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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-04-13
ADM/A/1774/58
Requiring two months Provisions to be sent down to the LONDON MERCHANT Hired ship at the Nore.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-24
ADM/A/1773/380
Richard Dawson, late Gunner of the WINDSOR, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-25
ADM/A/1773/384
John Sugar, late Surgeon of the RUBY, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-24
ADM/A/1773/386
James Clements, late Boatswain of the ALPHIN hulk, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-11
ADM/A/1839/127
Francis Eaton is to be appointed Gunner of the WOOLWICH in place of the former removed to the new 3rd Rate building at Deptford. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-11
ADM/A/1839/125
Your letter of 8 February advised us that the WARSPITE cannot be of further service without rebuilding and you proposed that she should be laid up and her officers and servants discharged. You are directed to pay her off and lay her up accordingly.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-02-14
ADM/A/1862/125
George Scrivener, Master Carpenter of the LIZARD, is to be appointed Master Carpenter of the CANTERBURY, in place of the former removed to the LIZARD. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-02-14
ADM/A/1862/127
Your letter of 9 February advised us that you had examined how John Wilson stands on the books of the ROMNEY, and sent us a state of his case. On consideration, we direct you to have the Q taken off and you are to be governed in this according to our direction of 28 November and 23 December 1698.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-11
ADM/A/1839/133
You are directed to have the MARY galley, upon arrival at Sheerness, cleaned and refitted there for a voyage to the Straits and stored and victualled for 8 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-11
ADM/A/1839/131
You are directed to have the PENDENNIS at Plymouth, cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel and victualled for 10 weeks.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-25
ADM/A/1773/368
Thomas Swan, late Gunner of the SOVEREIGN, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-24
ADM/A/1773/376
John Burnett, late Carpenter of the OSSORY, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-02-14
ADM/A/1862/129
The Commissioners of the Victualing have given us an account of the late storm that has done great damage to the Victualing Office at Dover. They have asked whether they should send workmen from hence or whether workmen at Dover are to take a survey and make an estimate for repairing the damage.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-13
ADM/A/1839/144
You are directed to have Captain Robinson, Commander of the DUNKIRK, furnished with a tender to enable him to procure men to serve.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-13
ADM/A/1839/148
We have ordered Captain Muir, Commander-in-Chief of the squadron going to the west Indies, to have men of the BREDAH and SUNDERLAND above the middle complement, put aboard other ships of the squadron.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-13
ADM/A/1839/151
We have named the new 6th Rate building at Sheerness the LIZARD (established with the same number of men and guns as is allowed to the MAIDSTONE) which will be ready to launch at the latter end of March.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-09
ADM/A/1839/92
You ae directed to pay Captain Hockaday of the BREDAH, bound to the West Indies, or to such person legally empowered to receive the same, two thirds of the pay due to him.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-09
ADM/A/1839/101
Having given us an account that you have ordered the BLAST and COMET at Deptford to be fitted for a voyage to the Straits, you are directed to have them furnished for 8 months stores and victuals for their respective complements.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-09
ADM/A/1839/95
Having received a letter signed M C complaining of embezzlement of stores, we send you the enclosed letter and direct you to examine it and do what you think fit for the benefit of His Majesty.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-31
ADM/A/1773/358
Thomas Reynolds, Purser of the PHOENIX, is to be permitted to act by Deputy. You are directed to have Joshua Bell entered as Deputy Purser accordingly until further order. His warrant is to be dated 31 March 1691.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-24
ADM/A/1773/366
Thomas Monk, late Carpenter of the DIAMOND, by reason of age and infirmity is incapable of further employment.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1699-02-13
ADM/A/1862/101
Your letters of 8 and 10 February advised us you had perused the several petitions about Qs and Rs and sent us the state of each man's case. Seamen to have the Qs and Rs removed listed.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1697-02-10
ADM/A/1839/113
You are directed to have the SHOREHAM now at Portsmouth, cleaned and refitted for service in the Channel and victualled for 10 weeks.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-03-27
ADM/A/1773/356
Samuel Larner is to be appointed Master Cook of the HART ketch. You are directed to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant as is proper His warrant is to be dated 27 March 1691.
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