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Paul Revere in a much different role, on the front page...
Paul Revere in a much different role, on the front page...
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May 04, 1799
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 4, 1799
* Boston Board of Health notice
* Signed by President Paul Revere
Almost an entire column on the front page is taken up with: "Recommendations Of The Board of Health" signed in type by its president: PAUL REVERE, which focuses on their purpose: "...to accomplish the important purpose for which it was instituted...to secure and promote health; and, to prevent as far as lays in our power the return of a malady so fatal as that which made an alarming progress in this capital & raged with dreadful severity in some of our sister cities...", referring to the Yellow Fever.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, good condition.
AI notes: In 1799, Paul Revere and the Boston Board of Health issued a public notice to the citizens of Boston urging them to report any cases of sickness that might indicate the presence of infectious disease, such as yellow fever. The notice emphasized cleanliness, proper waste disposal, and immediate communication with the Board about any suspicious illnesses. It was part of the city's early efforts to prevent outbreaks by involving the public in sanitation and disease monitoring.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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