Short history of the yellow fever, that broke out in the city of Philadelphia, in July 1797: with a list of the dead; of the donations for the relief of the poor, and a variety of other interesting particulars.

DONATIONS RECEIVED By the Commissioners appointed to alleviate the Distresses OF THE CITIZEN OF PHILADELPHIA, &c. 1797.

	Dols.	Cts.
Mordecai Lewis	100
Thomas M'Euen	100
Thomas Hale	20
William Buckley	40
John Nixon	20
Robert Bridges	20
Joseph Crukshank	50
Jonathan Dawes, &c.	11
William Bingham	300
Dr. Luff	8
Cash	5
Samuel Blodget	200
William Davidson	20
Josiah Hewes	100
Dr. Heylin	8
William Dawson & Son	30
James Wills	10
Cash	20
Clerks of the Bank of N. America	50
Henry Toland	50
James Yard	100
John Miller, stone cutter	50
Clerks of the Bank of N. America	3
Joshua Byron	50
Benjamin Wilson	20
Thomas M. Willing	100
Daniel Hartung	25
Hannah Pemberton	40
Robert Dawson	20
Stephen Girard	100
Thomas Moore	100
Montgomery and New-bold	50
Abraham Kintsing, junr.	10
Charles Wharton	100
James Sawyer	10
James Martin	20
Cash	10
Joseph D. Drinker	20
Charles Bitters	20
Nathan Shepherd	35
Dr. Adam Kuhn	100
George Davis	20
Clerks of the Bank of the United States	130
John Nixon (additional)	100
Stephen Beasley (South|wark)	20
Archibald M'Call	100
Cash	20
William Rawle	50
William Bell (a labourer)		50
Sarah Lea	30
Edward Burd	50
Curtis Clay	20
William M'Mutrie	20
George Irwine	10
Cash from a friend (per Mr. Dawson)	30
Nathan Baker	10
Samuel Merrick	10
Dr. John Redman	20

From the Vicinity of Frankford.
	Dols.	Cts.
Isaac Wharton	100
Pattison Hartshorne	100
Robert Smith	100
Robert Waln	100
Nicholas Waln	100
Godfrey Haga	50
Conyngham, Nesbitt & Co.	100
Miers Fisher	50
Samuel Howell	50
Samuel M. Fox	50
David Lewis	50
Jesse Waln	50
William Bell	50
Thomas Greaves	50
Samuel Breck	50
James Ash	50
Benjamin R. Morgan	50
George Roberts	50
Ebenezer Large	50
Daniel Smith	30
Abraham Van Beuren	20
John Waddington	20
John Barry	20
Abijah Dawes	15
Isaac Austin	5
Joseph P. Norris	50
DARBY.
George Latimer	50
Jesse Sharples	30
Benjamin Say	50
Isaac Lloyd	40
S. York	20
H. Sparks, junr.	20
Captain Williams	5
H. Sparks, sen,	5
Isaac Price	30
David Rawn	10
James Strawbridge	50
James S. Coxe	20
Peter Brown	100
Robert Revetts	10
Thomas Randall	5
William Bell	20
James Read	50
John Simpson	30
Cash	14	1
Matthew M'Connel	15
Alexander Fullerton	15
Peter Wykoff	50
George Weed	10
John D. G. Wachsmuth	50
Leopold Nottnagell	50
John M. Soullier	10
Thomas Leiper	25
Jacob G. Koch	100
Ann Bartram	5
William I. Smith	50
John Palmer, junr.	5
Jacob Beninghove, junr.	10
Simeon Reynolds	5
Zeba Barton	5
John Dougherty	5
Jacob Carver	5
Benjamin Paschall	10
James Millegan	10
Francis Markoe	20
Cash	10
William Levis	20
Cash	23
Curtis Lewis	3
George Ashton	20
Josiah Matlack	5
James Humphreys	8
Samuel Williams	10
William Sargeant	50
William Crammond	100
Charles Minifie	50
George Emlen	50
Cash from 3 Persons	45
Cash	5
Cash	30
Abraham Markoe	100
Eliza Powell	100
Ambrose Vasse	50
United Society of Dun|kers in and about Germantown.	83

The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas	43	91
Benjamin Fuller	50
Cash	10
Samuel Wetherill	50
John B. Boardley	100
Jonathan T. Mifflin	20
Inhabitants of Mount Holly, and Citizens of Philadel|phia, then in and about there	300
Conrad Hanse	20
Elisha Gordon	10
Cash	3
Isaac Austin (additional)	20
John Coburn, rigger	20
George Schlosser	50
Thomas & John Clifford	50
Christopher Marshall (ad|ditional)	60
John Ross	100
Cash	5
Cash (per William Moul|der)	5	18
Asheton & George Hum|phreys	50
Bickham & Reese	60
Edmund Burns	25
Thomas Biggs	20
David Jackson	20
Sharp Delany	100
William Sansom	200
Elliston & John Perot	100
The Charity Sermons preached at Germantown of Dr. Blair and Mr. Abercrombie (per Robert Hare & P. F. Glent|worth)	422	91
Thomas W. Francis	100
Elizabeth Dawson, Vine-street	2
William Sheaff	100
Levi Hollingsworth & Son	50
Committee of Northern Liberties, Donations received by them.	50
Certain Citizens in and about Trenton, viz.
William Innes	30
Joseph Higbee	50
Robert Rainey	20
John Harrison	20
Joseph Brown	25
D. C. Claypoole	20
Michael Roberts	20
Samuel Baker	20
David Jackson, junr.	10
William Innes, junr.	10
Philip M'Laughlin	8
John Lindsay	4
John Patten	2
Cash	2
Esther Cox	24
Ebenezer Cowell	2
Mary Cowell	3
Joseph Habersham	15
Cash	5
James Thorn	1
Cash	3
Olivia Sproat	5
Timothy Pickering	25
Samuel Boys	10
Inhabitants of Trenton (per James Ewing)	370
The Indian Corn gevin by C. Marshall, sold	24
Ebenezer Hazard	20
Cash	10
Dr. William Rogers	10
Clerks of the Bank of the United States (additional)	3

Certain Inhabitants of Chel|tenham.	61	35
Thomas H. Leuffer	25
Cash	10
Robert Coleman, Lan|caster County	100
From Adam Lechler, & Work|men upon the Roads, under him, viz.
Adam Lechler	1
Archibald Curry	1
Samuel Shaw	1
Hugh Roy		50
James Carr		50
Philip Ankerman	1
James Reily		50
Casper Sheffmeyer		50
Christopher Diel		50
Hilary Baker (Mayor)	20
Thomas Snowden's wife	10
George Nelson	60
Inhabitants of Haddonfield and Citizens of Philadelphia there (per Thomas Red|man)	409	55
From said T. Redman, a Balance of money subscribed in 1793, and not then received	20	21
Inhabitants of Wilmington and Brandywine, received in a letter from Joseph Warner, and John White	411	38
John Guillemard, Esq. (per P. Nicklin & Co.)	100
Certain Citizens of Philadel|phia, residing in Montgo|mery County, viz.
James Pemberton	50
Samuel Morris	50
Isaac Parrish	20
James Cresson	20
Thomas Morgan	30
Andrew Lenau	5
Frederick Haylor	2
John E. Cresson	8
John Care	6
Luke W. Morris	20
Thomas Shoemaker	20
William Pritchett	10
Israel Morris, junr.	20
Alexander Wilcocks	40
From Citizens of Carlisle, viz.
John Montgomery	10
James Hamilton	15
T. Duncan	15
D. Watts	10
William Lyon	10
Robert Davidson	10
James Duncan	10
John Creigh	10
Robert Miller	10
Samuel A. M'Cosky	10
Dr. C. Nisbet	6
George Kline	4
Samuel Postlethwaite	6	60
Charles Cooper	3	30
John Hughes	6
James Armstrong	10
Ephraim Steel	4
Thomas Foster	2	20
George Logue	3
Samuel Laird	4
James Given	2
John Douglas	3
William Miller	3	30
Edward Magauran	3
Hugh Wilson	3
Charles Bovard	2	20
Joseph Hays	3	30
John Holmes	6
Charles M'Clure	6
David Irvine	4

Samuel Gustine	5
Jacob Crever	1
James Lamberton	4
John Noble	1
William Levis	2
William Irvine	10
Cash	2
From Radnor (per Sime|on Matlack)	10	32
Henry Hill	50
In a letter, signed a Negro	5
Huizinga Nesschett	40
Collection for Wood (per T. Wistar and G. Pennock)	1104	10
Inhabitants of Abington and Citizens of Philadelphia there.
William Sitgreaves	30
James Whitehead	30
Ralph Peacock	30
Leeson & Joseph Sim|mons	30
John Maybin	30
Isaac Potts	30
John Sitgreaves	20
John R. Smith	20
James Gibson	20
William Flentham	20
William Redwood	20
Lydia Gilpin	20
Robinson & Paul	20
Samuel Noble	15
Cash (from a Lady)	10
Thomas Barnes, junr.	10
William Shannon	10
Isaac Rich	10
Abraham Colladay	10
Richard Noble	10
William & Jonathan Leedom	10
Samuel Jones	10
Robert Hiltzheimer	5
Thomas Baker	5
Richard Robinson	5
Jonathan Tyson, junr.	5
Samuel Scholfield	5
Joseph Shoemaker	5
William Jones	4
James M'Calla	4
Dominic Sheridan	1
John C. Wells	10
Cash (by the hands of William M. Smith)	30
Phineas Bond	100
Samuel Wilcocks	20
Inhabitants of German|town and Citizens of Philadelphia there, by the hands of Gide|on H. Wells (addi|tional)	480
Citizens of Philadelphia, in Blockly and Merion town|ships, and Inhabitants of said townships, as follows.
Charles Biddle	50
Richard Peters	50
Col. Francis Johnson	20
David Jackson	15
Mrs. Harland	10
Algernon Roberts	15
David Roberts	10
Edward Roberts	10
Hugh Knox	10
John Heaton	10
Thomas & Hugh Cooper	10
Mary Roberts	50
Thomas George	20
Jonathan Jones	20
Rachael Wharton	20
Jacob Jones	10
James Jones	10
Charles Jervis	8
Jacob Zell	6
William Govett	6
William Roberts	6
Thomas Cochran	5
Enoch Thomas	5
William Huzey	5

George Helmbold	5
Robert Roberts	5
John Price	5
Rebecca George	5
Richard Crane	5
William Jones	4
Joseph Price	4
Abel Thomas	4
Jesse Thomas	4
Henry Helmbold	4
John Thomas	4
Mary Streper	3
George Hirts	3
Isaac Bond	3
Thomas Goucher	4	20
David Zell	2	50
Phineas Roberts	2
Benjamin Tunis	2
Jacob Latch	2
Mrs. Sheets	2
Jonathan Walton	2
John Thomas	2
Jacob Morris	2
John Frailey	2
Lewis Thomas	2
Mary Gamble	2
Alexander Hoffman	1	55
Jacob Johnson	1	10
George Marshall	1
David Latch	1
John Rowland	1
George Grove	1
Frederick Grove	1
Isaac Hayn	1
Hannah Moore	1
Jacob Huffman	1
Christopher Leech	1
Cash from sundry persons	18
James M'Henry, Secre|tary of War	50
Jacob Beninghove	10
Robert Haydock (addi|tional)	12
Benjamin Price	20
Certain Inhabitants of Abington, by Tho|mas Barnes, junr.	11	70
Inhabitants of the Bo|rough of Lancaster, by Paul Zantzinger	720	4
From a number of Citizens then at Lancaster, as follows.
Philip Wager	50
Samuel Hayes	50
Aaron Levy	50
Michael Keppele	50
W. Barton	20
Hyman Marks	20
George Lauman	20
Henry Miller	20
Benjamin S. Barton	10
Aaron Joseph	5
John Carrell	14
S. Gottshalkson	9
Isaac Roush	5
Elizabeth Helm	20
Mrs. Rhea	10
Josiah H. Anthony	20
James Furze	5
Mark Kaennel	5
Cash	3	10
Cash	15
Christopher Marshall (ad|ditional)	20
Joseph Hutchins	10
John Singer	20
Cash (by Col. James Read)	20
Jonathan B. Smith	30
Israel Pleasants	25
Cash (from Manheim, Lancaster County)	4	71
Owen Jones	20
Caleb Carmalt	20
Jonathan Carmalt	20
Richard Rundle	100
Crook Stevenson	20
John Barnes	10
Cash (by said Barnes)	20

Cash (additional from Cheltenham)	9	67
Cash (additional from Germantown)	50
Cash (by Israel Israel)	20
Alexander J. Dallas	20
Joseph Reed	20
Inhabitants of Middletown, New-Castle county, by John Merrit and Robert Max|well	120	87
P.W. Gallaudet, omit|ted in the list from Trenton,	25
Zaccheus Collins	50
Sundry inhabitants of Monmouth county, New-Jersey, by M. J. Rhees,	68
Benjamin Loxley	20
Morgan J. Rhees	12
Rachael Richards, (by S. Bettle)	50
Cash from West Nant|mill township	10	58
Do. from Plymouth, Montgomery county	35
Do. from Charlestown township, Chester county	45
William Tilghman	50
Capt. Billis	2
M. Lankanaye	2
Mrs. Brown	2
Dr. Ulmo	2
M. Rayner	2
M. Brockman	4
M. Sevene	2
Capt. Russel	2
Capt. Roliff	2
Capt. Mason	3
Capt. Whelan	2
Robert Corry	40
Ann Corry	10
William Smith	25
Cash from Horsham and part of Bucks county, by said Smith	65	52
Do. from Cocolico, Lancaster county	15
Do. from upper Spring|field, by J. Sansom	100
Do. from whitemarsh, &c. by Jos. Potts	104	40
Daniel Broadhead	20
Cash from Strasburg, by G. Duffield	56	15
From Abington, col|lected by T. Fletch|er, O. Hallowell, & W. Doughty	153	85
Cash, by the chairman	2
From citizens of Philadelphia at Chester, and inhabitants of that place:
William Martin	3	30
And for Chester Lodge	10
Seth Willis	5
Joseph Russell	20
Mary Norris	5
Joseph Ashbridge	5
John Wall	10
Edward Russell	10
Cash	2
Jonas Eyre	5
John Harrison	5
Isaac Fitzrandolph	5
Abraham Dicks	2
John Scully	1
Cash	1
Edward Engle	1
Peter Stimble	1
Capt. M'Giddis	5
William Budden	5
John Odenheimer, jun.	2
Raper Hoskins	20
Cash	2
Do.	20
M. Harris	5

W. Anderson	5
Jonas Sharples	2
Capt. Shotten	1
From Charlestown township, Chester county, sent per Matthias Penne|becker	7
From West Nantmel, Chester county, re|ceived by Michael Graham	4	81
Doctor Robert David|son, the contribu|tions of the Presby|terian congregation at Carlisle	130	40
David Lapsley	20
Henry Helmuth	20
By the hands of Tho|mas Wistar	12
Additional from Co|lumbia, Lancaster county, forwarded by Joseph Smith	86
A donation was recei|ved from John Young, attorney at law in Greensburgh by the hands of Ni|cholas Collin	30
A donation was recei|ved from Dromore township, Lancaster county, by the hands of Philip Wager	46	13
Inhabitants of Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery coun|ty, by Joseph Lukens	62	34
Cash by the hands of Robert Wharton,	200