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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04601.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 15 items related to the Mississippi territory, the Smith family, and the treason trial of Aaron Burr |
| Title | J. H. McComas to the Chairman of the Board of Health regarding quarantine regulations for the city of Natchez, Mississippi |
| Date | 12 September 1820 |
| Author | McComas, J.H.. (fl. 1820) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs that he has received orders from the Commander in Chief to detail the necessary companies of infantry and artillery to assist the civil authority in enforcing the quarantine regulations for the city of Natchez. Signed as Brigadier General. |
| Subjects | Infantry Artillery Military History Yellow Fever Health and Medical Epidemic Government and Civics |
| People | Comas, H. W. (fl. 1820) |
| Place written | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | An outbreak of yellow fever in the southwestern territories of the United States caused a quarantine to be enacted in the city of Natchez, Mississippi. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |