Sickness in Philadelphia and Newport
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Sickness in Philadelphia and Newport
Description
Tousard encloses his account of pay and forage and petitions for an advance. He shares information about illnesses in Newport, and expresses concern for those in Philadelphia. The illness discussed is likely yellow fever. Tousard's house in Philadelphia has been burgled.
short description
Sickness in Philadelphia and Newport
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
18
author
sent from location
Newport
recipient
notable person/group
William Simmons
Louis Tousard
Secretary of War
your family
captains of packets
citizen
rascals
Mrs Tousard
young ladies
Mr Hagner
Captain Littlefield
notable location
Newport
Philadelphia
New York
Lamberton
notable item/thing
account of pay and forage
transmit me the balance
petition for an advance
pay
sickness
my own business
nearer the contagion
several cases
paquets
packets
alarm
healthy city
regulations of health
articles of trade
infection
healthy air
malignant fever
public business
my house in Philadelphia
broke open
prevailing disorder
surveying courses
notable phrase
I am so far from Philadelphia from whence the sickness has made every body fly
document number
1798091870001
page start
1
number of pages
5
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | YYF03 (5 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Tousard, Lewis |
| [view document] (4 pages) | YYF03a (4 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Tousard, Lewis |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Lewis Tousard | Newport | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |