"Save me from my friends."

Date: November 20, 1888

Series: S 577 - State governors' incoming correspondence, 1857-1888.

County Correspondence - County Boards of Health of: 1888 Escambia, Putnam, and Volusia

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Early Florida Medicine

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public generally. Mr. Peterson has

uninterruptedly continued to go to and

fro the city almost daily. and

while in the city frequently visited

fever patients and even rendered nurs-

ing attentions.

About two months ago, Mr

DeWit and family – near neighbors of

Mr. Peterson were prostrated by the

fever. later fresh cases were re-

ported from Mr. Petersons house, and

farther back then ten days ago

additional cases of fever in Peter-

sons household were officially re-

ported in the Times Union .

One would suppose these

matters were enough to terrorize

the neighbors but the worst discour-

aging feature yet is that though

an infected district, the Trustee of

the Public School has assumed the

role

 

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