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Albion. Includes details of an attempt in 1800 to cure scurvy by burying patients...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/82/3
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This record is about the Albion. Includes details of an attempt in 1800 to cure scurvy by burying patients... dating from 1798-1809 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 101/82/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1809
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Description (What the record is about)
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Albion. Includes details of an attempt in 1800 to cure scurvy by burying patients up to the neck in earth brought on board.
For description purposes, ADM 101/82/3 has been split into twelve parts (3A - 3L), as follows:
HMS Albion 13 April 1799-2 January 1801: ADM 101/82/3A.
HMS Albion 31 May 1798 - 12 April 1799: ADM 101/82/3B.
HMS Albion 2 January- 1 April 1801: ADM 101/82/3C.
HMS Albion 1 April 1801-10 May 1801: ADM 101/82/3D.
HMS Albion 2 December 1802-12 April 1803: ADM 101/82/3E.
HMS Albion 17 April-5 May 1803: ADM 101/82/3F.
HMS Albion 6 May 1803-31 March 1805: ADM 101/82/3G.
HMS Albion 6 May 1804-31 March 1805: ADM 101/82/3H.
HMS Albion 25 July 1805-25 July 1806: ADM 101/82/3I.
HMS Albion 26 July 1806-25 July 1807: ADM 101/82/3J.
HMS Albion 20 July 1807-25 July 1808: ADM 101/82/3K.
HMS Albion 26 July 1808-5 June 1809: ADM 101/82/3L.
NOTE: The tweleve parts are produced as a single document using this catalogue reference (ADM 101/82/3).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4107052/
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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