ONE MONTH AFTER THE 1793 PHILADELPHIA YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC BEGAN:; "THE APPREHENSIVENESS OF THE CITIZENS CANNOT BE INCREASED; BUSINESS IS IN GREAT MEASURE ABANDONED; THE TRUE CHARACTER OF MAN IS DISCLOSED, AND HE SHOWS HIMSELF A WEAK, TIMID, DESPONDING AND SELFISH BEING."; SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OLIVER WOLCOTT