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The Jeffersonian
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
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Reports from Norfolk indicate a continued abatement of yellow fever as of October 8, 1855, with few new cases and occasional deaths, mostly among returned refugees. Portsmouth saw four deaths and eleven new cases in the last three days. Rev. M. Devlin is very ill.
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BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Oct. 9. 1855
We have Norfolk letters of yesterday which report a continued abatement of the yellow fever, there being but few new cases, and only an occasional death. About sixteen had died during the last three days, most of them returned refugees. On Sunday there were four deaths and three new cases, and on Monday none were reported. At Portsmouth there had been four deaths and eleven new cases during the last three days. The Rev. M. Devlin, a Catholic Minister, was very ill.
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Norfolk And Portsmouth, Virginia
Event Date
As Of October 8, 1855
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norfolk: 16 deaths in last three days, mostly returned refugees; 4 deaths and 3 new cases on sunday, none on monday. portsmouth: 4 deaths and 11 new cases in last three days. rev. m. devlin very ill.
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Continued abatement of yellow fever with few new cases and occasional deaths reported in Norfolk letters of October 8. At Portsmouth, four deaths and eleven new cases during the last three days.