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Folio 14: 7 July 1820, convicts kept below in the morning while the ship gets under...

Catalogue reference: ADM 101/19/8/3

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ADM 101/19/8/3
Date
1820
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Folio 14: 7 July 1820, convicts kept below in the morning while the ship gets under way. Jackets and stockings returned to the prisoners. Unironed John Joyce, Joseph Gilmore, Thomas Maguire, James Finn, Michael Costello, Robert Mullen and Edward Smith.

Folio 14: 8 July 1820, weather boisterous and very wet, convicts and beds not allowed on deck. None are sick and all are orderly and well conducted.

Folio 15: 9 July 1820, weather too wet for beds to be stored on deck. One or two cases of sea sickness. Unironed Hugh Dwyer, having sore legs. Served out handkerchiefs to each of the prisoners who came from Dublin having kept them in reserve for them.

Folio 15: 10 July 1820, weather the same, prisoners all in good health except for sea sickness.

Folio 15: 11 July 1820, weather fine and pleasant, beds stowed on deck, all prisoners up throughout the day. Unironed James Goldrick, Peter Dolan, John Hogan and Timothy Goulding. John Connolly given a checked shirt, having lost his own overboard.

Folio 15: 12 July 1820, issued lime juice to the guards and convicts having observed some scorbutic symptoms.

Folio 15: 13 July 1820, prison cleaned, convicts on deck to wash clothes.

Folio 15: 14 July 1820, weather remarkably fine. Unironed Timothy O'Brien, Peter Carey, John Long, Jeremiah Driscoll, Patrick Cunniff, James McDaniel, Thomas Kays, Thomas Garrett, James Mullen, Patrick Neill, William Kemplin, Richard Crane, Patrick Connolly and Thomas Mack.

Folio 16: 15 July 1820, broke up the bathing tub to make buckets, having no probability of its want.

Folio 16: 16 July 1820, Sunday, mustered and inspected prisoners, divine worship.

Folio 16: 17 July 1820, beds stowed, prisoners up in divisions.

Folio 16: 18 July 1820, weather boisterous and unpleasant, few prisoners on deck.

Folio 16: 19 July 1820, similar to yesterday, several prisoners slightly indisposed, no school.

Folio 16: 20 July 1820, weather still rough and unpleasant. Unironed Timothy Farrell, James Farrell, Bryan Hardiman, Timothy Maher, John Harvey, Valentine Rourke, Robert Boylan and Patrick Lynch.

Folio 17: 21 July 1820, weather fine, prisoners up to wash and on deck throughout the day in turns. Thomas Kenna given a shirt having lost his overboard.

Folio 17: 22 July 1820, prisoners all in good health save one. Scholars making great progress.

Folio 17: 23 July 1820, Sunday, mustered convicts, divine worship. One man indisposed form cold.

Folio 17: 24 July 1820, double ironed Joseph Good for fighting below in the prison last night and making disorderly riot. 2 men seriously indisposed. Punished William Carey with 12 lashes on the backside for making use of blasphemous expressions.

Folio 17: 25 July 1820, weather rough, 2 men sick.

Folio 17: 26 July 1820, weather dry but cold, cleaned prisons, stowed beds on deck. Punished James Callaghan (boy) with 12 lashes for theft.

Folio 18: 27 July 1820, several indisposed from the change of climate being affected with laxity of the bowels.

Folio 18: 28 July 1820, two or three men indisposed from colds etc.

Folio 18: 29 July 1820, none dangerously indisposed.

Folio 18: 30 July 1820, Sunday, all prisoners on deck to wash themselves and stowed their beds, lower decks all clean, divine service. None dangerously sick.

Folio 18: 31 July 1820, one man dangerously sick from spasms.

Folio 18: 1 August 1820, prisoners on deck to wash themselves, generally well conducted and remarkably clean. Two men considerably indisposed.

Folio 19: 2 August 1820, two men sick from change of climate.

Folio 19: 3 August 1820, weather mild and nearly calm. Two men sick. Handcuffed John Joyce for fighting.

Folio 19: 4 August 1820, weather mild, none dangerously sick.

Folio 19: 5 August 1820, weather still fair, two men sick. Unironed James Duffy, John Tully and Joseph Good. Six or seven only remain in irons. Removed the handcuffs from John Joyce.

Folio 19: 6 August 1820, Sunday, cleaned prison and berths as usual, prisoners washed and inspected. Divine service. None dangerously sick.

Folio 19: 7 August 1820, weather vey boisterous, prisoners not on deck. None seriously indisposed. Double ironed Thady Hasty for committing a nuisance on the lower deck.

Folio 20: 8 August 1820, weather less stormy but still considerably rough. A division of the prisoners up occasionally. Two or three men confined from cold etc.

Folio 20: 9 August 1820, weather moderate, cleaned prison and had the men on deck. Unironed John Healy, John Hayes, Cornelius Kenny and John Crummin.

Folio 20: 10 August 1820, weather very mild, cleaned prison and had all the prisoners up on deck in divisions. Six men only remain in irons and they are most infamous characters.

Folio 20: 11 August 1820, weather boisterous and unpleasant, unable to stow the beds. A few prisoners on deck.

Folio 20: 12 August 1820, weather moderate and fine. Two or three men complaining from colds etc.

Folio 20: 13 August 1820, Sunday, weather boisterous and unpleasant, mustered prisoners and cleaned as usual but could not stow the beds on deck. Very few men on deck. Two men sick.

Folio 21: 14 August 1820, weather more moderate, divisions on deck. Two men confined from colds.

Folio 21: 15 August 1820, weather mild and fine, all prisoners up in two divisions to wash clothes. None dangerously sick. Unironed Jonathan Murphy, only 5 remain in irons.

Folio 21: 16 August 1820, none dangerously sick, though several are indisposed. Confined Jonathan Coulter and John Mash, Soldiers, to the prison for mutinous behaviour towards one of the Corporals.

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