When was it published?

October 19, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News October 19, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

Naples Epidemic, Bad Corn Diseases, Duke Giordani, Damaged Grain Disposal

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

In Naples on June 17, diseases caused by bad corn are subsiding; damaged grain will be dumped at sea 40 miles offshore. Many nobles have died, including a son of Duke Giordani, whose eldest son and Duchess are ill.

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Naples June 17. The distempers and mortality begin to subside; and as it has been found, they proceed from the bad quality of the corn, it has been resolved, that whatever damaged grain or flour may yet be found here, shall be thrown into the sea, at the distance of forty miles from shore. These diseases have carried off many persons of quality. Duke Giordani who lately lost one of his sons, who was in the army, and has besides the grief of seeing his eldest son, and the Duchess his comfort, greatly out of order.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disease Or Epidemic

What keywords are associated?

Naples Epidemic Bad Corn Diseases Duke Giordani Damaged Grain Disposal

What entities or persons were involved?

Duke Giordani

Where did it happen?

Naples

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Naples

Event Date

June 17

Key Persons

Duke Giordani

Outcome

diseases subsiding; damaged grain to be thrown into sea 40 miles offshore; many persons of quality died, including one son of duke giordani; his eldest son and duchess ill.

Event Details

Distempers and mortality from bad quality corn are subsiding. Resolution to throw damaged grain or flour into the sea 40 miles from shore. Diseases carried off many persons of quality, including a son of Duke Giordani in the army; his eldest son and Duchess are greatly out of order.