Lot 99
The recipient "James Dunn, Aged about Thirty Five years was wounded on board His Majesty's Ship Leviathan by receiving in Lord Nelsons' action with the combined fleets of France and Spain, a Cannister Shot through the upper part of his right thigh on the Twenty First of October in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Five 1805."
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Provenance:
- Military & Wartime Exhibited:
- Collectibles Literature:
- 623 Medium:
- General Notes:
- This historic document was signed at sea on board the 74 Gun Leviathan on the 4th November, 1805. It carries the signature of the Captain Henry Bayntun and seven others including the Surgeon and Gunner. The Leviathan had 4 men killed and 22 wounded during the fleet action which also saw the death of Admiral Lord Nelson who was shot by a French sniper while standing on the deck of his flagship, the Victory . The Chatham Chest was founded in 1590 by John Hawkyns. The purpose of the chest was the relief of injured seamen. To this end sixpence a month was deducted from the pay of an able seaman, fourpence a month from an ordinary seaman and threepence a month from boys. In 1619 gunners also had sixpence a month deducted and from 1626 all seamen of whatever class were deducted the same amount, vide sixpence a month. The Chest itself was an iron chest with five locks on it the keys to which were given to five separate people, in this way giving some security to the contents. The fund itself ran on in virtually the same form until the 19th century. (National Maritime Museum) Condition:
- Some staining
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