Medical and surgical journal of H.M hired ship Robert Small for 5 April-13 September 1853 by Harvey Morris.

ADM 101/253/1C – National Archives (UK) website

Folios 1-2: Copy of sick list. Folios 3-6: Patrick Owens, aged 44, private; case number 1; disease or hurt, asthma. Put on sick list, 27 April 1853 in Queenstown harbour. Died 30 April 1853.

Folios 6-8: John Conroy, aged 43, private; case number 2; disease or hurt, retention of urine. Put on sick list, 6 May 1853 at sea. Died 16 May 1853.

Folios 8-9: Patrick Donnelan, aged 23, convict; case number 3; disease or hurt, phthisis. Put on sick list, 14 May 1853 at sea. Died 31 May 1853.

Folios 10-12: Thomas Beadle, aged 25, convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 14 May 1853 at sea. Died 26 May 1853.

Folios 12-13: Patrick Cullen, aged 38, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, hamatemosis. Put on sick list, 29 May 1853 at sea. Died 29 May 1853.

Folios 14-16: Michael Meehan, aged 32, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, fever. Put on sick list, 1 June 1853 at sea. Died 14 June 1853.

Folio 16: John Dea, aged 24, convict; case number 7; disease or hurt, fever. Put on sick list, 14 June 1853 at sea. Died 23 June 1853.

Folios 17-18: George Gibson, aged 42, private; case number 8; disease or hurt, Bright’s disease of the kidneys. Put on sick list, 17 June 1853 at Rio De Janiero. Died 24 June 1853.

Folios 18-20: Edmund Halley, aged 34; case number 9; disease or hurt, hydrothorax. Put on sick list, 1 July 1853 at sea. Died 4 August 1853.

Folios 21-22: John Riely, aged 55; case number 10; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 1 July 1853 at sea. Died 9 August 1853.

Folio 22: William Burk, aged 23, prisoner; case number 11; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 3 June 1853. Died 17 August 1853.

Folios 23-24: Michael Crolly, aged 30, prisoner; case number 12; disease or hurt, marasmus. Put on sick list, 2 June 1853. Discharged 10 July 1853 relieved. Put on sick list 11 August 1853, died 22 August 1853.

Folio 24: James Arthur, aged 1 day; case number 13; disease or hurt, marasmus. Put on sick list, 20 August 1853. Died 7 September 1853.

Folio 25: A nosological synopsis of the sick book.

Folio 26: Blank Table 2.

Folios 26-27: Table 3 –blank.

Folios 27-28; Surgeon’s general remarks.