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Harpers Ferry Free Press
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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Reports from Natchez, Mississippi, describe a raging yellow fever epidemic in early September, with 19 deaths on August 30-31, 16 on September 1, and 8 on September 2 among about 100 remaining residents; the disease spreads to nearby areas, causing evacuations of 200-300 people. A later letter on September 18 notes 6-7 daily deaths in a population of 400.
Merged-components note: Merged two sequential reports on the yellow fever pestilence in Natchez, focusing on the same subject matter.
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A letter from a respectable gentleman in the vicinity of Natchez to his friend in this town, written on Wednesday last, informs that of about 100 persons who remained in the city, 19 died on the 30th and 31st ult. of the prevailing fever; 16 on the 1st, and 8 on the 2d inst.
A gentleman who arrived from the neighborhood of Natchez yesterday, informs that the fever had began to rage under the hills, and that the residents, and between 200 and 300 who had sought an asylum during the prevalence of the disease in the city, were flying from the dreadful pestilence.
PESTILENCE AT NATCHEZ.
A Letter to the Editors from Natchez, under date of September 18th, says—
"The Yellow Fever rages here with unabated violence, carrying off from six to seven per day out of a population of about 400 persons, who still remain within the infected district." —Nat. Int.
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Primary Location
Natchez
Event Date
September 1820 (Early, Including 30 31 Aug Ult., 1 2 Sept Inst., 18 Sept)
Outcome
43 deaths reported in early september among ~100 remaining residents; 6-7 daily deaths ongoing on sept 18 among ~400; evacuations of residents and 200-300 refugees
Event Details
Yellow fever outbreak in Natchez with high mortality; initial report of deaths on Aug 30-31 (19), Sept 1 (16), Sept 2 (8); spread to under the hills prompting flight; later confirmation of unabated violence with 6-7 daily deaths