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Eshelby, Thomas. Surgical log. 24 July 1797. Aboard HMS Theseus — Overview.
Summary
Eshelby’s surgical log records the Tenerife amputation at 11pm on 24 July 1797 aboard HMS Theseus — Overview. The arm was removed above the elbow. Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview was conscious. He was writing dispatches with his left hand within days. White p.112 is the page on the Tenerife notes. Archive class-mark, later logs, and a full transcript stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.
Credibility Assessment
- Type: Primary — official surgical record
- Author expertise: Eshelby was surgeon of HMS Theseus at the Tenerife operation
- Peer reviewed: No (ship’s medical log)
- Known biases or limitations: Some accounts time the operation differently; that contest stays on the Tenerife note. No class-mark is invented here
Key Claims and Page References
- 24 July 1797, 11pm — amputation recorded; above the elbow; Nelson conscious (Eshelby’s Surgical Log — 24 July 1797; White p.112)
- Within days — left-hand dispatches (Left-Hand Dispatches — Tenerife 1797; White p.112)
Verbatim Quotes
(verbatim quotes live here only — never paste verbatim text into atomic notes)
(none licensed; spoken lines stay on the Tenerife note and @white2005nelson)
Notes Used In
- Eshelby’s Surgical Log — 24 July 1797
- Eshelby Thomas — Surgeon HMS Theseus
- Nelson — Loss of Arm at Tenerife 1797
- Left-Hand Dispatches — Tenerife 1797
- Amputation Surgery at Sea — 18th Century