Documents of interest

John Dandridge’s Proteus Haemorrhoids Cured

John Dandridge, an ancestor on my Sexton line, was a machine breaker, sentenced to death, but subsequently commuted to transportation to Tasmania for his crime.

Whilst at sea he suffered haemorrhoids, and is reported as cured? A fate worse than death!!

View the Cover page of the Surgeon’s log and the log entry (No 44) .