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Nobbs, Reuben Elias (1830)

"In 1847 he survived a serious injury, although he was from that point lame in one leg. He, in company with several others, went goat hunting. He fell, and his gun discharged into his right hip. After long months wherein little improvement took place, a surgeon from a passing ship extracted much wadding which had been embedded in the wound. After that, recovery was rapid, but his lameness prevented his participating in the work of the island. In 1849 he traveled to Valparaiso, Chile where he took employment as a clerk. His health declined, and he became very ill with consumption, so he returned to his homeland. Kind hands carried him from the landing to his home when he returned, for he was universally beloved."

-- thePeerage

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