Sub-subseries 4. Statistical Data contains data gathered and maintained by Edward Augustus, documents disease in Salem from 1783 to 1806, the mortality rate from 1767 to 1822, and the births, marriages, and deaths from 1782 to 1788. The meteorological and astronomical statistics record his observations of weather, earthquakes, planetary movements, and other celestial phenomenon. The almanac/diaries, 1747 to 1829, primarily concern Edward Augustus' records of weather patterns and disease.