Folio 1: 26 January 1832, joined the ship at Deptford. 7 February 1832, guard embarked,...

Folio 1: 26 January 1832, joined the ship at Deptford. 7 February 1832, guard embarked, 1 Captain, 1 Subaltern, 3 Non-Commissioned Officers and 39 Privates, with 4 women and 1 child. The guard were inspected by a surgeon from Chelsea. Private Pritchard, 39th Regiment, appeared debilitated and the surgeon recommended he be left behind, which he was not. 8 February 1832, moved down to Woolwich.

Folio 2: 10 February 1832, received 80 convicts from Justitia hulk. 11 February 1832, received 70 convicts from Justitia hulk. [12] February 1832, received 32 convicts from Justitia hulk. 13 February 1832, received 40 convicts from Chatham, a total of 222, total on board 308.

Folio 2: A table of the diseases in February and brief remarks. 5 Intermittent fevers, 1 sent to hospital. 4 Bowel complaints. 1 Paraphymosis. 1 Hysteria.1 Pneumonia. 4 Cholera, 1 of which died. There were many other trifling complaints, especially of the bowels. The patient sent to hospital was one of the guard put on the list for inflammatory fever which came to resemble typhus. The first case of typhus occured on the day they set sail from Woolwich, 27 February 1832.

Folios 3-7: Joseph Massam, aged 19, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera morbus. Put on sick list, 27 February 1832. Discharged cured, 12 March 1832 [folio 14]. He suffered great pain in his bowels and spasms of the abdomen, which became rigid, and his fingers and toes contracted. When his feet were put in hot water, and later when he was put into a hot bath, 'the hot water produced in the feet and legs extreme torture' and he thought the skin had been taken off his feet and legs. [Continued folios 12-14].

Folios 7-9: Henry France, aged 21, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. 28 February 1832. Died, 29 February 1832. Brought into the hospital in a state of extreme exhaustion with violent vomiting and purging, the muscles of his abdomen, thighs and legs were contracted and 'hard as wood', he was in extreme agony and very thirsty.

Folio 9: The other two cases of cholera had similar symptoms to those described but less exhaustion, the treatment was the same and both recovered. 'The case of bowel complaint remaining is one of bilious diarrhoea with some pyrexia'.

Folio 10: A table of the diseases in March 1832. Cholera morbus, 3 remaining, 21 new, 7 died. Other bowel complaints, 1 remaining, 50 new. Pneumonia, 2. Fever, 2 remaining, 1 new. Marasmus, 1. Convalescents, 18. General debility, 1.

Folios 10-12: Comments on the sick cases in March 1832. Some of the diarrhoea cases were 'pure English Cholera Morbus'. The cholera cases were 'perfectly appalling' and would have been distressing in the best conditions but the ship was in a gale and it's hospital was small, dark and wet with no ventilation and the attendants suffering sea-sickness. They made for Plymouth Sound but were ordered out of the port and made for Standgate Creek. On 6 March there was a heavy gale, the hospital full, only two attendants well and 'on the lower deck, just outside the hospital were upwards of 200 sea sick convicts'.

Folios 12-14: Joseph Massam, aged 19, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Continuation of case from 1 March 1832.

Folios 15-19: Patrick McMahon, aged 29, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 2 March 1832. Died, 5 March 1832. After suffering diarrhoea for two days he was seized with violent griping in the bowels and abdomenal spasms, giddiness and violent vomitting and purging. The muscles of his abdomen, fingers and toes were clenched. Treated with hot baths, frictions and blisters, emetics, calomel, sinaprisms etc. On 4 March he was apparently near death and 'spirits of ammonia and aether were poured down his throat every 5 minutes, constant friction with dry hot flannel, water, nearly boiling to the feet, sinaprisms renewed', and some hours later he was greatly better. On 5 March he was again much worse, 'face shrivelled and blue, eyes sunk and half shut, greatly emaciated, looks like a man of 80'.

Folios 19-21: William Bennet, aged 23, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 2 March 1832. Died, 3 March 1832. 'Had profuse diarrheoa for two days but did not complain because he thought it would do him good'.

Folio 21: 'The other fatal cases were so perfectly similar in every respect to to those already noted, that minutely to to describe them would only be repetition'.

Folio 21: Richard Mortimer, aged 23, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 2 March 1832. Died, 4 March 1832. This case also started with diarrhoea and the surgeon's opinion is that if they had been allowed to stay in Plymouth 'it's termination would have been different'.

Folios 21-22: William Mitchell, aged [not recorded], convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 2 March 1832. Died, 3 March 1832. Brought into the hospital at 9pm and died at 9:30 the following morning. The spasm was more severe than in the other cases.

Folios 22-23: Edward Evans, aged 25, [Convict]; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 3 March 1832. Died, 4 March 1832.

Folios 23-24: John Alldridge, aged [not recorded, Convict]; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 3 March 1832. Died, 5 March 1832. Had suffered diarrhoea for two days but did not complain for fear of being brought to the hospital. He was attacked with severe spasm in the abdomen very early in the morning but would not allow himself to be taken to the hospital until at 1pm he was brought in 'almost dead'. On 4 March, 'all the attendants generally sea sick, much motion, hospital wet and filthy, patients suffering severely'.

Folios 24-25: John Walker, aged 60, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, [5 March 1832]. Died, [6 March 1832]. Walker was remarkable for having a voracious appetite, on the morning he became ill he had eaten several men's allowance of porridge and a great quantity of cabbage leaves and potatoes he had taken from the pigs. He asked to be given salts since his bowels had been costive for some days and was sent to the hospital at 6pm. By 10pm he had all the symptoms of cholera except vomiting and he died in 18 hours.

Folios 25-31: Samuel Jones, aged 19, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 3 March 1832. Discharged, 16 March 1832. This case started as severe as any of the others, was treated similarly but ended successfully. The only difference being that the patient drank hot water whenever he felt nauseous after finding that it relieved the nausea.

Folios 31-32: Joseph Blackwall, aged 20, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 5 March 1832, Discharged, 16 March 1832.

Folio 32: Jonathan McNamara, aged 16, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 11 March 1832. Discharged, 17 March 1832 [folio 40]. His case resembled enteritis and was treated with depletion. [Treatment continued folios 36-40].

Folios 32-36: Emmanuel Welsh, aged 16, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 11 March 1832. Discharged, 25 April 1832. He did not exhibit aggravated symptoms until he had been in the hospital for some time. Initially attacked with severe pain in the abdomen, with vomiting and purging. On 20 March a red eruption appeared on his arms and legs, elevated and pustular in parts. The following day his elbows and hips were ulcerated by restless tossing in bed.

Folios 36-40: John McNamara, aged 16, Convict; disease or hurt, cholera. Treatment continued from folio 32.Treatment includes calomel, bleeding, enemas and his head was shaved and wet with spirits.