Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-02
DOMESTIC.
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CHOLERA ON THE LOWER PLANTATIONS.
F0monkey Charles Co. .HGryidad, 22d Sept, 1872
'y Dear SlIs; From my heart rejoice that the
desoiahng disease with which il has pleased Heaven TO
visit your city, is fast losing its tcrror amongst you but
lear much that its ravages viii extend into the country
upon our piantaiIos and why should not if not
communicated by contagion and is waited in the air?
In your National lnteigencer of the 18th inst YOU
STATE at IN square east OF Mr.. Packards Milk EsIab-
shen there have been eieUen deaths of population
oil S'ry This mortality is nothing that which has Ia
ken place upon the plantation adjoining mine belonon, n
NE widow oil the late DIR. Brandt, tenanted by Mr.
Philip Steuar the of old friend Gen Seunrt
am told That tie number OF persons tie plantation did
not exceed eeren out oil which eight have died, nclud-
ing Capt Gibson and Mr.. Washington, with the Cholera
and am informed by fmy servants this morning that
another Is at the point of death cannot relate facts ne
oil my own observations as assure you violent is the
disease and fatal in its attacks that have NOT only bec
AFRAID 10 visit that plantations but have forbidden all com
muhcaoh 10 or from IT, The facts, stated me land
Dr. Pason and others may they pleaseO prove
The disease to have been contagious in this case A
captain OF vessel from Georgetown whose no,o ,,as
Gibson, landed the plantation TO that moment perecy
healthy, and died with the Cholera and was buried
day two AFTER negro man was attacked in tle o
way ana dlcd and since then four negroes have died
IN he same way and with the disease The
(Nr Marn) rode up to friends in the country dav or
TWO ago, was taken the road died in few hours after
ne IeacheI his friends house; and Mr.. Washington,
formerly OF your city GEORGETOWN. who went to t,
plantation was taken and died i'll few hours. Mr.. Scu-
arr mas Deen absent from home, | fear too he might
have fallen victim. From the vir,cnce and unspaing
character OF the disease, should surprised il cve
~ individual upon the plantation was TO fall victim to H.
nave made this statement to slew tlat tie disease will
rage IN The country well in towns and TO nut our
planners ana farmers uoon their guard The plantation
Is tieen mites from AleXaudiia upon the Potomac and
is considered as healthy any in te nciplborhood
lecl great anxiety in family The disease could
not nave developed ITSELF (wheher by contaion or other
MSe) III more favorable position for its circulation. The
plantation where it exists is small one on The Potomac H.
YER between Marshall Hall and Pomonkey upon both of
winch places, the largest white and black families in
our country; and if teXcnds citheror our estates the
mortality must he terrible. have always feared that il
would extend amongst negro population in the conn
y, faI
population OF from 80 10 100 souls and more behooves
us 10 pay The sctest attention tie diet OF our slaves
ana TO the cleanliness of their houses. such attention
aver, It, OF mgate ITS violence, should come, do
not tear ii much for all that can be done for the comfort
ana Wet oil my negroes is observed here have
leF houses all 1ch'fe-Ddshed inside and outside every
fifteen days and lnsIdcked lime scattered over nor
yards aud under and around their houses and besides
my personal attention TO their cleanliness | make ten
oTn tar constantly before their doors TO their diet
nave their vctuals prepared in my own kitchen and il
always examined before served out if be well
COOKED and upon no occasion they exposed TO the
ddmPeSS oil the night air. OF foggy or rainy yyeaer
WIN these precautions and reliance upon the infinite
mercy OF Almighty God hope the dreadful pestilence
wheh now destroys all attacks upon my neighbours
plantation, may be averted, Or if comes that IFS effects
may not be as dreadful as we fear. Until this time our
elghhorhood (Steuars eXccpted) has enjoyed unusual
health, and that it may continue most ierventy praved
Tor by your friend. WIN. L. BRENT /
Nat. InteLigencer
The following article from the Hagerstown Free Press
Di Wednesday, shews that there is alepree or nonc a.
could scarcely have been expected among community
winch has had the benefit of precept and example daiiy
EXEMPTED by The experience and trials of many of the Al
ahuc cities 1t is to be hoped that few moments re-
lecuon Will embue the tmid with better ling and in
uce mem TO exercise those Of charity to their
acquaintance, which day, hour, may see them i'm
need OIL from the sympahies of their own rends-B Bait
american.
THE CHOLERA IN HAGERS-TOWN
we doubt whether there is city, town or village in
NE united STATES, that the Cholera has visited which
'uch panic has been created in Hagers town The
people are IN Tact almost beside themselves so much
'if inc MAJOR part Of them alarmed that even at tie
ight Of coffin they viii leave the streets and shut
themselves up Within the last week, how many cases
nave happened we cannot TELL but this we know there
rave been deaths, whether they all by cholera or
lo we are unable TO say. Three Of the number were
,nIens-mr CrCft, Mr. Watts, and Mrs. Picket And
INC shame OF our citizens, be II said scarcely could
lhge individual be found who would be willing to per-
OTm ,ne necessary duties preparatory TO buria-n fact
VT Cfon, man much respected and who has been an
nnabn Of the town for tie last 40 years, lay in his bed
IS ne ded from 10 O'Clock in the morning, ill in the
'Venng, when he unceremonously wrapped in J
heet rolled into the coffin and carried to the grave viii,
catceIy people enough 10 commit his remains TO their
mother earth
w shall notice other case that Of a man i'm the hos
,' who, we are informed suffered TO lie by himself
lufng the night, without any attendant whatever and
'eahe out his last sad sgouies The first person that
sed Tie hospital in the mornings found him lying on the
We should ask what is the duty ofthe Board of Heolt
nd or what have they built hospal} l. IL for the ck
Wy anng man TO recruit his health and strenehs or