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May 23, 1849 (Wednesday)
Excessively warm—the cholera is reported in this city—hardly true. Took a stroll this evening, then mended some clothes and went to bed. A wife would be very convenient to keep ones shirts and...
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Quite a change in the weather it has been a rainy day—Bad weather for the cholera. Called on J. H. Morgan this evening. For more information about the cholera in Philadelphia in 1849, see the post for...
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June 26, 1849 (Tuesday)
Very pleasant day. My Birthday. Quite a gloom has suddenly been thrown over some of us on account of the Tilden family all going to leave the city in a day or two for the country. Mr. T. going to...
View ArticleJune 27, 1849 (Wednesday)
Delightful weather—pleasantly cool. The cholera is here at length and that pretty severely too; there having been up to one o’clock today, 43 cases and 12 deaths, during the previous 24 hours. Passed...
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June 30, 1849 (Saturday)
Pleasant day. The cholera is becoming tolerably severe in this city now there being 48 cases and 18 deaths today. Took a short walk this evening. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1849, page 2, col. 1.
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Delightful weather—so cool and pleasant. The cholera is still increasing there being 65 cases today and 26 deaths.
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July 15, 1849 (Sunday)
This is a delightful day the storm of yesterday having purified and cooled the atmosphere. There has been an evident decrease of the cholera owing, likely, to the change in the air. Franklin Square...
View ArticleJuly 16, 1849 (Monday)
There has been an evident decrease in the cholera the last day or two in this city. Called on the Misses S—d—n this evening.
View ArticleJuly 18, 1849 (Wednesday)
The cholera is still pretty bad, the thunder storm of last Saturday not having driven it entirely away, altho’ it has been pleasantly cool since. Was called on by friend Morgan this evening when we...
View ArticleAugust 20, 1849 (Monday)
Came to the city this morning—brought Miss E—a S—h home. Cloudy pretty much all day. The cholera seems to have left the city entirely, the board of health having ceased to report. Called on the Miss...
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