Chatham
Chest
Source: TNA: PRO:
ADM 82/116 - Register of Payments to Pensioners (Midshipmen, Masters, Surgeons,
Boatswains, Gunners, Carpenters, Cooks and Ratings 1796
This is one of
over 100 volumes relating to the Chatham Chest over the period 1675-1799. The
entries are very roughly in alphabetical order.
p.150
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(Presumably year entered) |
81 |
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Ship names |
Edgar |
|
Pensr names |
Jno Hogg |
|
Amt Paid |
4 0 0 |
|
2s due |
4 |
|
Money paid |
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To whom |
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Source: TNA: PRO:
ADM 82/123 - Index to Pensioners 1779 to c.1797
This is also
roughly in alphabetical order. Apart from giving the date of when payments were
first made by this charity, details of injuries and such like and ship’s names
are also given, along with sums. It can be difficult finding particular men (as
found in the payment registers), although this might just be for the latter
years.
Example:-
.
|
John Hogg |
His right leg wounded by splinter |
Grafton |
17 Apr 80 |
6 0 0 |
.
.
Source: Jersey Archive: L/F/189
Although slightly
out of the time frame that I normally deal with, a friend of mine showed me a
photocopy of the following wound certificate, knowing that I would be
interested. A most rare document, with some help I found out that the
original is now held in Jersey. Through the courtesy of the Jersey Heritage
Trust, they have given their blessing to this ‘facsimile’:-
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These are to certify the Worshipful the Governours of ye Chest of Chatham for relief of
hurt and wounded Seal Seamen, in His Majesty’s Service,
That --- Phillip
Billet - Seaman --- Aged about twenty five years was wounded on board .....His Majesty’s ship
Victory --- by receiving ...... a fracture of the Radius of
the right Arm, which occupies great Pain and Inflammation
---------------------------- ------------------------------------------- No. on the 7th of May in
the year one Thousand seven
Hundred and eighty --- being
then actually upon His Majesty’s Service in afsisting to row off one of the
Boats from the Shore ------- ..................To the truth whereof We certify this Twelfth day of May 1780 --- ....Henry Olins Captain ..............
Jas
Keating Purser .......................Lieutent ............... T H Mann Boatsn John Madgeson Master
..............Benjn Vicary Gunner JW Thompson Surgeon ............Danl Scarville Carpenter Note. That in the Certificate above be exprefsed the part of the Body wherein, the time when (in words at
length) and manner how, the wound with ye nature thereof was receivd, that this Certificate be filled up, signed & deliverd
to the Person as soon as He is cured on board or before He is sent from the Ship for cure and not afterwards |
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