Public Health Materials in Haverford Special Collections (HC)

Published in 1793 and ex libris John Pemberton.

This speech was delivered by William Linn.

The Female Society of Philadelphia for the relief and employment of the poor was originally founded to assist widows from the yellow fever epidemic.

Written principally as a political critique of William Cobbett, this book also contains a short history of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia.

Signed by Isaac Heston on September 19, 1793, this letter was published in the Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography in April 1963 by Edwin B. Bronner.

This work was written by Joshua Cresson and published in 1803.

Written by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen to Matthew Carkson as a short address regarding the treatment and recognition of enslaved people who either were afflicted by yellow fever or assisted in treating those who did, this work was published in 1794.

This compilation of essays was a work by the Philadelphian and was published in 1800 by J. Ormrod.

This collection contains various correspondence of Reuben Haines and Caspar Wistar Haines. Caspar Wistar Haines' correspondence with Rebecca Jones gives an account of yellow fever in Philadelphia.

This collections contains primarily correspondence of Mary Robinson Morton with various family members regarding numerous topics, including the effects of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 that continued into 1798.

This account was written by Matthew Carey in 1794 and includes a statistical list of burials and a log of the names of those who died during the epidemic.

Written by Richard Folwell in 1797.

This treatise by William Currie was published 1794 and details the spread, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of yellow fever in Philadelphia based on reports by the College of Physicians.

This collection is comprised of a single volume commonplace book of the Morris family. It includes copied extracts from the journals of Margaret Morris, which include a description of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793, as well as copied poems, letters written by Mary Morris and Richard Hill Morris, and a clipped illustration depicting early settlers.

This collection is comprised of the single volume diary of Joshua Cresson. The volume provides an account of the Philadelphia Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793, and is largely religious in nature. Entries describe the illness, and the death and burial of many of Cresson’s community. The volume includes a note signed by Mary Cresson, which she addressed to her children with Joshua Cresson, so that they would understand the circumstances of their father's death.

Personal correspondence primarily addressed to Smith’s father Daniel between August 25th and October 17th, 1793. Topics covered in Smith’s correspondence relate primarily to the ongoing yellow fever epidemic of 1793, with particular focus on the health of Smith’s family members. Also included within the collection are copies of letters from Smith’s brother, Joshua Smith, addressed to their father, relating the events of the summer and the eventual death of Benjamin from yellow fever.

Author: Condie, Thomas, 1775?-1814.; Folwell, Richard, 1768?-1814

Part II, medical and scientific papers. Section A. This work by William Warder Cadbury gives various accounts of epidemics in China.

This collection contains primarily correspondence, including several sets of letters regarding fear of the spread of the plague throughout Philadelphia in the early 1900s.

This work was published in 1721 and refers to one of the last outbreaks of the plague in London, England.

These papers include correspondence from William Collins to Eliza that discuss various different topics, including the cholera epidemic in Philadelphia.

This book was written in 1702 by Daniel Phillips regarding the small pox epidemic.

This collection consists primarily of correspondence, including that related to the medical practices of several members of the Hartshorne family. The correspondence of Joseph Hartshorne includes several letters related to the treatment of cholera, as well as other prominent diseases of the mid-19th century.

This scrapbook contains correspondence between members of the Hoskins family, and includes several letters concerning victims of small pox.

This collection includes extensive histories and documents regarding prominent Philadelphia Quaker families. The letters of Cresson family members, namely those of Susan Vaux Cresson discuss the rise of scarlet fever and small pox as well as other health issues.

Translation of title: "Remedies against the plague: facsimiles, notes, and bibliographic list of Incunabula on the plague." Written by Carl Arnold Klebs in 1925 discussing remedies presented in early printed works on the plague.

This work was written by Sir Edward Barry in 1726 regarding the prevalence of tuberculosis.