A letter to the commissioners for transports, and sick and wounded seamen, on the non-contagious nature of the yellow fever : and containing hints to officers, for the prevention of this disease among seamen / by James Veitch.

  • Veitch, James, 1770?-1856.
Date:
1818
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Credit: A letter to the commissioners for transports, and sick and wounded seamen, on the non-contagious nature of the yellow fever : and containing hints to officers, for the prevention of this disease among seamen / by James Veitch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    50 (No. 4.) ''lOth August Mri Beavef ill, with fever. On thfe ijth. Supposed to be dying. (No. 5.). 10^^ August. The Cap- tain of the Hankey being unable to procure some stone ballast, began cutting wood for that purpose. (No. 6.) « I8th September. The Ship's company still employed in cutting wood for ballast. (No. 7.) iSth September. The Co- lonists engaged in clearing ground, building block-houses and places of residence, digging up the roots, land- ing stores, rolling them up hill, level- ]]ng the ground, making roads. (No. 8.) 24th September. The Hankey's Ship's company left off . *' cutting wood, to rig the Ship. (No. 9.) October. Hired three sailors belonging to the Cutter to ** work on shore,
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