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Domestic News October 13, 1797

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

Philadelphia Gazette reports a total of +4 burials for the 24 hours ending October 12, 1793, with six from the city and suburbs. It notes 111 deaths on October 11, 1793, and lists recent burials by church in a table.

Merged-components note: The table breaks down the burial statistics by church and is part of the same daily mortality report.

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The Gazette.

PHILADELPHIA

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13.

Total of burials for 24 hours, ending yesterday at noon

+4

Six from the city and suburbs:

The number of deaths on the 11th of October 1793, Was 111.
Christ Church10
Associate Church11
Friends'01
Free Quakers'10
Swedish11
German Lutheran10
Methodists10
City Hospital80

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Philadelphia Burials October 1793 Deaths Epidemic Church Burials Yellow Fever

Where did it happen?

Philadelphia

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Primary Location

Philadelphia

Event Date

11th Of October 1793

Outcome

total burials for 24 hours ending yesterday at noon: +4; six from the city and suburbs; 111 deaths on october 11, 1793; burials by church as per table (e.g., christ church: 1 and 0; city hospital: 8 and 0).

Event Details

Report on recent burials and historical death count during apparent health crisis, with breakdown by religious institutions including Christ Church, Associate Church, Friends', Free Quakers', Swedish, German Lutheran, Methodists, and City Hospital.

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