John Fryer

Notes on Officer

Supplied by Timothy Young of Pitcarin Island

Trinity House, London
10th January 1781
Gentlemen,                                                                                                                             
Pursuant to yours of the 27th Ultimo We have examined the Bearer Mr John Fryer and find him qualified to take Charge as Master of any of His Majesty's Sloops from the Downs thro' the Channel to the Westward, and Pilot thro' the Needles & into Hamoaze: likewise thro' the Cattegart up to Elsinore.
We are
Your affectionate Friends 
Wm. James
D.M. Jos. B. Santy
John Addison
Principal Officers & Commrs 
of His Majesty's Navy.

H.M. Store Ship Abundance
March 31st 1812  
Hon'ble Sirs,
Mr Fryer, Commander of this Ship of which I am Asst. Surgeon having desired me to state the nature of his illness & complaints, I have to lay before the Board the exact opinion I have formed and which he says is the near statement of his case-General debility, spasmodic rigidity of almost the whole body, great anxiety of mind, with disturbed imaginations during sleep and with much loss of memory; the whole forming a disease of extreme nervous irratability: No particular pains attached to any particular part, but sight & speech much impaired. Ascribes no cause for the above complaint, but from the anxiety of having the present charge of Ships Provisions & Cargo, which I have the opinion the cause to be entirely attributed to respecting his restlessness & anxiety; the other symptons most probably have arisen from the number of Years he has been in the service.
This Honble Sirs I believe to be the true statement and I have 
The Honor to be
Honble Sirs
Your most obedt. servt. 
James Fry.