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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D517/BOX/A/3/1/13
TitleLetter from George Mundy RN to his father Edward Miller Mundy with details of a recent illness and how he was treated
Date24 Nov 1815
DescriptionOn board HMS Genoa laying at Marseille. He thanks his father for the uplifting letter he received. He has been very ill - starting with a cough and cold leading to an obstruction of bile in the liver. He was treated with strong medication and bled for two days. His fever has now gone, and he writes on the first day he is able to sit up. Has received a note from Lord Falmouth, who had taken First Lieutenant York to Hieres Bay. Falmouth was content. He describes how other fellow seamen are very ill with fever, too. Congratulates his father on the find of coal.
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RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
SenderAdmiral Sir George Mundy
Sender LocationHotel du Midi, Marseille
RecipientEdward Miller Mundy I
Recipient LocationShipley
Archive CreatorMiller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor
TermNavy officers

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