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The 1793 Yellow Fever Outbreak in Philadelphia - PSIB - Samuel Breck
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The 1793 Yellow Fever Outbreak in Philadelphia killed 10% of the population. This is the time when Philadelphia was still the capital of the USA. George Washington was the President. As usual, the deaths occurred amongst the poor who had not the money to flee. Samuel Breck was a merchant from a prosperous family who had to return to the city for business. This is his account.
Hello and welcome to The Past Said It Better! A table read of primary sources from history!
There will be a Part 2 to this because I found a truly wow account while editing from the African-American end of things. Their story is really something.
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