60: Death Census of Slaves & Whites in Savannah as RTes Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 7 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location 1687 West Buckhill Road Burlington, NC 27215 See more about '60: Death Census of Slaves & Whites in Savannah as RTes' Description click for larger image60: Death Census of Slaves & Whites in Savannah as RTesAN OFFICIAL REGISTER of the DEATHS Which Occurred Among the WHITE POPULATION in the City of SAVANNAH ... also the Aggregate Amount of Deaths Among THE PEOPLE OF COLOR, Savannah, Dec. 1820. The death census is presented in columns, Date of Burial, Name, Age, Disease and totals 695 and an additional "about two hundred People of Colour." Savannah suffered two major catastrophes in 1820, the yellow fever epidemic and a terrible fire. In January a fire burned approximately 463 buildings. In April, still attempting to recover from the fire, a yellow fever epidemic broke out. By this time, about 6000 of the 7528 people in Savannah had evacuated the city. At the end of the year, when most of the yellow fever was gone, the fire and fever death tolls were up to 695. Gathered signatures laid in original printed wrappers, old stab holes in left margin. Wrappers backed with archival tissue, small chip along top edge, minor edge wear, internally clean, untrimmed, 24pp. Auction House Raynors' Historical Collectible Auctions1687 West Buck Hill RdBurlington, NC United States 27215336.584.3330Terms & ConditionsSchedule of Actions for this Auction: Absentee Bidding opens through the phone, fax and our website upon receipt of the catalog. Wednesday, November 19th: Absentee bidding closes at 6:00PM. Wednesday, November 19th: Reservations for phone lines close at 6:00PM. Thursday, November 20th: Real Time Bidding through the internet and Phone Reservation bidding starts at 11:00AM. 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