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Domestic News
April 25, 1760
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from South Carolina dated February 29 describes a dire situation with smallpox epidemic killing many refugees fleeing Indians; deaths include 65 whites, 115 Acadians, 500 Negroes; over 3,600 infected mostly via inoculation.
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PHILADELPHIA. March 10.
In a Letter from South Carolina, dated the 29th ult.
"'Tis to be presumed that you will naturally expect some News relative to the present Situation of this Colony, which you will, in a few Words, conceive, when I assure you, that no Description can surpass it's Calamity. - What few escape the Indians no sooner arrive in Town, than they are seized with the Small Pox, which generally carries them off; and from the Numbers already dead, you may judge the Fatality of the Disease. Of the white Inhabitants 65; Acadians 115; Negroes 500, were dead two Days ago, by the Sexton's Account. About 1500 white Inhabitants, 1800 Negroes, and 300 Acadians, have had the Distemper, chiefly by Inoculation."
In a Letter from South Carolina, dated the 29th ult.
"'Tis to be presumed that you will naturally expect some News relative to the present Situation of this Colony, which you will, in a few Words, conceive, when I assure you, that no Description can surpass it's Calamity. - What few escape the Indians no sooner arrive in Town, than they are seized with the Small Pox, which generally carries them off; and from the Numbers already dead, you may judge the Fatality of the Disease. Of the white Inhabitants 65; Acadians 115; Negroes 500, were dead two Days ago, by the Sexton's Account. About 1500 white Inhabitants, 1800 Negroes, and 300 Acadians, have had the Distemper, chiefly by Inoculation."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Smallpox
Epidemic
South Carolina
Acadians
Negroes
Inoculation
Where did it happen?
South Carolina
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
South Carolina
Event Date
29th Ult.
Outcome
65 white inhabitants, 115 acadians, 500 negroes dead two days ago; about 1500 white inhabitants, 1800 negroes, 300 acadians infected, chiefly by inoculation
Event Details
Refugees escaping Indians arrive in town and are seized with smallpox, which generally kills them; the colony's calamity is indescribable, with high fatality from the disease