The Wilmington mercury — Wilmington, Del., 1798-09-23 00:00:00, page 1

The Wilmington Mercury .
Printed Occafionally ami Delivered Gratis — to the Patrons of The Delaware Gazette—By Smyth.
SUNDAY EVENING-SEPT.
23, 1798.
[ Collected for the Wilmington Mercury .]
[ for the
HEALTH-OFFICE.
WILMINGTON,
Sept. 23 —6 '/Clock in the Evening
D EATH S,
For the laß \Twenty-Four Hours.
John Fergufon M'Ehvee
-a boy
Widow Thare,
Elizabeth Dale,
Catherine Taylor,
Elizabeth Miller,
William Wallace,
Lydia Tilton,
George Spain,
John Butler,
From the Hof
r
John Carloll,
pital.
Borough Hofpital Report.
From 22d to 23d September,
Admitted,
5
Died,
2
Difcharged, cured,
o
Remaining in Hofpital,
14
—21
TOTAL DEATHS,
From Auguß 7, to September 23,
inclufive.
Adults,
119
Children,
8
Tot. 127
DON A T IONS received this Day.
John Simpfon,
4 bottles lime
jnice.
Peter Hendrickfon, fix "]
fowls, Sl i dollar.
cd
a
Caleb Way, 2 fowls.
William Neals, 2 do.
-o
John Baughman, 2 do. f
o
a
Nicholas By (hop, 2 do.
3
John Augullus, 6 do.
William Dixon, 2 do.
William Hufion, 2 do.
Robert Robinfon
50 cents.
Andrew Catherwood, 1 dollar.
John jones, 8 do
John Keating, 10 do.
Publjl.ed by Order of the Board ,
THOMAS MENDENHALL,
Prefident j
JAMES LEA, jun. Secretary.
Generous Wages will
be given to Nurfes, of good cha
racter.
Apply to the Board of
Health, near the Town-Hall.