![]() ![]() ![]() That night thieves broke in and killed Matilda’s Grandfather but were scared away. Fearing the worst they shut themselves inside the house. When they were released they went back to the Coffee Shop but Matilda’s Mother and Eliza were gone. Matilda’s Mother got sick and Matilda and her Grandfather tried to leave town but the neighboring cities would not let them through.Īfter being stranded without food or water Matilda caught yellow fever and her Grandfather took her to a hospital of sorts to be treated. After the Mayor was certain it was Yellow Fever rules were set down and panic began. At first they don’t worry until they hear of more and more fever cases and of people leaving town to escape the fever. Rumors and gossip start to spread about a sickness and since they run the Coffee Shop Matilda and her family get to hear all about it. Matilda’s Mother got upset when Polly was late and made Matilda do all her chores which she was upset about until she learned that Polly had died mysteriously the night before. They employed a cook, Eliza and a serving girl Polly. Matilda’s Mother is planning to get her married but Matilda already has her eye on Nathaniel Benson, a painter’s apprentice. In the beginning of the book Matilda, her Mother, and her Grandfather ran a Coffee Shop. We follow the epidemic through Matilda Cook and her small group of family and friends. Summary: Fever 1793 is about the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia that happened in the late summer of 1793. ![]()
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