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Transferred to ADM 1/8998
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Folios 355-356: George Prevost, Government House, Dominica, to Sir William Smyth,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2512/165
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This record is about the Folios 355-356: George Prevost, Government House, Dominica, to Sir William Smyth,... dating from 1804 Sept 24 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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- 1804 Sept 24
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Folios 355-356: George Prevost, Government House, Dominica, to Sir William Smyth, Upper Grosvenor Street, London. Regarding Captain Smith, Smyth's son, health following his ship, HMS Osprey's grounding on shore at Prince Ruperts Bay which left him deranged. Since the incident mainly through the care of Mr Baillie, the Garrison Surgeon, his health has almost recovered from that calamitous state. However, Baillie recommends he is sent to a cold climate and has advised he return to England on the Leicester packet.
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Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1804, numbers 401-581. (Described at item level)
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Folios 355-356: George Prevost, Government House, Dominica, to Sir William Smyth,...
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