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CAREY, Mathew (1760 – 1839)

CAREY, Mathew (1760 – 1839)

1760 – 1839

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source John Neagle · The Library Company of Philadelphia · Public domain

1793 CE

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A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia: With a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject in different parts of the United States.

Carey was a Philadelphia publisher and economist rather than a physician. In this little book, which passed through four editions in a few months, Carey left a graphic description of the great yellow fever epidemic of…