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Journal of His Majesty's Ship Arethusa by Mr Thomas Simpson, Surgeon, between 15...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/86/1
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This record is about the Journal of His Majesty's Ship Arethusa by Mr Thomas Simpson, Surgeon, between 15... dating from 1805-1806 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 101/86/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1805-1806
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Description (What the record is about)
- Journal of His Majesty's Ship Arethusa by Mr Thomas Simpson, Surgeon, between 15 May 1805 and 13 June 1806 while the ship was in Europe and the West Indies. The journal takes the form of case by case accounts, with monthly memorandum of cases not recorded in detail, until April 1806. The final month of the Surgeon's engagement is summed up in the final two folios for lack of space. There is also an account of his relationship with Captain Brisbane following his arrest in April and Court Martial proceedings in May until he leaves the ship's company in June 1806. (Described at item level).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4107071/
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