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Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Augustus Jessie for 1 October 1839...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/6/6
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This record is about the Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Augustus Jessie for 1 October 1839... dating from 1839-1840 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 101/6/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1840
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Description (What the record is about)
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Medical and surgical journal of the convict ship Augustus Jessie for 1 October 1839 to 9 April 1840 by Thomas R Dunn, MD, Surgeon Superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in carrying male prisoners from Ireland to New South Wales. Including an abstract of the journal for a voyage from Port Jackson to Norfolk Island carrying 200 convicts. (Described at item level).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4106447/
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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