Catalogue description Folio 1: Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson; disease or hurt, amputation of right arm. Put...

Folio 1: Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson; disease or hurt, amputation of right arm. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797 (continued from the Theseus's journal). Discharged 1 September 1797. The Surgeon was appointed from the Theseus to attend the Admiral to England. He landed at Portsmouth, 1st September [1797], would not suffer the ligature to be touched.

Folio 1: Captain Freemantle, aged 32; disease or hurt, gunshot wound by a musket ball passing through the biceps muscle of the right arm on 25 July. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 2 September 1797 to shore.

Folio 1: Lieutenant Douglas, aged 23; disease or hurt, wounded on 25 July by a musquet ball passing through the first metacarpal bone of the right hand after it had ulcerated and destroyed a great part of the teguments of the hand, the fore finer and part of the metacarpal bone was amputated. He was very much emaciated and extremely nervous. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 1 October 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 2: John Clarke, aged about 23, seaman; disease or hurt, this man's leg amputated on 14 August for a compound fracture he received on 25 July at Teneriffe. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797 (continued from the Theseus's journal). Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 2: John Cooper, aged about 21, marine; disease or hurt, amputated thigh on 15 August for compound fracture. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797 (continued from the Theseus's journal). Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 2: Thomas Ramsey, aged about 40, quartermaster's mate; disease or hurt, amputated left arm 27 July. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797 (continued from the Theseus's journal). Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 2: John Turner, aged about 45, marine; disease or hurt, wounded on 25 July by a musquet ball entering near the vertibre in an oblique direction. The ball was not extracted, much emaciated from large discharge, the thigh and leg of the left side considerably tumified and loss of motion. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 2: Robert Roberts, aged about 33, seaman; disease or hurt, a foul ulcer of the leg from a slight wound received on 25 July of a scorbutic habit. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: Robert Robson, aged about 30, seaman; disease or hurt, received a wound on the 25th July by a musquet ball passing through the rectus cruris muscle of the right thigh two superficial wounds. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: James Mathews, aged about 32, seaman; disease or hurt, gunshot wounds of the knee and thigh on 25 July. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: John Herdman, aged about 33, gunner’s crew; disease or hurt, gunshot wound which destroyed the tendo achillis, great inflammation of the gastrocns and soleus muscles an abscess forming. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: Henry Johnson, aged about 36, seaman; disease or hurt, gunshot wound of the gastrocns muscles not deep part of it sloughing off. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: John Harrington, aged about 33, seaman; disease or hurt, three wounds by a knife on the latissimus dorsi. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 21 September 1797 to duty.

Folio 3: William Brown, aged about 18, seaman; disease or hurt, phthisis pulmonalis. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: Richard Owen, aged about 38, marine; disease or hurt, complains of pain in his right side very weak constitution. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: John Greed, aged about 26, seaman; disease or hurt, ulcer of the ancle. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 22 September 1797 to duty.

Folio 3: Garret Grenon, aged about 23, seaman; disease or hurt, venereal eruptions and ulcers over every part of his body has been ill 9 months. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 3: John Flinn, aged about 24, seaman; disease or hurt, venereal tumour of the groin, eruptions, sore throat. Ill several months. Taken a great deal of mercury. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Thomas Cocksley, aged about 30, marine; disease or hurt, venereal ulcer in groin, fistula in ano ill 10 months taken much mercury. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 7 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: John Moore, seaman; disease or hurt, foul ulcer of his leg. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 7 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Henry Harrison, aged about 20, seaman; disease or hurt, gunshot wound on the tibia five inches below the knee no ball extracted, don’t think the ball lodged. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Robert Cubitt, aged 24, seaman; disease or hurt, scorbutic ulcer on the legs. Ill some time. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 7 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: William James, aged 27, seaman; disease or hurt, scorbutic ulcer. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 7 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Thomas Cridland, aged 16, boy; disease or hurt, venereal ulcers from head to foot had been infected 9 months ago at Leghorn. Much emaciated. Taken mercury. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 3 September 1797 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Robert Ninner, aged 13, boy; disease or hurt, ulcer on the leg. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 6 October 1797 to Plymouth Hospital.

Folio 4: Edward McDonold, carpenter’s crew; disease or hurt, ulcer on the ankle. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 15 September 1797 to duty.

Folio 4: Thomas Bedgood, marine; disease or hurt, foul ulcer on the ankle. Put on sick list, 20 August 1797. Discharged 1 September 1797 to duty.

Folio 4: John Morrison, aged 27, Seaman; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 21 August 1797. Discharged 29 August 1797 to duty.

Folio 4: Thomas Evans, seaman; disease or hurt, contusion on the breast by a block. Put on sick list, 21 August 1797. Discharged 27 August 1797 to duty.

Folio 5: Jonas Sexton, aged about 24, seaman; disease or hurt, feverish cold, pain in head, breast and loins, nausea. Put on sick list, 24 August 1797. Discharged 29 August 1797 to duty.

Folio 5: William Prior, aged about 29, seaman; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 24 August 1797. Discharged 30 August 1797 to duty.