Chatham Chest

Certificates addressed to the Directors of the Chatham Chest (from 1803 the Chest at Greenwich), a fund for the relief of men hurt or wounded in naval service, concerning disabilities and wounds of various seamen. Each certificate is signed by a ship's captain, surgeon and other officers.

1802-1813

8 items Membrane. Each item approx. 330 × 230 mm.

Items 2, 4-8 were acquired at Glendining's 23 July 1909, lot 64.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).