Folios 254 to 264 are 'The daily sick book. Commencing 26 September 1841 and ending...

ADM 101/82/2/16

1840-1842

Folios 254 to 264 are 'The daily sick book. Commencing 26 September 1841 and ending 10 October 1842', of the Albert - continued:

Folio 263: John Peters, aged 19; African boy; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 13 June 1842. Discharged, 23 June 1842. Folio 263: Richard Wilson, aged 20; African boy; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 13 June 1842. Discharged, 19 June 1842. Folio 263: William Bowden, aged 49; purser; disease or hurt, debilitas cum febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 16 June 1842. Discharged, 16 June 1842 invalided. Folio 263: Charles Loder, aged 28; armourer; disease or hurt, debilitas cum febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 16 June 1842. Discharged, 16 June 1842 invalided.

Folio 264: Tobias Edmonds, aged 30; sergeant sapper; disease or hurt, debilitas cum febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 16 June 1842. Discharged, 16 June 1842 invalided. Folio 264: Benjamin Saunders; private marine; disease or hurt, debilitas cum febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 16 June 1842. Discharged, 16 June 1842 invalided. Folio 264: William Cheeseman, aged 24; private marine; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 23 June 1842. Discharged, 19 [July?] 1842. Folio 264: Daniel Carlton, aged 32; sapper; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 27 June 1842. Discharged, 6 July 1842. Folio 264: Richard Wilson, aged 20; engineer's steward; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 17 July 1842. Discharged, 23 July 1842. Folio 264: Robert Collings, aged 25; carpenter's crew; disease or hurt, erythema. Put on sick list, 28 July 1842. Discharged, 31 July 1842. Folio 264: David Hughes, aged 23; seaman; disease or hurt, phlegmon. Put on sick list, 28 July 1842. Discharged, 30 July 1842. Folio 264: W H T Green, aged 26; master; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 30 July 1842. Discharged, 8 August 1842. Folio 264: William Turpin, aged 23; seaman; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 4 August 1842. Discharged, 5 August 1842. Folio 264: William Cheeseman, aged 24; private marine; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, 7 August 1842. Discharged, 12 August 1842. Folio 264: Robert Collings, aged 25; seaman; disease or hurt, phlegmon. Put on sick list, 9 August 1842. Discharged, 10 August 1842. Folio 264: Samuel Hill, aged 41; private marine; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 10 August 1842. Discharged, 11 August 1842. Folio 264: W H T Green, aged 26; master; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 11 August 1842. Discharged, 19 August 1842. Folio 264: Thomas Jumbo, aged 24; Krooman; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, 13 August 1842. Discharged, 20 August 1842. Folio 264: John Langley, aged 25; engineer; disease or hurt, bronchitis. Put on sick list, 21 August 1842. Discharged, 21 August 1842 to hospital. Folio 264: Tom Jumbo, aged 24; Krooman; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, 6 September 1842. Discharged, [4?] September 1842. Folio 264: Jack [Hanlawny?], aged 23; African boy; disease or hurt, lubago. Put on sick list, 6 September 1842. Discharged, 14 September 1842. Folio 264: Jim Graaft, aged 28; stoker; disease or hurt, iritis. Put on sick list, 28 September 1842. Discharged, 28 September 1842 to hospital. Folio 264: John Davies, aged 24; seaman; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, 2 October 1842. Discharged, 10 October 1842. Folio 264: Yellow Will, aged 25; Krooman; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, Octoberr 1842. Discharged, 8 October 1842. Folio 264: David Hughes, aged 23; seaman; disease or hurt, lubago. Put on sick list, 3 October 1842. Discharged, 7 October 1842.

Folios 265 to 276 describe in detail the ventilation and air filtering system employed on ships of the Niger Expedition, designed by Dr Reid. Each cabin or compartment had a tube supplying fresh air to the lower part of the cabin and another tube to extract warm air from the top, each tube controlled by a system of valves. Folio 269 has illustrations pasted in showing a plan and profile of ventilation 'on the vacuum principle' and on the 'plenum principle'. A large sheet of paper with 8 diagrams is inserted between Folios 269 and 270, the key to the diagram is on Folios 272 and 273. Folios 270 to 272 have tables listing the number and positions of valves in the ventilation system. The use of the 'medicator or purifying chamber' is described on Folios 273 to 276 and there are tables showing temperatures measured on the upper deck, in the Captain's cabin, in the gun room and on the lower deck.

Folios 278 to 279 describe the geology of the Niger, condensed from notes taken by Dr Stanger. With an enclosed diagram of an 'Ideal section of the River Niger from the Delta to Egga, shewing the relation of sandstone to the older rocks'.

Folios 280 to 300 have tables of 'Meteorological observations during the years 1841 and 1842. Niger Expedition'. Showing barometer readings, temperature and dew point readings four times a day, minimum and maximum temperatures, wind direction and remarks.

Folios 301 to 318 contain monthly tables of meteorological observations at Cape Coast Castle from April 1840 to July 1841, taken by Governor McLean.

Folio 301 is a title folio.

Folio 302 has a [printed] sketch pasted in of 'Cape Coast Castle, West Coast of Africa, view from the anchorage', unsigned. Pasted inside the rear cover is a map 'The lower course of the River Niger as far as it was ascended in the expedition under Captain Trotter RN 1841', taken from a publication by John Arrowsmith, dated 27 May 1843.

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