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Journal of the convict ship Recovery for 19 November 1822 to 4 August 1823 by Peter...

Catalogue reference: ADM 101/63/6

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This record is about the Journal of the convict ship Recovery for 19 November 1822 to 4 August 1823 by Peter... dating from 1822-1823 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 101/63/6
Date
1822-1823
Description

Journal of the convict ship Recovery for 19 November 1822 to 4 August 1823 by Peter Cunningham, Surgeon and Superintendent. (Described at item level).

The first part of the journal is in diary form with daily entries covering the daily routine of cleaning decks and allowing prisoners on deck, temperature measurements, provisions opened, names of those admitted or discharged from the sick list and the number on the list. The second part of the journal, from folio 28, covers the treatment of some of the sick in more detail.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Navy
Diaries
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4106889/

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ADM 101

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