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Folio 263: James Bowen, HMS Argo at sea. Advising that his boatswain, John Liming,...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1527/192

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This record is about the Folio 263: James Bowen, HMS Argo at sea. Advising that his boatswain, John Liming,... dating from 1802 Jan 19 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/1527/192
Date
1802 Jan 19
Description

Folio 263: James Bowen, HMS Argo at sea. Advising that his boatswain, John Liming, has been pronounced by the surgeon to be so weakened by a severe bout of fever that his life is in danger. Bowen agrees with the diagnosis and says that to preserve the life of a good man he has given him leave to go home in one of the rice ships now in convoy with them, with a sick ticket for the first hospital he may arrive at.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap B181
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12777892/

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