BIB_ID
131917
Accession number
MA 555.27
Creator
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800.
Display Date
1794 June 20.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1904.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 34.5 cm
Notes
Addressed to "The Consulting Physician, the Resident Physician and Health Officer of the Port of Phil."
Endorsed.
On the address panel, "Nathaniel Falconer Esq / Health Officer" has been crossed through and above it written "Mr. Booth Copy this & Send it for my Signature" with Mifflin's initials beneath it.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; see collection record (MA 555) for more information.
Endorsed.
On the address panel, "Nathaniel Falconer Esq / Health Officer" has been crossed through and above it written "Mr. Booth Copy this & Send it for my Signature" with Mifflin's initials beneath it.
This item is part of a collection of autograph letters and documents by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; see collection record (MA 555) for more information.
Summary
Concerning an outbreak of a contagious disease in Jamaica; advising him that "there is reason to apprehend, that a malignant and contagious disease, rages in the Island of Jamaica; and, at this critical season, I think it proper to direct your attention immediately to the Subject. The strictest vigilance in examining all vessels that arrive; and unremitting industry in collecting information of the state of health in every foreign port, particularly of ports in the West Indies, is indispensible. Should your enquiries enable you to suggest sufficient grounds for issuing a Proclamation, to enforce the performance of a reasonable quarantine, no time should be lost in making an official communication.
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