Relocation of the United States Government to Trenton
| Date | August 24, 1799 |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey |
| Type | Emergency evacuation |
| Cause | Yellow fever epidemic |
| Outcome | U.S. Government abandons Philadelphia, temporarily reestablishes itself in Trenton; the federal government is restored to Philadelphia in November 1799 |
The relocation of the United States Government to Trenton occurred in August 1799 due to a yellow fever epidemic in the capital of the United States, Philadelphia. The government was restored to Philadelphia by the following November.