| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Ref No | MS 2070/16 |
| Title | Journal of Jonathan Troup: April 1790 |
| Date | April 1790 |
| Extent | Pages 173v -175v |
| Creator Name | Jonathan Troup (c1764 - 1799), physician, of Aberdeen, Scotland and Dominica, West Indies |
| Description | Journal of Jonathan Troup: April 1790
He read Rousseau's 'Heloise'
He called at Engeneers and was given the suggestion that he would have to write to the governor for better provisions. The following day, he wrote to Captain Mackclean regarding the poor food which was making the negroes sick. A few days later, Mr Webb enquired as to why Troup had found fault with the provisions
Mr Richards had been taking bark and was feeling better
Dr Armourer and Mr Crown arrived from Pointe Rounde
He got Dryden's poems from Mr Richards
Dr Markham's boy Seville was not to be found last night. The next morning, Seville said he was seeking a missing horse
He described social activities. On Easter Sunday, Troup drank too much and fell off his horse and got a graze and a head bump. He was sick when he went home
A sloop of war was in the bay
Mr Bell took up the matter with regard to his letter. Major Lee was the judge and settled the matter
Miss Emma Hodnett passed a large worm by stool
An overseer was employed at Roseau to make sure American ships did not land any more cattle at the town than they had been given permission for. The 30th regiment seized a vessel, the merchant and its inhabitants. The sailors rose up and tarred and feathered the informer
Court De arrived in Martinique and espoused the former Governor's course
He mentioned his possible marriage prospects in Dominica but stated that Miss F would have to refuse him first before he thought of others
He signed the number of sick to Lieutenant Colonel Fraser |
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