Memphis in the Plague, letter to the editor of the Telegram
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DePelchin, Kezia P. (Payne), 1828-1893
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1 clipping, letter to the editor, "Memphis in the Plague"
Date
October 13, 1878Related Work(s)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Yellow Fever [Research Module] https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113136Chapter 4 Environmental History in the Classroom: Yellow Fever as a Case Study [Research Module] https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113136
Translation is available at http://hdl.handle.net/1911/36231
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Is part of a bound volume of 35 letters, the majority of which were written by Mrs. Kezia Payne DePelchin (1828-1893) to her sister, describing her experiences as a nurse during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The letters and other text are handwritten copies of the originals. The title on the volume of letters is "The Epidemic of 1878." For the full bound volume version please see http://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/21946Finding Aid available at http://archives.library.rice.edu/repositories/2/resources/167
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