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Folios 246-247: Lark Woodhead, Navy Agents, 22 Essex Street, Strand. Enclosing Captain...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/1940/69

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This record is about the Folios 246-247: Lark Woodhead, Navy Agents, 22 Essex Street, Strand. Enclosing Captain... dating from 1809 Sept 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 1/1940/69
Date
1809 Sept 19
Description

Folios 246-247: Lark Woodhead, Navy Agents, 22 Essex Street, Strand. Enclosing Captain John Martin Hanchett, HMS Raven’s medical report concerning injury sustained at Flushing 3 August 1809. Request he’s examined by the College of Surgeons on his return to London.

Folios 248-249: enclosed in folios 246-247. William Preston, Surgeon, HMS Raven, off Dreischor, 25 August 1809. Captain Hanchett hit by large splinter from boom hits rhs/loins. Passing the batteries to assist boats up river. Eight others injured. Rendered unconscious, blood in urine. Remained on deck. Violent pain for days. Debilitating.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap H66
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12819226/

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Letters from Captains, Surnames H: 1809, 2nd series. (Described at item level)

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