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Board Of Admiralty, In-Letters

In letters from the Sick and Hurt Board, April 1798-99
Mr Magennis to Sick and Hurt, 2 November 1798 observed with unavailing regret a great number of brave and able seamen annually rendered useless to the public service to themselves and their families owing to the dreadful ravages made by old and what was then deemed incurable ulcers.

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Magennis was the surgeon to prisoners-of-war at Norman Cross
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Record Details

Item reference: ADM/F/29
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1798-1799-12-31; 1798-01-01 - 1799-12-31 1798-1799
Creator: Board of Admiralty
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London