George Maclaren (fl.1810-37) served as a naval surgeon with the Royal Navy during the 1830s. He wrote two journals which provide detailed descriptions of the places that he visited, with some comments on his medical work as an assistant surgeon and a regular record of temperatures. The first journal covers the period Dec. 1831 - Jun. 1835, during which time he served on board 'HMS Magicienne' in the East Indies [Malay Archipelago]. Upon his return to Portsmouth in Mar. 1835 he qualified as a full surgeon and travelled to Belfast and then Edinburgh to visit his family. The first journal ends with his orders to join the West Indies squadron. The second journal covers the period Jul. 1835 - Sept. 1837, when Maclaren served on the brig-sloop 'HMS Serpent' in the West Indies and North American stations — though his ship was engaged principally in the suppression of the slave trade in the waters around Cuba. Note the contents of the journals include description of enslavement and enslaved peoples, including racist and outdated language.