 395 Pearl - street.
Purdy John, cartman, Little Catharine - street.
Purdy Thomas, Catharine - street, aged 22.
Purdy John, at Nostrand's tavern, 52 Bowery - lane.
Purvis Robert, 290 Greenwich - street.
Purvis Walter, cabinet - maker, Orange - street, Scotland.
Purvis Thomas, do.
Q.
Queran Philip, near Bunker's - Hill.
Quick Abraham, a child of, Broad - street.
Quick James, baker, 57 Broad - street.
Quin Patrick, aged 27
Quin John, mariner, Water - street.
R. 
Ramage Miss, daughter of Mr. Ramage, miniature paint-
er, aged 16.                       
Randall Mr. aged 25.
Raney Mr. taylor, the wife of, Fairstreet.
Raney William, 87 Front - street.
Range Mary, Bellevue.
Rankin Mrs. aged 28.
Rankins Mr. a child of, aged 3 years, and another aged 6
months.
Rankens, Francis, a black, the child of.
Ray Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Read William, chief Surgeon of the U. S. frigate Consti-
tution.
Readen Henry, baker, and Mary his wife, 93 Gold - street.
Readen Mr. a black, child belonging to.
Reef Martha, Henry - street.
Reid Mr. aged 70, died on Long - Island.
Reid Elizabeth, Partition - street.
Reid Mrs. a son of.
Reid Elizabeth, widow.
Reid Robert, aged 23.
Remmy John, potter, the child of, Potters - hill.
Remsen Elizabeth, at Silas Totten's, 115, William - street.
Remsen Dorothea, 32 Water - street.
Remsen John H. jun. attorney at law, 92 Pearl - st. aged 28
Remsen Elizabeth, Bellevue.

LIST OF BURIALS. 126
Renwiek Williem, merchant, a child of, 67, Maiden - lane.
Reside Hannah, 13 Rutger's - street.
Reviere Thomas, son of Jacob, 172 Division - street.
Reyley Captain, the child of, 14 Rutger - street.
Reyley Henry, Batavia - lane, and wife. 
Reynolds Daniel, Dye - street.         
Rhinelander Sophia, daughter of Frederick, Greenwich -
street, aged 24, decay.
Robbins John, apprentice to Mr. Ackley, 108 Gold - street.
Rice Mary, corner of Augustus and Magazine - street.
Rice Sally, from John Bissett's, 29 East George - street.  
Rice Henry, Bellevue.                            
Rich James, taylor, an infant of, 166 Pearl - street.
Rich Abraham, carpenter, 18 Thames - street.          
Richardson Mrs. Bellevue.                         
Richard William, Pump - street.
Richey John I. upholsterer, Sarah the wife of, 93 John -
street, aged 28.                               
Ridley Eleanor, wife of George, merchant taylor, 130
Front - street, Scotland.
Riehl Jacob, baker, Pearl - street.
Riker Matilda, a black woman, a child of.
Rinsey Joseph, a black, Bellevue.
Rivens Mr. aged 22.
Rivier Nancy, 52 Cheapside - street.
Roberts James, East George - street.
Roberts Enos, 21 Rose - street.
Roberts Elizabeth, 35 Chappel - street.  
Roberts Solomon, of the schooner Betsey, Bellevue.
Robertson Mr. the child of, Pearl - street, near the Fly -
Market.                                       
Robertson Ann, the child of, Roosevelt - street.
Robertson Ann, daughter of Alexander, merchant, 191
Pearl - street.                
Robertson Robert, nephew of do. do.
Robertson Mrs. aged 25.
Robertson Mr. aged 32.
Robins Grace, Bellevue.
Robins Thomas, clerk to Samuel Campbell, bookseller,
Salisbury, England.
Robins Ezekiel, a black man, from the house of 174 Wa-
ter street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 127
Robins Mary, a child, Alms - house.
Robins Sarah, wife of Ezekiel, 174 Water - street.
Robins Sarah, 49 Cliff - street.
Robins Thomas, from George Bernents, 50 Water - street.
Robins Mrs. Fair - street. 
Robinson James, Bellevue.
Robinson George, 38 Roosevelt - street.
Robinson William, Winne - street.
Robinson Rosannah, a black, near Moore's buildings.
Robinson Miss, aged 25, 311 Water - street.
Robinson Mr. a child of, aged 3 years.
Robinson Benjamin, mariner, Bellevue. 
Rodman William, cartman.
Rodgers Edward, tavern-keeper, Ireland.
Rodney John, a black, Bellevue.
Rogers William, Bellevue.
Rogers John, Bellevue.
Romayne Casparas, cartman, the son of, Elizebeth - str.
Rook William, a child of, Banker street.
Roole Christian, mariner, Bellevue.
Rooreback John F. Notary Public, 87 Maiden - lane, C.
Roosevelt Helena, consumption, from the Mayor's, 108
Broadway.
Rosanna, a wench belonging to Daniel Nivens, Newburgh.
Rosetta Madam, a child of, Broadway.
Rose Maria, aged 20.
Rose James, old age, 377 Pearl - street.
Ross Ephraim, Catharine - street.
Ross Samuel, Bedlow - street.
Roy Alexander, grocer, aged 34, 33 Cliff - street, Scotland.
Roy John, Bellevue.
Ruckell widow, consumption, Murray - street.
Ruckell Mrs. Chamber - street.
Rump Jacob, a child of, Cross - street.
Rump Jacob, Bellevue.
Rump Mrs. do.
Russel Catharine, 94 William - street.
Russel Francis, taylor, aged 25, 40 Partition - street, Scot-
land.         
Russel Timothy, house carpenter, 56 James - street.
Russel Mr. cartman, Warren, street. 

128 LIST OF BURIALS.
Rustey John, shoemaker, 10 Robinson - street, Germany.
Ruthman John, 20 John - street.
Ruthven John, son of John, turner, 30 John - street, Scot-
land.
Ryan Charles, from the sloop Herkimer, Bellevue.
Ryans James, Bellevue.
Ryans Cornelius, a child of, aged 6 months.
Ryar Henry, painter, Winne - street, Germany.
Ryley Nancy, wife of Charles, Getfield's Alley Mulberry
Street.
Ryley Frederic, taylor, Front - street.
Ryersdeck Polly, daughter of late Rev. Mr. Ryersdeck,
of Hackensack, at the Rev. Mr. Kuyper's, 27 Fair - st.
S
Saidler James, aged 15, son of James, merchant, 131,
Water - street, C.
Sailmaker Elizabeth 41 Harman - street
Sague widow, 54 Rutger - street.
Saltonstall Richard R. merchant, 1 Gold - street.
Sarah, a black, at William Tilford's grocer, E. George - st.
Sarah, do. Bellevue.
Saul Mr. painter, 330 Water - street, Ireland.
Saunders Richard, a child of.
Saunderson Mr. 330 Pearl - street.
Sargeant Winthrop, from 36 Moore - street.
Savoy Tom, a black, chimney - sweep, Moore's buildings.
Scandella, J. B. M. D. aged 28, Venice.
Schneedon John, Bellevue.
Schofield James, Orange - street.
Schott Mr. Bellevue.
Schroeder John, porter, Read - street, Germany.
Schuder William, Inspector of the revenue, Bridge - street.
Schultz George, aged 86 Moore's buildings.
Schultz Henry, and his wife Elizabeth, from Adam Rut-
land's, 3 mile stone.
Schultz Daniel, physician, from Waterford, New - York.
Scolar William, Bellevue:
Scott Charles, labourer, Third - street.
Scott Robert, and his wife Elizabeth, 352 Water - street,
Ireland.
Scott William, apprentice to Messrs. Swords, printers, 99
Pearl - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 129
Scott Mr. Bellevue.         
Scroggie George, Pearl - street, near the exchange.
Scudder William, custom house officer.
Seabury John, Bellevue.
Seaman Henry, merchant, Pearl - street.
Seaman Robert, Bellevue.
Seaman Mrs. do.    
Secoy Jane, mantua-maker.     
Seygang Mr.
Sergeant John, aged 5 months, son of James, Rector - str.
Sergeant William, cartman, 47 Greenwich - street.
Servant Mr. a child of, aged 1 year, flux. 
Shaddack Jacob, mariner, 31 Lumber - street.
Shaffer Christian, taylor, First - street.
Shandy Mary, Alms - house, consumption.    
Sharer Mrs. Bellevue.                        
Shareshine Jacob, 13 Rutger - street.
Sharpless Aaron, grocer, 1 Cliff - street.       
Shannon Andrew, labourer, the wife of, 75 James - street.
Shaw Martin, at John Paines Union Furnace.
Shaw Susannah, Henry - street.       
Shaw James, 130 Front - street.
Shaw Andrew and wife, Pump - street.    
Shearer Mary, 138 Broad - street.         
Shedden William, merchant, consumption, 99 Water - str.
Shenkosdt John, 78 Roosevelt - street.            
Shepherd Mrs. wife of Thomas, hair-dresser, 47 John - str.
Shepherd Hannah, wife of John, Rider - street.
Sharer William.                            
Sharer Mary, 128 Broad - street.            
Shiel Peter, Bellevue.       
Shilmerdine John, 135 William - street.
Shimmel -, tea water man, Fayette - street.      
Shetsell Michael, shoemaker, the wife of, near New - slip.
Shields Catharine, a child of.
Shields James, house carpenter and wife; 50 E. George - st.
Shineback Henry, 45 Pearl - street.              
Shoal Mr. a child of, aged 3 years.   
Shobar Dorcas, 7th Ward.               
Shoemaker Mrs. a child of.
Shonnard John, tavern-keeper, Bowery.
Shotwell Widow, 102 Chamber - street. 
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130 LIST OF BURIALS.
Shotwell Isaac, and his son Joseph, blacksmiths.
Shrady John, shoemaker, a child of, 86 Chatham - street.
Shuller Ludwig, cartman, a child of, Vesey - street.
Shure Mrs.
Shurtz Mr. aged 37.
Shute Henry, a grand child of, corner of Magazine and
Little Ann - street.
Shute Hannah, aged 26. C.
Sibley Mrs. Camilla, the servant of.
Sickles Elias blacksmith, a child of, Bedlow - street.
Sickles John, clothier, the child of, Maiden - lane.
Sickles Catharine, Alms - House.
Sickles Zachariah, a child of, aged 18 months, Gibbs -
Alley.
Sickles Miss, daughter of widow, 70 Liberty - street.
Siemon John, furrier, 103 William - street, and his wife
Susannah.
Silk worth Thomas, at William Hunter's, corner of Lum-
ber and East Rutger - street.
Silva Joze Roiz, merchant, 28 William - street.
Simley Mr. carpenter, aged 40, William - street.
Simmons Bathsheba, Henry - street.
Simmons Mr. aged 21.
Simonson Susan, Bellevue.
Simmonson Lucy, wife of Cornelius, a black physician,
Pearl near Frankfort - street.
Simpson Susannah, a black, from 4 New - slip.
Simpson Robert, Bellevue.
Sinclair Archibald, grocer and carpenter, aged 32, 227
Water - street, Scotland.
Sinclair John, Greenwich - Road, near the saw-pits.
Sinclair Captain, the wife of, Cherry - street.
Sinclair Polly, 45 Cliff - street.
Skinner John, shoemaker, aged 40, No. 50 Banker -
street, Scotland.
Slidell Michael, aged 60.
Slidell Michael, the wife of, 56 Ann street.
Slidell Isaac, do
Sloan Mr. aged 29.
Smith Albert, musical instrument maker, the wife, daugh-
ter and son of, 86 John - street.
Smith Adolph, Bowery - lane, consumption.

A LIST OF BURIALS. 131
Smith Alexander, merchant, 177 Pearl - street, Scotland.
Smith Bernardus, taylor, the wife of, 36 Gold - street.
Smith Charles, bookseller, the wife of, 51 Maiden - lane.
Smith Charles, merchant, a child of, Pearl - street.
Smith Elihu H. physician, 45 Pine - street.
Smith George, physician, Henry - street, from Newburg.
Smith Hester, the wench of, 3 Dover - street.
Smith James, on his return to his native country, England.
Smith James, son of Jacob, turner, 94 Beekman - street,
aged 31.
Smith James, mariner, of the ship Jean, Bellevue.
Smith Mr. aged 27.
Smith John, Bellevue.
Smith Jeffe, 32 Bancker - street.
Smith Melancton, merchant, 52 Greenwich - street.
Smith Morris, a child of, Little - Catharine - street
Smith Nathan, Judge of Ulster County, Bellevue.
Smith Phebe, Bellevue.
Smith Robert, cartman, 41 Oliver - street.      
Smith Mr. aged 42 palsey.
Smith Solomon, son of Solomon, 52 Rose - street.
Smith Sarah, Lumber - street.
Smith William, aged 16, apprentice to Archibald M'Lean,
printer. Pearl - street.
Smout George, the child of, 157 Chatham - street, aged 17.
Sneden Ann, Bellevue.
Snegs Mary, 11 Cliff - street -
Snodgrass Catharine, wife of James, Lumber - street.
Snodgrass William, do.
Sniffin William, a child of, Rutger's ground.
Snowden George, ship-chandler, 56 Gold - street.
Snyder Mr. 66 Dey - street.
Sayre David, aged 9 years, France.
Spann Juliana, Bellevue.                  
Spangle Philip, a free black, from Mr. Zunt's, 62 Pearl -
street.
Specie Henry, apprentice to William G. Miller, baker,
60 John - street.
Spicer Joseph, son of Francis, Augustus - street.
Spouse William, at the Old Coffee-house.
Springer Richmond, shipwright, and wife, Lumber - street.
Springsteen Elizabeth.

132 A LIST OF BURIALS
Sprong Mr. Broad - street, near the Exchange, aged 27.
Stagg Deborah, 52 East George - street, aged 18.
Stagg Cynthia, wife of Nicholas, 99 Catharine - street.
Stagg Eliza, Washington street.
Stanbury William, aged 19, died of a locked jaw.
Stanford, wife of the Rev. John, 81 Fair - street, aged 33.
Stanton Mr. the wife of, near the New - slip.
Staples William, merchant, London.
Steghifer John, 48 Nassau - street.
Stephens George, bookbinder, 28 Cliff - street.
Stephens Mrs. aged 42.
Stevens William, 3 Front - street.
Stevens Thomas, and wife Elizabeth, lower end of Char-
lotte - street.
Stevens Captain, aged 55, consumption.
Stevenson -, widow, house-keeper, Water - street.
Stevenson Sally, 34 Ferry - street.         
Stewart James, grocer, Crugar's - wharf.
Stewart James, 73 Wall - street.
Steyner Godlip, 48 Nassau - street.
Stickler Adam, Pump near Second - street.
Stickler John, an infant, 7th ward.
Stigney Catharine, 56 Cherry - street.
Stockhouse John, grocer, Nassau - street.
Stockwell, wife of Samuel, constable, 1 Rider - str. aged 46.
Stokes Joseph, of the schooner Hunter, Bellevue.
Stone John, 55 Lumber - street.
Stone John, 47 Catharine - street.
Stone James, Bellevue.
Stonehouse widow Catharine, the two daughters of, 19
Cliff - street.
Story William, labourer, 1 Cheapside - street.
Stoutenburgh Thomas, merchant, the mother of, and Sal-
ly the sister of 118 William - street.
Strachan William, guager, 83 Pearl - street.
Strong Thomas, Water - street, aged 18.
Straubling Henry, Bellevue.
Stuart Hannah, 55 Wall - street, aged 54.
Sturk Mr. 11 Moore's buildings,
Sudderland Mr. a child of, aged 3 months.
Sullivan Martin, Fair - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 133
Summers Nathaniel, 26 Stone - street.
Sunter Elizabeth, wife of Alexander, 114 Chatham - street.
Susan, a black, from the house of Joze R. Silva, 28 Wil-
liam - street.
Swain Uriah, printer, aged 28.
Swan James, shoemaker, 84 Harman - street.
Swartz Christopher, baker, near the Methodist church,
Bowery.
Sweet Mrs.
Sweeny Mrs. Cherry - street, near the ship-yards.
Swords Mary, relict of Thomas, of the British 55th regt.
T.
Tared Mr. Philip, hospital.
Tar Gee Daniel, saddler, 24 Gold - street.    
Tarley Daniel, East Rutger - street, Ireland.  
Taylor Edward, a lad from George near Gold - street.
Taylor George, 249 Water - street.
Taylor William, shoemaker, 104, Maiden - lane.
Taylor John, grocer.
Teller Doctor, Eagle - street.
Telford James, Read - street.
Ten Eyck, Mrs. aged 64.
Terleven John, mariner, of the British packet, Bellevue.
Thomas Evan, teacher, 29 Gold - street, C. England.
Thomas Chloe, a black, Birmingham - street.
Thomas John, from Thomas Oakes' 90 Warren - street.
Thomas Ann, Bellevue.
Thomas Sarah, Bellevue.
Thompson Mrs. Bedlow - street.
Thompson James, Coffee Manufacturer, 23 Thames - st.
Thompson Mr. a Child of, aged 6 months.
Thompsom Alexander, Bellevue.            
Thompson Mary, wife of James, Merchant, Scotland.
Thompson Thomas, a child of.
Thompson, Son of William Thompson, 34 Ann - Sreet.
Thompson Captain, wife of, 169 William - street.
Thompson James, Merchant, wife of, Gold - street.
Thompson Mrs. Judith.         
Thompson, a black child belonging to Mr. Heyer.
Thorne Susannah, First - street.
Thrash William, mariner, Bellevue.

134 LIST OF BURIALS.
Thorne Elizabeth, First - street.
Thornton Mrs. wife of John, Grocer, 163 Fly - market.
Thorp Benjamin, 29 Cliff - street.
Thurston Woods, Grocer, a child of, Pump - street.
Thurston Samuel, 301 Water - street.
Thurston John, son of John, Merchant, aged 17 Country.
Teddeman William, Charlotte - street.
Tinney Lawrence, a child of.
Tinker Denny, a black woman, 21 Fair - street.
Tielder Thomas, Bellevue.
Tilton Alexander, 101 Water - street.
Timpson Mr. aged 28.
Tinker Denny, a black, 21 Fair - street.
Tinton Mary, Bellevue.
Tingly M. a child of.
Titus John, Bellevue.
Todd David, Merchant, the wife and daughter of, 192
Water - street.
Todd William, Cross - street.
Tolfree Mr. the child of, Magazine - street.
Tom Nathan, Merchant.
Tompkins William, Blacksmith, the wife and son of, 34
Ann - street, England.
Totten Catharine, Bellevue,
Torrence William, Bellevue.
Travis Mr. a child of, aged 8.
Tredwell James, Physician, 130 Fly - market, aged 30.
Tremble James, Porter, Henry - street.
Trembly Daniel, Grocer, the wife of, 68 Corlandt - street.
Trembly Daniel, Blacksmith, No. 1 White - Hall - street.
Trulight Frederick, Cartman, 71 Chatham - Street.
Truman Mr. Master of the African school, a child of.
Tucker John, Bellevue.
Tucker Timothy, Henry, near E. Rutger - street.
Turley John, Hospital.  
Turnbull Richard, merchant, aged 26, William - street.
Turner John, cartman, the wife of, Lumber - street.
Turner Mary, Bellevue.
Tuttle Elizabeth, do.
Tweed John, 29 Cheapside.
Twitchings Elizabeth, wife of Henry, grocer, 74 Front - st.

LIST OF BURIALS. 135
Tylee Mr. the wife and child of, Chatham - street.
Tyler - , a man from the Hospital.
U
Ugo Mr. from J. Warner's, grocer, 58 Frankfort - street.
Ulrick Sebastian, Bellevue.
Underhill Jane, 21 Cliff - street.
Ustick Charles, 8 Lumber - street.
V
Vache John, artificial florist, a child of, 28 Liberty - str.
Vacter Mr. baker, E. George - street.
Van Bremer James, 77 Nassau - street.
Vandell Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Vandelbeck Conrad, a child of, 19 Barley - street.
Vanderbilt John, of Long Island, the slave of, from the
corner of Ann and George - street.
Vanderbilt Oliver, shoemaker, a son of, 124 Broadway.
Vanderburgh Mr. butcher, a child of, Eagle - street.
Vanderright Jeremiah, near the exchange.
Van Dyke Isaac, cabinet maker, and wife, 43 Maiden -
Lane.
Van Gezen Hector, a slave of John Quackenboss.
Van Heynige Dierk, Orange - street.
Van Hook Aarondt, proprieter of the reading room, 140
Water - street.
Van Home Andrew Smith, a child of, Fisher - street.
Van Every Jacob, 69 Cliff - street.
Van Houten John, carpenter, a child of, Thomas - street.
Van Houten Garret, baker, 41 Barclay - street.
Van Hover Jacob, 69 Cliff - street.
Vanlor John, nailor, 84 Harman - street.
Vanmelick Henry, mariner, Bellevue.
Van Pelt Mr. a child of, aged 1 year.
Van Vleek Mary, daughter of Isaac, aged 16, Reed - street.
Van Vleck Mrs. wife of do. aged 40.
Van Norden John, a child of, Bear-market.
Van Nostrand James, an apprentice, 141 Chatham - street.
Van Nostrand Mrs.
Van Seyl Abraham, a child of, Bayard's - lane.
Van Wick William.
Van Zandt Peter and Thomas, sons of Peter Pra, mer-
chants, 180 Water - street.
Varian Margaret, child of Isaac, butcher, Bowery - lane.

136 LIST OF BURIALS.
Varet John, Lumber near Catharine - street.
Varick John, physician, 6 Cortland - street
Varick Mr. cartman, the wife of, Lumber - street.
Veitch James, the wife and child of, 28, Harman - street.
Veitch Robert, the wife of, 38 do.
Verss Mr. Schoolmaster, aged 25.
Vielle John, 56 Warren - street.   
Violet, a black woman, slave to John Jones, Wall - street.
Voorhis John, cartman, a child of, 50 Chappel - street.
Vos John P. 60 Broadway.
Vredenburgh William, the wife of, Stone - street.
Waddell Isaac, taylor, Skinner - street, a child of. 
Wadon John, Bellevue. 
Wagener John, baker, a child of, 90 Beekman - street.
Walden Jacob, caulker, and wife, near the New market.
Waldron John, and daughter, 3 William - street.
Waldron widow, and  daughter, Eagle - street.
Waldron Alexander Phenix, clerk in the bank of New -
York, 30 Frankfort - street.
Walgreen Daniel, Alms-house, Sweden.
Walker John, shipmaster, consumption.
Walker George, Alms house.               
Walker Mrs. Jews - Alley.
Wallace Alexander, First - street.
Wallace Charles, Pine - street.
Wallace William, from Thomas Maule's, 137 Pearl - st.
Walser Andrew, carpenter. Roosevelt - street.
Walsh William, tallow chandler, 95 Gold - street.
Walsh John, a son of, Magazine - street.
Wanless Mr. 14 Cliff street.
Wandell James, measurer, a son of, 80 Beekman - street.
Ward Charles, aged 24.
Ward Samuel, C. Goldsmith and jeweller, England.
Ward Samuel, merchant, 325 Pearl street, the son of.
Warden Thomas, apprentice, below the hospital.
Waring Ahraham, New - Albany bason.
Warner Michael, rigger, 18 Mulberry - street.
Warner widow Catharine, from Mr. Wilkes's, 32 Wall - st.
Warren Miss. Greenwich Road, near the State Prion.  
Washburn Mr. a child of, aged 6 months.
Waters James, a lad from Water near Dover - street.

LIST OF BURIALS. 137
Waters John, Lumber - street.
Waters John, Surveyor, the wife of, Lumber - street. 
Waters Thomas, oysterman, the wife and daughter of,
Rider - street.
Waters Francis, aged 11 days, Cherry - street.  
Waters William, son of John, Magazine - street.
Watkins William, merchant, Maiden Land, England.
Watkins Richard, aged 22 Do.
Watts Captain, Water - street, consumption.
Watson Charles, a young lad from Conrad Shultz's near
the state prison.
Watson Mrs. Orange - street.                        
Watson Jannet, aged 21 from 23 Cliff - street, Dalkeith
Scotland.
Watson James, a lad from Water - street.
Watson Jane, Chestnut - street.
Watson John, 38 Lombard - street.
Watt Hannah, Bellevue.
Way John, baker, a child of, 7 Harman - street.
Weathershine Nicholas, cartman, a child of, 8 Augustus -
street.
Wedon Abigail, and child, 106 Maiden lane.   
Wedon John, Bellevue.                  
Weeks Benjamin, shipwright, the wife of, upper end of
Lumber - street.
Weeks Widow, Germany.
Weeks Simeon, Lumber street.
Weisenfels George, R. conveyancer 63 Church - street.
Weldon Mrs. New Market.
Welsh Mr. and wife, 18 Ferry - street.
Welsh William, Bellevue.
Welsh George, Shoemaker, 61 Cliff - street.
Welsh Nicholas, Oliver - street. 
Welsh Mr. clerk to Mr. Robert Cocks, 100 Water - street.
Wenman Mr. aged 32 Dropsy.
Wentworth William, Attorney at law, 149 Water - street,
aged 23.
Wet John, mason, 17 Chery - street.
West Mary, a nurse at Mr. Baffets, 218 Pearl - street.
West Mr. aged 33.
Wetherby Ann, wife of James, 7th ward.
Wheeler Amelia. Division - street.
S

138 LIST OF BURIALS.
Wheeler Richard, cartman, a child of Division - street.
Wheeler Nancy, 33 William - street.
Whitacre Mr. Ship carpenter.
White Aaron, House - carpenter, Vandewater - street.
White Richard, Alms - House.
White James, cartman, 25 E. George - street.
White Charles, Shipmaster. the wife of, 73 Roosevelt -
street.
White Mr. Silversmith, at Mr. Newmans.
White Elizabeth, wife of Charles, Shipmaster, 73 Roose-
velt - street.
White Mary, a black woman, Pearl - street.
Whiteman Henry, shoemaker, a child of, 65 Cherry - st.
Wick Mr. aged 27.
Wilcocks Mrs. 296 Water - street.
Wilkes Thomas, mariner Bowery - lane.
Wilkes Matthew, cartman, Musqueto Cove, L. I.
Will Laurence, labourer, the wife of, Mott - street.
Wilkinson Mrs. from David Ackermans, Lumber - street.
Willet Charles, 121 Harman - street.
William, a black child at the Mayors.
Williams James, a black man, the wife and child of
Hospital.
Williams Margaret, 65 Division - street,
Williams William, mariner, 336 Water - street, flux.
Williams William, 25 E. George - street.
William Thomas, a child of, 29 Thames - street.
Williams, a child from the hospital.
William Jane, confectioner, William - street.
Williamson Mr. Harman - street.
Wilmot John J. Water - street, aged 28, Clock and watch
maker.
Wilson John, baker, a child of, Fair - street.
Wilson Mrs. washerwoman, child of, E. Rutger street.
Wilson James, Chatham - street.
Wilson Isaac, weaver, and wife, 31 Cherry - street.
Wilson Betsey, Bellevue.
Wilson James, from the Hospital.
Wilson Elizabeth, 41, Cliff - street.
Winney Joseph, Bellevue.
Winship Mary, Liberty - street.
Winter Augustus, fur merchant, 120 William - street,

LIST OF BURIALS. 139
Winthrop Tamar, a black.
Wishart George, Dean. 319 Pearl - street.
Witmore Mr. Fletcher - street.
Wolf John, Barclay - street.
Wolf Widow, at Mr. Winters, 120 William - street.
Wood Ebenezer.
Wood Joshua, 50 Frankfort - street.
Wood Mr. Oliver - street.
Wood Andrew, shoemaker, and wife, 31 Cliff - street,
Scotland.
Wood George, aged 45.
Wood Mr. Bellevue.
Woodruff Rachel, aged 19 Second - street, flux.
Woodruff Joseph, a child of, aged 2 years, flux.
Woolsey Henry, labourer, Harman - street.
Worcy William.
Worthy John, Bellevue.
Wright Andrew, child of, Walter, mason, Scotland.
Wright Mary, widow, 27 E. George - street, aged 59.
Y.
Yauger Frederic, at Robert Hans, Grocer,  8 Charlotte-
street.
Young James, butcher, Third - street, Bowery.
Young James, Teacher, 10 Gold - street, Scotland.
Young John, labourer, Edens - alley.
Young Margaret, Charlotte - street.
Young John, Saddler, 14 Gold - Street, aged 56.  
Young Mr, Hester - street aged 41.
Z.
Zellers Casper, gardner, a child of, Bowery - lane.

List of the Burials, in the different grave yards in the city
of  New - York, at Potters Fields, and Bellevue, from
1st, August to 12th, November, 1798.
AUGUST.
DAYS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Men.
133
Women.
55
Children.
141
Fever.
Fever cases not ascertained.
Total.
529
Trinity.
2
1
1
1
11
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
St. Paul's.
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
3
St. Peter's.
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Christ church.
Returned in gross.
211
United Presbyterians.
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
4
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
Dutch churches.
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
German Lutherans.
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
English Lutherans.
Returned in gross.
7
Friends.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Moravians.
Methodists.
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Bapists.
Returned in gross.
8
Scotch Presbyterians -
Associate Presbyterians.
1
1
German reformed.
Returned in gross.
6
French Protestants.
1
1
Negroes.
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Jews.
1
Potter's Field.
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
3
4
3
1
7
7
4
Bellevue.
1
1
1
2
1
1
4


SEPTEMBER.
DAYS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Men.
12
6
13
10
6
9
8
19
17
17
16
26
23
27
23
30
24
26
33
21
21
29
30
35
26
30
29
19
38
25
Women.
4
5
4
8
4
3
2
6
8
13
13
18
8
9
16
12
16
10
21
16
16
14
16
10
13
27
21
15
8
14
Children.
7
1
2
3
8
5
8
9
7
4
8
6
8
3
1
8
5
6
9
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
9
4
3
4
Fever.
16
10
14
13
10
10
9
25
23
30
27
42
28
33
28
42
36
36
52
34
38
39
45
45
40
58
48
35
43
35
Total.
23
12
19
21
18
17
18
34
32
35
37
50
39
39
40
50
45
42
63
40
40
45
50
48
41
60
59
38
49
43
Trinity.
2
1
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
4
6
4
3
5
4
6
1
2
4
4
2
9
6
6
1
4
3
St. Paul's
2
2
2
4
3
3
6
2
3
5
10
7
3
3
4
1
8
9
2
4
2
6
8
2
2
2
3
4
6
St. Peter's.
1
1
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
2
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
Christ church.
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
United Presbyterians.
5
4
5
2
1
3
3
4
1
6
4
4
8
5
4
6
5
3
7
4
1
4
1
3
5
6
3
Dutch churches.
5
1
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
5
2
3
3
1
German Lutherans.
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
English Lutherans.
1
1
1
1
1
1
Friends.
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Moravians.
1
1
1
Methodists.
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
4
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
6
1
1
2
3
Baptists.
1
1
2
3
1
2
Scotch Presbyterians -
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Associate Presbyterians.
2
1
1
1
2
German Reformed.
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
French Protestants.
1
2
2
1
1
Negroes.
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Jews.
1
1
1
1
1
Potters-field.
5
2
8
7
2
5
4
11
11
7
10
11
7
7
15
11
15
14
21
20
16
16
25
20
15
17
29
13
17
17
Bellevue.
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
5
4
13
5
9
5
7
5
6
6
3
7
5
3
8
4
9
6
7
7
4



OCTOBER.
DAYS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Men.
27
27
20
17
13
16
4
6
7
4
16
16
10
10
13
8
9
10
6
7
4
3
5
2
5
6
4
6
6
4
5
Women.
13
7
9
6
8
7
5
11
2
5
3
4
4
6
9
7
6
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
1
4
6
2
2
3
2
Children.
3
2
8
3
4
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
6
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
Fever.
38
33
28
25
22
22
9
14
9
11
15
20
12
16
19
17
13
12
10
10
8
4
9
6
6
9
11
8
5
6
3
Total.
43
36
37
26
25
23
10
18
11
12
22
22
16
18
24
19
21
16
13
15
9
5
11
6
7
18
13
8
9
8
7
Trinity.
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
St. Paul's
5
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
5
3
2
1
1
St. Peter's.
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Christ's church.
1
1
United Presbyterian.
3
2
2
2
6
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Dutch churches.
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
German Lutherans.
2
1
3
1
3
1
2
2
English Lutherans.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Friends.
1
1
2
2
1
1
Moravians.
1
Methodists.
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Baptists.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Scotch Presbyterian.
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Associate Presbyterian.
1
1
German reformed.
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
French Protestant.
1
1
Negroes.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Jews.
1
1
1
1
Potters Fields.
17
17
14
10
14
7
3
10
3
6
9
7
10
6
8
8
7
1
1
6
5
3
5
2
4
6
7
3
2
4
4
Bellevue.
3
12
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2

NOVEMBER.
DAYS.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Men.
8
6
2
8
4
3
2
3
2
3
Women.
4
6
3
1
1
3
1
2
1
Children.
3
2
1
1
5
1
6
Fever.
11
7
1
7
4
2
2
2
1
3
Total.
15
14
3
12
10
5
11
4
4
5
Trinity.
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
St. Paul's.
3
1
2
2
1
St. Peter's
2
2
Christ Church.
United Preibyterians.
5
1
1
Dutch Churches.
1
2
1
1
German Lutherans.
English Lutherans.
1
1
Friends.
1
1
1
1
Moravians.
Methodists.
Bapists.
Scotch Preibyterians.
Associate Preibyterians.
German Reformed.
1
1
1
French Protestants.
Negroes.
1
1
1
Jews.
Potters-field.
2
6
6
5
3
2
1
2
2
Bellevue.
2
1
2
1
Months.
August,
September,
October,
November,
Total
Men.
133
648
288
41 |
110
Women.
55
354
158
22 |
589
Children.
141
150
74
20 |
885
Fever
954
431
39 |
1424
Total.
329
1152
522
83 |
2086
 

The number of persons interred in each of the burying
grounds of this city, from 1st August, to 10th November
1798.
Trinity, - 214
St. Pauls, - 211
St. Peters, - 86
Christ Church, - 23
United Presbyterians, - 186
Dutch Churches, -129
German Lutherans, - 50
English do. - 26
Friends, - 42
Moravians, - 3
Methodists, - 79
Baptists, - 28
Scotch Presbyterians, - 34
Associate Presbyterians, - 10
German Reformed, - 29
French Protestants, - 10
Negroes, - 41
Jews, - 11
Potters-field, - 667
Bellevue, - 207 |
2086


METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
MADE IN THE CUPOLA OF THE MUSEUM, AT NEW - YORK.
AUGUST, 1798.
Days. Barometer. Thermometer. Winds. Weather.
Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M.
1 29. 70. 29. 73. 70. 82. N. W. N. W. 
2 29. 80. 29. 83. 68. 80. E. S. Foggy.
3 29. 93. 29. 91. 72. 80. W. S. E. 
4 29. 67. 29. 59. 74. 80. S. E. S. 
5 29. 67. 29. 59. 76. 84. S. W. do.
6 29. 59. 29. 63. 74. 84. W. N. W. 
7 29. 74. 29. 77. 70. 84. S. W. N. W.
8 29. 75. 29. 69. 72. 91. W. S. W.
9 29. 60. 29. 52. 76 96. S. W. do. Distant lightnings 
in the evening.
10 29. 47. 29. 40. 78. 90. S. W. S. 
11 29. 40. 29. 47. 78. 89. S. S. S. E. constant lightning 
& thunder for 3h.
12 29. 63. 29. 71 74. 86. Variable.
13 29. 80. 29. 84. 74. 83. N. E. S. heavy rains with 
thunder.
14 29. 82. 29. 80. 74. 78. E. S. 
15 29. 80. 29. 84. 74. 82. Variable. heavy show. & thun.
16 29. 81. 29. 80. 75. 85. S. W. small showers.
17 29. 71. 29. 70. 75. 90. S. W. S. do. with thunder.
18 29. 66. 29. 66. 76. 90. S. calms.
19 29. 70. 29. 80. 72. 84. N. E. S. W. 
20 29. 80. 29. 79. 74. 83. E. S. S. E. 
21 29. 72. 29. 67. 77. 87. S. W. S. 
22 29. 63. 29. 71. 76. 84. N. N. E. a fine shower with 
lightning & thund. 
23 29. 92. 29. 92. 65. 76. N. E. E. 
24 29. 82. 29. 71. 66. 80. S. W. S. W. 
25 29. 63. 29. 63. 76. 91. S. W. S. W. distant lightning at 
evening.
26. 29. 62. 29. 59. 79. 93. do. do. 
27 29. 75. 29 70. 77. 85. W. W. 
28 29. 61. 29. 60. 69. 76. W. S. W. 
29 29. 61. 29. 55. 67. 76. W. N. W. 
30 29. 62. 29. 58. 67. 80. S. S. W. 
31 29. 61. 29. 65. 68. 81. Variable. W. 
T 

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
NEW - YORK, SEPTEMBER, 1798.
Days. Barometer. Thermometer. Winds. Weather.
Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M.
1 29. 76. 29. 80. 68. 80. E. SE. Sun rise, 2 P. M.
2 29. 81. 29. 87. 67. 77. E. E. 
3 29. 80. 29. 75. 61. 71. E. S.E. 
4 29. 62. 29. 58. 63. 74. E. S.E Some rain, with heavy thunder.
5 29. 39. 29. 39. 69. 74. S.W. S.W. Distant lightnings.
6 29. 43. 29. 43. 66. 71. E. E. Some rain.
7 29. 58. 29. 60. 64. 75. E. S.E. Foggy.
8 29. 60. 29. 60. 63. 70. S.W. do. A small shower.
9 29. 66. 29. 66. 60. 70. E. E. 
10 29. 67. 29. 67. 63. 77. N. E. 
11 29. 76. 29. 76. 66. 77. W. N.
12 29. 97. 30. 0. 63. 71. E. S.E.
13 29. 90. 29. 83. 61. 73. E. S.
14 29. 77. 29. 73. 63. 76. S. S. Foggy.
15 29. 75. 29. 75. 68. 79. S.W. S.
16 29. 75. 29. 72. 70. 80. S.W.  S.W.
17 29. 72. 29. 74. 69. 82 Variable.
18 29. 78. 29. 78. 70. 76. S.E. Foggy.
19 29. 78. 29. 78. 73. 79. S. S. Fine shower in the evening. 
20 29. 78. 29. 78. 70. 79. E. S.E. Foggy.
21 29. 60. 29. 67. 74. 76. S. S. W. Heavy shower.
22 29. 68. 29. 68. 59. 72. N.W. N.W. 
23 29. 63. 29. 62. 62. 74. calm, S. 
24 29. 62. 29. 62. 62. 74. N. N.W. 
25 29. 51. 29. 45. 55. 64. N. N.W. A gale. 
26 29. 70. 29. 68. 50. 64. N.W. N.W.
27 29. 60. 29. 47. 61. 71. S.W. S.E. Small shower at night.
28 29. 61. 29. 50. 50. 59. W. N.W.
29 29. 75. 29. 77. 40. 52. N.W. N.W.
30 29. 82. 29. 77. 42. 64. W. S.W. 


METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
NEW - YORK, OCTOBER, 1798.
Days. Barometer. Thermometer. Winds. Weather.
Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M. Sun rise, 2 P. M.
1 29. 90. 29. 91. 51. 67. S.W. S.
2 29. 98. 30. 3. 63. 69. Calm S Foggy.
3 30. 0. 29. 92. 58. 74. Calm S. Do.
4 29. 97. 29. 89. 58. 72. Calm S. Do.
5 29. 70. 29. 69. 57. 71. N. N.E.
6 29. 66. 29. 58. 61. 71. N.E. N.E. Clear.
7 29. 50. 29. 40. 60. 59. N.E. N!E. Plentiful rain.
8 29. 37. 29. 31. 55. 59. N.E. N. 
9 29. 61. 29. 69. 54. 70. N.W. N.W. Clear.
10 29. 78. 29. 80. 59. 71. Calm N.W. Foggy.
11 29. 80. 29. 87. 59. 68. N.E. N.W.
12 30. 2. 30. 5. 57. 62. E. E. Foggy.
13 30. 12. 30. 12. 47. 58. E. E. Do.
14 30. 10. 30. 4. 50. 59. N.E. N.E. Do.
15 29. 95. 29. 90. 48. 64. N.E. N.E. Clear.
16 29. 84. 29. 80. 50. 66. N.W. S.W Do.
17 29. 67. 29. 75. 56. 76. E. E. Do.
18 29. 71. 29. 81. 56. 76. E. E. Do.
19 29. 90. 29. 88. 51. 56. N.E. N.E. Foggy
20 29. 80. 29. 71. 50. 57. N.E. N.E. Do. small rain.
21 29. 50. 29. 45. 53. 70. N.W N.
22 89. 59. 29. 43. 55. 70. Calm S. Smoaky air.
23 29. 20. 29. 13. 64. 64. S.W. N.W. Foggy, small rain.
24 29. 48. 29. 60. 50. 59. N.W. N.W. 
25 29. 61. 29. 60. 50. 65. N.W. Calm 
26 29. 58. 29. 50. 50. 72. N.W. S.W Clear.
27 29. 55. 29. 54. 60. 60. S. N.W. Foggy. plenty of rain.
28 29. 40. 29. 53. 50. 56. Calm S.W. Do small rain.
29 29. 53. 29. 55 36. 44 W. W. Clear.
30 29. 50. 29. 34. 29. 38. W. W. Do. frost.
31 29. 20. 29. 34 34. 40. W. N.W. Do.
NOVEMBER.
Days, Barometer. Thermometer. Winds. Weather.
Sun rise 2 P.M. Sunrise 2 P M. S. rise 2 P M.
1 29. 61. 29. 59. 32. 35. W. S.W.
2 29. 35. 29. 40. 32. 42. N. N.E. Cloudy.
3 29. 44. 29. 39. 37. 40. N. N.W. Do. small rain.
4 29. 52. 29. 51. 31. 42. W. N.W. Clear.
5 29. 59. 29. 70. 30. 37. W. N.W. Clear.
6 29. 81. 29. 81. 32. 48. W. W. Do.
7 30. 0. 30. 0. 32. 50. N. variable Do.
8 29. 98. 29. 88. 36. 52. W. W.
9 29. 72. 29. 66. 38. 53. S.W. S.W. Clear.
10 29. 87. 29. 96. 36. 36. N.W. N.W. Do.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT, &c.
Comparative Statement of Deaths, during the Pestilential
Fever of 1793 in Philadelphia, 1795 in New - York,
and 1798 in New - York and Philadelphia.
IN Philadelphia, in the year 1793, 4041
New - York, 1795, 732
New - York, 1798, 2086
Philadelphia, in the same year, 3506
DONATIONS.
The following Donations have been received by the Health -
Committee, since the general List was printed.
1798   
Dec. 11 RECEIVED from the Inhabitants of Poughkeepsie, by
William Emott, to the Mayor of this city, dols. 94 cents 57
A Society of Friends in Beekman Town, Dutchess county, by
Mr. Joseph Lancaster, 3 casks and 2 bags meal, and 75 cents.
New - Rochelle, by Capt. Daniel Pelton, 4 sheep.
12 The Presbyterian congregation of West - Hempstead, Rockland
county, by Capt. Daniel Wandle, 18 bags of meal and cash,
dols. 9 cents 19
Col. Clift, of Dutchess county, one large cheese.
17 A jury of enquiry, held at Mr. Bardin's their fees by Mr. John
Nitchie, in a cause of Lunacy, dols. 10
The Corporation of New - Brunswick, transmitted by Abraham
Schuyler, Esq, their president, by Mr. Staats Van Deursen,
dols. 32
New - Rochelle, by Newbury Bavenport, Esq. 1 barrel of meal.
20 The Inhabitants of the  town of Newark, a collection made by
their Committee, the Rev. Uzal Ogden, John Burnet, David
D. Crane, Jonathan Baldwin, Joseph  Brown, Nathaniel
Beach, Nathaniel Camp, and Daniel Johnson, by Mr. John
Burnet, 160 pair of shoes, with cash, dols. 465
21 New - Rochelle by Capt. Daniel Pelton, 2 bags of Indian meal.
24 Mr. Frederick Ransier, by Mr. Philip I. Arcularius, 5 dls. 10 cts.
The Gentlemen composing the Fire Company, No. 12 by Mes-
sieurs Thomas Franklin aud Miles Hitchcock, dols. 53 cents 62
1799
Jan. 4 Mr. Israel Pearsal, of Hempstead harbour, (Q. C.) dols. 10
The Consistories of the Dutch reformed Congregations of Hack-
insack and Schraulenburgh, forwarded by the Rev. Solomon
Freeleigh, president of said Congregations, and received from
Albert C. Zabrifkie, Esq. Schraulenburgh, 2 bags meal, 2
pieces pork, and cash, dols. 22
Hackinsack, 25 bags meal, 1 pair shoes and cash, dols. 73
A Jury of which Joseph Blackwell was Foreman, by Samuel
Boyd, Esq, their fees dols. 9 cents 50
FINIS.