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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D517/BOX/A/3/1/13 |
| Title | Letter from George Mundy RN to his father Edward Miller Mundy with details of a recent illness and how he was treated |
| Date | 24 Nov 1815 |
| Description | On 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. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Sender | Admiral Sir George Mundy |
| Sender Location | Hotel du Midi, Marseille |
| Recipient | Edward Miller Mundy I |
| Recipient Location | Shipley |
| Archive Creator | Miller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor |
| Term | Navy officers |
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