United States Army Hospital meteorological diary (RLC.Ms.592)

This collection consists of a detailed daily recording of the weather, wind direction, and temperature maintained by the United States Army Hospital at Fort Wolcott on Goat Island in the Newport Harbor. Entries from January 1833 to December 1834 are recorded as "weather at Newport, R.I.," and January to August 1835 entries are recorded as "weather at Fort Wolcott, R.I." These records also include remarks and monthly summaries of the weather and illnesses, such as scarlet fever and influenza.