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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-12 ADM/A/1838/157
Enclosure: Extract of a letter from Commissioner St.Lo at Plymouth in which he proposes to send skilled men and crews of ships to the Yard in order to assist with emergencies and to be paid for it.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-18 ADM/A/1838/164
Warrant appointing James Crows to be Boatswain of the SAPHIRE in place of the former who has been moved to the RUBY. Countersigned by William Bridgeman, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1694-07-19 ADM/A/1819/47
In which the writer explains that the reason for the failure of the pumping engine in the WINCHESTER was due to a lack of the brass [components] that were in the engine at Portsmouth. Due to cost, parts had been made out of wood and leather and had shrunk causing the pump to leak.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-15 ADM/A/1838/194
Copy of a survey of the WOOLWICH referring to problems with the decay of metal knee bolts, the ingress of water and the need for continual pumping. A note in the margin amplifies the problem by referring to decay in the frames and recommending dry docking for rebuilding.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-03 ADM/A/1838/192
Enclosure: Extract of a letter from Captain Cross Commander of the DOVER in Kinsale Harbour in which he informs of a lack of progress with fitting his ship due to rivalry between the Yard's Officers.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1697-01-19 ADM/A/1838/191
Acknowledging the Navy Board's views on Commissioner St.Lo's proposal to employ ships' Carpenters, Crews and Sailmakers in Plymouth Yard on day wages and conceding that such a move may unduly raise the expectations of seamen there the Admiralty nevertheless expects the labour requirem…