Evidence

2253 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977
September 11, 1832

Cholera in Jefferson County, Va.

Extract of a letter dated Jefferson County, Va. Sept. 1. I am extremely sorry to inform you, that the Cholera has made its appearance in this neighborhood. We had a case on the mountain, between this […]
September 7, 1832

Cholera Surrounding Harpers Ferry

THE CHOLERA.Health of the City.– The deaths in this city last week were only SEVENTEEN, one of which was of malignant Cholera.– Boston Gaz.— In another column we publish the weekly report, which has been so […]
September 6, 1832

Solely For Your Own Family, Cholera

The following Rules, in reference to the Cholera, are given by an eminent physician of Philadelphia, to his friend in this place. SOLELY FOR YOUR OWN FAMILY USE.In the event of the appearance of the New […]
September 6, 1832

Lawrence Murphy, death.

In this town [Charles Town], on Friday morning last, of an illness of 36 hours, Mr. Lawrence Murphy, a native of Ireland, aged about 27 years. He was a stranger here, and had been engaged upon […]
September 1, 1832

Cholera; Irish Laborers suffering in Harpers Ferry

THE CHOLERA. In Baltimore the deaths by cholera from the 23d to the 30th ult, inclusive, were 99. The disease does not excite any alarm, and indeed there is no perceptible change in the pursuits of […]
August 16, 1832

Treatment of Cholera

Treatment of Cholera.— Extract of a letter received from one of the first surgeons at New Castle, and the most successful in the treatment of Cholera. “When the patient is cold, and the pulse at the […]
August 16, 1832

Large Canal Force in Shepherdstown

We understand that a pretty large force is now employed upon the line of the Canal near Shepherdstown; and contractors will be given out, during the present month, for other portions of the work, seven miles […]
June 21, 1832

Cholera ravages Ireland

The Cholera continued its ravages in Ireland. New cases on the 9th, 98, deaths 38. Cork, new Cases 76, deaths 14. In London the disease was nearly extinct.
June 13, 1832

Harpers Ferry to Lynch’s Farm under contract (canal).

The Canal Contracts.– We are enabled to state (says the Williamsport Banner) that the letting of the canal contracts closed on Thursday last, and that the whole distance between Harper’s Ferry and Samuel Lynch’s farm, including […]
June 7, 1832

Cholera in Ireland

Liverpool, May 1. — In Ireland, and especially in the capital, the disease appears to be making considerable progress. On Friday 112 new cases were announced in Dublin, and the deaths from the commencement of the […]
May 21, 1832

150 Hands At Harpers Ferry Canal

The Canal.– We are glad to see the work up on teh Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, progressing so rapidly.– There are now engaged, near Harpers Ferry, probably not less than 150 hands– the excavations are in […]
May 1, 1832

Flanagan Appointed Surveyor

William Flanagan is appointed surveyor of the Warm Spring road from David Moore shop to the Berkly line in the name of Saml Engle removed.