Inspect Medicine Chests; Requests Estimate of Medical Stores
Document 1798Asks that Gillaspy inspect medicine chests and instruments belonging to the ships Ganges and Hamburgh packet. Requests an estimate of medical stores from the Ganges surgeon.
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[Dr Gillaspy]
Sir. War Department,
12th May[undecipherable]
I have to request that you [will]
be pleased to inspect the Medicine Chests [&]
Instruments belonging to the Ships Ganges
and Stramburgh Jackal, and report their Sta[te.]
You will obtain from th[e]
Surgeon of the Ganges an Estimate of Medicin[es,]
Instruments and Hospital Stores for that
Ship for three Months.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Asks that Gillaspy inspect medicine chests and instruments belonging to the ships Ganges and Hamburgh packet. Requests an estimate of medical stores from the Ganges surgeon.
Date
05/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1798051215101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Dr. Gillaspy
James McHenry
Surgeon
Notable locations
War Department