1862: John Bronson died of yellow fever, the first case of an epidemic that would claim the lives of 71 members of the 90th New York Regiment before it ended
1864: Yellow fever was spearing among the population especially the military. By the time the epidemic ended in September there had been as many as 1,000 case with over 200
1821: USS Shark cleared New York for Africa for the suppression of the slave trade and piracy. Dr. Eli Ayers on board for transportation to Africa, as agent of the
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