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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04601.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 15 items related to the Mississippi territory, the Smith family, and the treason trial of Aaron Burr |
| Title | Edmund Andrews to George Andrews regarding a yellow fever epidemic and the cotton market |
| Date | 11 March 1820 |
| Author | Andrews, Edmund (fl. 1820) |
| Recipient | Andrews, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his uncle in Dover, New Hampshire and relays that the southwestern part of the country is suffering from a yellow fever epidemic. Informs him which family members have fallen ill and who has recovered. Updates him on the travels and businesses of family and acquaintances. States that he cannot move into the city until they have ascertained whether or not the fever will return next summer. Discusses the cotton market. Gives regards and asks him to update him on family and friends at home. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Epidemic Yellow Fever Frontiers and Exploration Children and Family Business and Finance Cotton Commerce Merchants and Trade Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Andrews, Edmund (fl. 1820) Andrews, George (fl. 1820) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |