The Wilmington mercury — Wilmington, Del., 1798-10-05 00:00:00, page 1

The Wilmington Mercury.
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■to the Patrons of The Delaware Gazette—By Smyth.
rinted Occafionally and Delivered Gratis■
SIXTH DAY ( FRID .) EVENING, TENTH MO.
(OCT.) $, 1798.
[ Colle Sled for the Wilmington Mercury . ]
HEALTH-OFFICE.
Wilmington, 10 th Mo. {OIL) 5.
DEAT H S,
For the laß Twenty-Four Hours,
ending 6 o'Clock this Evening:
Catharine Shrcives,
John Dau Ton Roberts —a child,
John Reighter.
Borough Hofpital Report.
From 4 to $th of 10th Mo. (Oil.)
Admitted,
o
Died,
o
Difcharged, cured,
o
Remaining in Hofpital,
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TOTAL DEATHS,
From 8 th Mo. (Aug.) 7. to io th
Mo. (Ocl.) 5— inciufive.
Adults,
177
Children,
>3
Tot.
190
DONATIONS received this Day.
From Mary Bonfal, 5 dollars
John Simmons, 2 quarters lamb,
and t bußoel potatoes
Rachel Gold, 4 fowls, 6 \lb. cheefe,
and lib. butter
Enos Walters, 2 fowls
Will iam Alexander, 1 bußocl corn,
i do. potatoes, and 5 pumkins
Nathaniel Brown, 1 buß:el pota
toes, and 7 head cabbage
William Neal, \ bußcl potatoes,
and 5 head cabbage
A Philadelphi in, 1 dollar.
Publi/ 7 -'ed by Order of the Board,
THOMAS MENDENHALL,
Prefident t
JAMES LEA, j un. Secretary,
Deaths at Philadelphia, for 24.
hours, ending Thurfday laß :
Grown Perfons ,
43
Children,
. , 3~46
And 22 new cafes reported by 13
phyficians.
At New-Fork, for 24 hours, end
ing Monday evening laß,
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