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

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The Wilmington Mercury.
Printed Occafionally and Delivered Gratis -— to the Patrons of The Delaware Gazette— By Smytb.
FOURTH DAYfrema) EVENING, TENTH MO.
(OCT.) 10, 1798.
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{Collected for the Wilmington Mercury.]
HEALTH-OFFICE.
Wilmington, 10 th Mo. (Off.) 10
D E A T H S,
For the laß 'Twenty-Four Hours,
ending 6 o'C.lock this Evening:
Ruth Carter— widow,
Chriftiana A 1 lion
]
Brandywine,
Samuel Landers,
William Mumford.
4
Borough Hofpital Report.
From 9 to 1 o th of 10 th Mo. {Of/ )
Admitted,
Died,
o
Difcharged, cured,
o
Remaining in Hofpital,
6
TOTAL DEATHS,
From 8//6 Mo. {Aug.) 7. to 10 th
Mo. {Ocl.) 10
inclufive.
Adults,
i 89
Children,
16
Tot.
205
DONATIONS received this Day.
By req- eß —From a Republican,
7 . 01 b. beef
John Talbot, 15 Mb, bacon , 12
fowls, bib. butter, and 25 Mb.
beef
George Martin, i 3I//;. bacon
John Dickenfon, Efq. {second
donation') 1 00 dollars
Mary Kendal, I dollar
A Stranger, 50 rents
George Pierce, ( New ferjey ) 60
^ heads cabbage
Barcilia Zane, 1 bußccl potatoes
Collecled and deli-veted by James
Hamilton :
John Hendrickfon, jun. 2 dolls.
William Faulk, 1 doll. 10 cents.
Charles Springer, 1 dollar
Publifhed by Order of the Board ,
THOMAS MENDENHALL,
Prelident t
JAMES LEA, jun. Secretary.