A journal kept by William Waunder on the proceedings of HMS WELLESLEY.

A journal of HMS WELLESLEY which saw action in the First Opium War. The journal records the trial of a seaman on the charge of murdering a Chinese man. The seaman was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

Record Details

Item reference: JOD/330; MSS/81/170 MS1981/170
Catalogue Section: Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 folder
Date made: 1837-06-22 0 1842-07-07; 1842-01-01 - ?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London