The Wilmington mercury — Wilmington, Del., 1798-10-07 00:00:00, page 1

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HEALTH-OFFICE.
Notwithstanding
vorahlc afpedt of the prev.
difeafe being nearly extermina ^
Wilmington, io th Mo. (Oft.) 7.
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—yet it behoves thole inh lbitants.
D E A T H S,
who may hive removed, and
For fhe Lift Twenty-Four Flours,
whofjkdwcllings remain (hut,
to cauTe them not only to be ef
Hiding 6 o'Clock this Evening:
fectually fumigated, but white
/ames Olden, "| Uof llaL
waihed and aired, previous to
John Harte way, J
their return.
It is uncertain to
Hannah Irvin —a black girt.
decide whit effett the prefent
I,
changeable weather may produce
Borough Hojjital Report.
—Hopes are entertained of a con
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tinuance of the temperate, for a
From 6 to "jth of 10th Mo. (Oil.)
few weeks; in which cafe, ho
Admitted,
o
hazard 9 m refult, by a return of
••Died,
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our friends & neighbours,—This
Difchargcd, cured,
o
would indeed be pleading, and *
Remaining in Hofpital,
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is devoutly wifhed-But—•
whilit in the fervor of our. hope*,,
TOTAL DEATHS,
we contemplate a return of our
From 9 >th Mo. {Aug.) 7. to 10th
former biddings, let/rfot theopu
Mo. { 051 .) 7 — indu five.
.. ili.
lent—the benevolent' forget fhe
181
Adults,
numerous families who are de- '*'•
Children,
prived of their heads — the many
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orphms who are totally depend
Tot. 194
ant on their charity—and w.ho,
were it not for the unremitting
DONATIONS received this Day .
attentions of the Board ot Health,
N 0 N~eT
would have languilhed and died
The approach of
in want !
an inclement feafon, will meet
Publifhed by Order of the Board;
many poor families unprepared 1
THOMAS MENDENHALL,
but the fame benevolence that
upheld the ldrangcr, and provid
Prelident 1
JAMES LEA, jun. Secretary.
ed for the orphan, will furely
extend its influence to the fup*
port of the unfortunate.