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title: 'A Sketch of the Soil, Climate, Weather, and Diseases of South-Carolina: Read Before the Medical Society of That State'
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authors:
- 'David Ramsay'
date: 1796-01-01
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topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Science'
- 'Medicine and Health'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 104'
- 'Psalms 107'
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# A Sketch of the Soil, Climate, Weather, and Diseases of South-Carolina: Read Before the Medical Society of That State

David Ramsay's 1796 sketch examines South Carolina's soil, rivers, climate, swamps, and the effects of cultivation on flooding, agriculture, and public health.

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