Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)
The Captain of the FOWEY at Shoreham has informed us that he has only seven days Provisions on board on the 3rd inst; You are to cause her to be furnished with a quantity of Provisions for some few days more to enable her to sail to Portsmouth or the Downs for a further supply, to one of which places she is ordered to sail, according to the wind direction.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1834/68 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1696-09-05 |
| Creator: | Burchett, Josiah |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |