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Domestic News
October 8, 1845
The Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Reports of unusual sickness, including bilious and congestive fevers, chills, and ague, prevailing in counties of Tennessee (Fayette, Madison, Bedford), De Soto District, and areas around Terre Haute, Indiana, as of late September.
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Sickness in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.
A Memphis paper of Sept 19th, says that there is an unusual degree of sickness prevailing throughout several of the neighboring counties, and particularly in Fayette and Madison, and in the Cold Water District of De Soto.
A paper at Shelbyville, Sept. 24th, says that there is more sickness in Bedford county than has been before known since the period of the prevalence of the cholera. The prevalent diseases are Bilious and Congestive fevers.
The Terre Haute, Indiana Courier says that in all directions through the country for miles around them has been "a general cry of fever, chills and fever."
A Memphis paper of Sept 19th, says that there is an unusual degree of sickness prevailing throughout several of the neighboring counties, and particularly in Fayette and Madison, and in the Cold Water District of De Soto.
A paper at Shelbyville, Sept. 24th, says that there is more sickness in Bedford county than has been before known since the period of the prevalence of the cholera. The prevalent diseases are Bilious and Congestive fevers.
The Terre Haute, Indiana Courier says that in all directions through the country for miles around them has been "a general cry of fever, chills and fever."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Sickness
Fever
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Bilious Fever
Congestive Fever
Where did it happen?
Tennessee, Kentucky, And Indiana
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Tennessee, Kentucky, And Indiana
Event Date
Sept 19th To Sept 24th
Outcome
unusual degree of sickness; more than since cholera period; prevalent bilious and congestive fevers, chills and fever
Event Details
Unusual sickness in neighboring counties, particularly Fayette and Madison in Tennessee, Cold Water District of De Soto, Bedford county; general cry of fever around Terre Haute, Indiana