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Paul Shipley, Surgeon of the Hawke Sloop, at St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Asks for...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/109/123

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This record is about the Paul Shipley, Surgeon of the Hawke Sloop, at St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Asks for... dating from 1738 Aug 10.

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Reference
ADM 354/109/123
Date
1738 Aug 10
Description

Paul Shipley, Surgeon of the Hawke Sloop, at St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Asks for the Board's protection as Captain Gascoigne has threatened to destroy him by giving confused orders. Last July he was ordered to Fort St. Simons to bring up one of our men who was injured by a fall. He brought him to a house ashore ordered to receive him and was insulted by a woman who complained about him to the Captain. He was beaten by the Captain who threatened him with a pistol, which has made him unfit for duty. Asks to be called home

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9227112/

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Paul Shipley, Surgeon of the Hawke Sloop, at St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Asks for...