#sir benjamin outram

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Ship's medicine chest, late 18th century

This ship's medicine chest was owned by Sir Benjamin Outram (1774-1856) and, according to his descendants, is said to have been used in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.

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Thursday 20 November 1834

8 20

11 ½

No kiss very fine morning F49° at 9 40 at which hour downstairs and Moses Barker and John Jagger just come -  B- a very civil good sort of man and talks like a good farmer – pays £46 per annum for 20DW. and Gledhill pays £26! For 27 DW. equally good land if well farmed – but bad buildings – wants £100 laying out - but it might be inferred that G- is a shiftless fellow at too low a rent – the hunters had always done damage very glad to get rid of them - Mr. George Pollard struck B-‘s wife a heavy cut with his whip last year because she held his horse not wishing to let him pass thro’ their side bar without paying - which however he succeeded in doing - B- went after him - P- said he was in a passion and must be excused but told B- to call on him which he never did - Pickels came also to tell of hunters in Holcans wood yesterday and his friend Mr Atkinson came with him - I had him in the drawing room and left A- to hear P-‘s story – said I had no objection to his A-‘s shooting with P- A- is a Wortley man - there was a snug meeting of Wortley men last night to consider what should be done - then came a man from Scotland to get subscriptions for some works published in Edinburgh I declined having anything to do with them - then cam Henry Gledhill - civil - did not encourage hunters - should be glad to get rid of them - then came Heblet (whom I scarcely saw having A- the while) with loud complaint against the hunters for damage done yesterday - complained more particularly of Mr. Jeremiah Dyson and the huntersmen - Eastwood with them a busy encourage of the hunt - after 11 or near 12 before A- and I could sit down to breakfast had not done when came Mr. Benjamin Outram of Greatland near Hx (cousin Isaac Thwaite of Southowram) to shew his lama-hair shawl and cloak-pieces - seems an ingenious man - had him into our little dining room to take wine - said a lens was his pattern-card - a green, just-bursting - into lead bush, or an ivyed wall beautiful thro’ a lens - an analysis of the light, into points - the lens had not been enough attend to - this and many of sir J. Newton’s discoveries not sufficiently followed up - bought £7.10.0 worth - 4 yards at 22/. for 21/. per yard 3 ½ at 20/. on which no 5 p.c. allowed - it seems he has just opened a connection with Somerset house ‘Messrs. Halling Pearce and Stone, Cockspur street London’ - told him his prices should have been set higher for the London market - has 200 yards ready - about 1400/. for gentlemen and 600 ditto for ladies - gentlemen black pelon (i.e. ‘Spanish for long hair’ or shag) at 24/. per yard would make a good common travelling cloak - wished for an introduction to Sturltz the Tailor - advised his calling on him and stating fairly his article and prices and if Sturltz did not take going to the next tailor of eminence - O- said he would call occasionally and tell us what he had new - staid till 1 20 - he would shake hands with me I did it but did not like it tho’ I did not shew my dislike - sat with A- at her luncheon - then with Mrs Lee and her assistant and Charles and James H- doing up the bed in our room tent room and with the 2 painters till near after 3 ½ - then wrote the whole of today till 4 – then again with the workpeople and with my father and Marian till 5 – then read  ½ hour from p. 458 to 468 Bakewell’s geology when WIlliam Keighley (his father William died a short while ago) came about Spiggs colliery – my letter not received till yesterday – said they had no intention of buying any coal without 1st agreeing with me about the loose – should not have any coal of Mr Dean – it was valued too high - besides could not get it without agreeing with Stocks - he had bought all the coal in the waste and therefore claimed a road they should have to cross - said I was sorry William K- had anything to do with Spiggs colliery if he had bought his share under an idea of having a right to my loose - he said no! they knew they had no right - I explained about Mr. Clarke’s coming in the queer way he did - annoyed - said they had no right to shew at all even for the Spiggs land - but as WK- had come about it fairly I did not wish to be too hard - he said Holt my agent had said I had said I would take £5 an acre for the loose - I answered that I had not bound myself as to what I would take but I had valued the loose at £10 per acre and Holt had only the other day advised me to take £5 saying times were hard etc but that he behaved very well and wished me to employ somebody else in this particular case on account of his relationship to the 2 young Holts (his cousins) - said I would consider about it - would speak to some collier about it (not saying whom) and let WK- know...... I should want a regular agreement with power to send an agent to measure for me - to which WK- made no objection - said I might send anytime - it seems Wilson has got down to the soft bed but something the matter with the engine that it will not work just at present - his estate doubly mortgaged - Mr. Christopher Ward has the 2nd mortgage - Wilson can loose Stocks but S- will not pay him much for the loose - mentioned the subject of James Keighley’s window overlooking the Northgate property - James K- very ill - Joshua K- has bought Johnny Flather’s little farm for something more than £700 - said I had offered him more than that but he had asked me £1200 - JF- had at 1st told Joshua K- that Mr. James Norris had bid him £1000 but Mr. James Norris denied it - I said Joshua K- had bought it dear enough - yes! said WK- there was not much to be got out of it and his brother did not care about selling it - as if I might have it if I chose - to which I merely said I did not care about it -  dinner after all this talk at 6 1/4  - A- read aloud a chapter or 2 of volume I Last Days of Pompeii and told me the story of the rest to the end of the volume – then read me about a chapter of volume ii – while she read to herself I read the 1st 63 pages volume i. Italy etc by the author of Vathek (i.e. Mr Beckford) – had Marian a little while – 20 minutes with my aunt till 10 5 then wrote the above of this page till 10 25 - soft, small rainy or damp hazy day - F45° now at 10 25 pm - Mrs Lee and her assistant and Charles and James finished doing up our bed.

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Naval Surgeon's medicine chest, belonging to surgeon Sir Benjamin F. Outram (1774-1856) and reputedly used at the battle of Copenhagen 1801

Outram was first employed in the naval medical service in 1794, and was promoted to the rank of surgeon in 1796. He served in HMS Harpy, HMS La Nymphe, and HMS Boadicea. He was surgeon in HMS Superb in the second battle of Algeciras, where Sir James Saumarez obtained a victory over the French and Spanish fleets on 12 July 1801. He received war medals and clasps for his services under Sir Richard Goodwin Keats. Then for a period he was surgeon to the royal yacht, HMS Royal Sovereign.

In 1806, with a view to private practice, Outram went to Edinburgh, and there graduated doctor of medicine on 24 June 1809. He was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London on 16 April 1810, and then began as a physician at Hanover Square in London, where he lived more than 40 years. He acted as physician to the Welbeck Street Dispensary. On 3 May 1838 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society; he also became an early member of the Royal Geographical Society.

In 1841 Outram became medical inspector of her Majesty's fleets and hospitals. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) on 17 September 1850, and was admitted a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians on 9 July 1852. He died at Brighton on 16 February 1856, and was buried at Clifton, Bristol.

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A Naval Surgeons Medicine chest with 19 bottles and supplies, late 18th century

This one was owned by by Sir Benjamin Outram (1774-1856). He was naval surgeon, physician and medical inspector who served in HMS Harpy, HMS La Nymphe, and HMS Boadicea, HMS Superb and HMS Royal Sovereign. 

It is said by his descendants that the chest have been used at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. 

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Medicine Chest

Medicine chest belonging to Sir Benjamin F Outram KCB (1774-1856) and reputedly used at the battle of Copenhagen 1801.