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Dr Cockbourne, Physician of the Greenwich Hospital. He agrees that the Elixir of...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/113/143
What’s it about?
This record is about the Dr Cockbourne, Physician of the Greenwich Hospital. He agrees that the Elixir of... dating from 1740 Nov 1.
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- ADM 354/113/143
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1740 Nov 1
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Description (What the record is about)
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Dr Cockbourne, Physician of the Greenwich Hospital. He agrees that the Elixir of Vitriol would be a good treatment for Scorbutical cases and for others and recommended it to be included in the sea chests in 1732. He thinks the College of Physicians have not asked the right question as they ought to be looking for a method of preventing scurvy not curing it. He gives the amounts to be used for various rated ships abroad
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ADM B 113
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9179308/
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Dr Cockbourne, Physician of the Greenwich Hospital. He agrees that the Elixir of...