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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-22
ADM/A/1813/231
The repairs to the STERLING CASTLE are to be put in hand when she arrives at Chatham so that she will be ready for next year's service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-26
ADM/A/1813/259
The LUMLEY CASTLE, Hired Ship, was lately cast away in the Mediterranean, and most of her crew were drowned. The wages of her company are to be paid up to the time she was lost.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-26
ADM/A/1813/257
Captain Vincent, commanding the SMIRNA FACTOR, Hired Ship, under orders for Plymouth, writes from Portsmouth, that she only has 14 days provisions on board. She is to be provisioned for three months service in the Channel.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-26
ADM/A/1813/255
1. The SAMUEL AND HENRY, Hired Ship, now in Long Reach, is to be surveyed and an opinion given as to whether she is fit to continue in service and, if so, how long it will take to refit her for sea.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-26
ADM/A/1813/251
A ketch is to be provided for Captain Stewart, commanding the DORSETSHIRE, building at Southampton, to enable him to get men for the ship
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-27
ADM/A/1813/267
1. Prepare an abstract of the several queries, raised by the Clerk of the Cheque and other Officers, concerning mustering, payment and other maters relating to the recent establishment of two Marine Regiments.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-20
ADM/A/1813/205
1. Requiring the construction of cabins to accommodate the Field Officers being sent to the West Indies in the ships under the command of Captain Wilmott. …
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-11-27
ADM/A/1813/271
1. The BRIDGET GALLEY, Tender to the ROYAL WILLIAM, and now at Deptford, is to be cleaned, refitted and provisioned for sea.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-19
ADM/A/1812/246
Captain Welby of the JOLLY at Milford Haven has reported that her mast has sprung. Orders are given for her to be supplied with a new mast.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-20
ADM/A/1812/253
Confirming a warrant issued by Admiral Edward Russell dated 25th May 1694 appointing Daniel Garrett to be Boatswain of the QUEEN. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-20
ADM/A/1812/251
Warrant appointing Jonas Chamberlain to be Master Carpenter DRAKE. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-22
ADM/A/1812/265
Requiring ships bound for the West Indies to be paid to the first of the present month.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-23
ADM/A/1812/275
Mr [Mannoock] the Muster Master at Rye is to be reimbursed the charge for cleaning the BASING Galley. The charge is to be deducted from the freight owede to her owners.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-22
ADM/A/1812/269
Captain John Tupper is to be rewarded with a medal and chain made by HM Mint for his services in capturing some French Privateers when commanding a Privateer the MONMOUTH.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-30
ADM/A/1812/337
Warrant appointing James Montgomery, late Boatswain of the JOSEPH Fireship, to be Boatswain of the ROMNEY. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-30
ADM/A/1812/333
Warrant appointing John Calender to be Master Gunner of the SEAHORSE. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-29
ADM/A/1812/331
The Clerk of the Cheque at Sheerness is to be instructed to record all Foremast Men belonging to the ROYAL KATHERINE who have missed reporting for three successive Musters without leave as having deserted; and requiring him to submit a list of the men who have been granted leave together with the na…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-29
ADM/A/1812/329
Captain Hoskins of the ROYAL WILLIAM has informed the Admiralty that Commissioner St.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-30
ADM/A/1812/347
Directing that the RUPERT at Spithead be repaired and fitted for service abroad as soon as possible and provided with five months' dry provisions and as much wet as she can stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-24
ADM/A/1812/281
Mr Whittaker the Solicitor for the affairs of the Navy is to be paid four hundred pounds expenses incurred on behalf of the Admiralty.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-24
ADM/A/1812/279
The KATHERINE is to be repaired at Chatham and prepared for service at sea next year.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-25
ADM/A/1812/293
The ROMNEY and the COLCHESTER are to be supplied with a tender for the better management of the ship.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-26
ADM/A/1812/307
Ordering an express to be sent to Portsmouth to collect a list of men aboard ships bound for the West Indies who have wages due to them for service in any other of HM Ships. After checking the lists they are to be returned to Portsmouth with directions for the men to be paid.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1694-10-26
ADM/A/1812/305
Requiring ships and vessels in Sea Pay to be paid to the first of the present month, as occasion arises.
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