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Medical and surgical journal of HMS Seahorse for 20 August 1797 to 18 August 1799...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/120/6B
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This record is about the Medical and surgical journal of HMS Seahorse for 20 August 1797 to 18 August 1799... dating from 1797-1799 in the series Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 101/120/6B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1797-1799
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Medical and surgical journal of HMS Seahorse for 20 August 1797 to 18 August 1799 by Thomas Eshelby, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in the Channel, Bay of Cadiz, Mediterranean and blockade of Alexandria.
[Note: ADM 101/120/6A-6F are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/120/6].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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