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1793 is when yellow fever was in philadelphia.
In 1793.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
yellow fever
It was the Yellow Fever that struck Philadelphia in 1793. It was a pandemic, meaning that it spread throughout the country.
The answer is in late 1793 and before that in 1762
The twins' names in "Fever 1793" were Joseph and William. They were friends of Mattie and helped her during the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia.
December 1793
45,000 people were in Philadelphia before the yellow fever epidemic. 5,000 people died, so after the epidemic was over there was 40,000. Sad, isn't it?
twards the end of the year 1793.
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Matilda Cook, the main character in "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson, lives in Philadelphia, USA. The story is set during the yellow fever epidemic that swept through the city in 1793.