Vicksburg (MS) Daily Whig, "The Fever in Raymond," October 23, 1855

         The Fever in Raymond.

                   RAYMOND, Oct. 21, 1855. 

   EDITOR WHIG: Since I wrote you––in fact on that day––there were three new cases of fever in town, to-wit: Donalson Jenkins, W.D. Eider, and a negro boy at Free Ned's shop. They are all doing well and bid fair to recover. On yesterday a negro woman of G.W. Gibbs, Esq., was taken, and I was informed this morning that there was another case (a negro woman) at Mr. Casper's––making in all five cases since I wrote you. They all seem to yield readily to medicines. We had a light rain last night; it is now cloudy and we expect more rain. The weather I think is turning cooler. We expect that the insidious disease will linger in our midst until frost. It was evidently brought here by negroes from the Wells. There were some ten or fifteen negroes, belonging to persons in town, hired there, and when the general stampede took place, they ran into town in the night, and amidst the confusion here, the fact was overlooked. Dr. Dupree is not so well to-day as when I wrote you last. Our prayer now is for a killing frost. Mrs. King; I understand, is improving. 

          Truly yours,            D.J. Brown.