Catalogue description No 18: Inquest held on board HMS "Melpomene", 13 December 1819 on the body of William...

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Details of HCA 1/102/18
Reference: HCA 1/102/18
Description:

No 18: Inquest held on board HMS "Melpomene", 13 December 1819 on the body of William Marshall, who died of sickness and distemper caused by mistakenly drinking laudanum, 12 December 1819 on board HMS "Melpomene", Portsmouth Harbour.

Verdict: accidental death

Date: 1819
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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