A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia was a pamphlet analyzing the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, written and published by Mathew Carey shortly after the outbreak.
Bibliographic notesThe first edition of A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia was published November 14, 1793. Carey revised the pamphlet multiple times thereafter, sometimes in response to criticisms of earlier versions. The pamphlet has also been translated into other languages, and reprinted in various modern editions and collections.
See alsoThese include Carey's first edition, and revised editions he personally made not long after the first edition.
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A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia; With a Statement of the Proceedings That Took Place on the Subject in Different Parts of the United States (first edition (Nov. 14); Philadelphia: The author, 1793), by Mathew Carey (HTML at Evans TCP) - A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia; With a Statement of the Proceedings That Took Place on the Subject in Different Parts of the United States (second edition (Nov. 23); Philadelphia: The author, 1793), by Mathew Carey
- A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia; With a Statement of the Proceedings That Took Place on the Subject in Different Parts of the United States (fourth edition, improved; Philadelphia: The author, 1794), by Mathew Carey
These are arranged by language.
- Histoire Succincte de la Fièvre Maligne qui Régné Dernièrement a Philadelphie; Suivi d'un Récit des Mesures Prises dans Différentes Parties des Etats Unis, au Sujet de Cette Maladie (in French; Philadelphia: Printed for P. Parent by the author, ca. 1794), by Mathew Carey (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Eine Kurze Nachricht von dem Bösartigen Fieber Welches Kürzlich in Philadelphia Grassiret (in German; Philadelphia: S. Saur, 1794), by Mathew Carey, trans. by Charles Erdmann (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Descrizione della Febbre Gialla e de' Suoi Progressi che nel 1793 ha Dominato Nella Citta' di Filadelfia in America (in Italian; Genoa, 1804), by Mathew Carey (page images at HathiTrust)
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