{America's Undeclared War} by Daniel Lazare (reviewed in the June 4 {The
New Yorker} Briefly Noted column) reportedly contains a letter by Thomas
Jefferson "suggesting", says the review, "that yellow fever might be
beneficial in reducing city populations."

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