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Alexander, John Richard
Austen, Robert
Austin, Horatio Thomas
Bell, Richard Frederick
Birdwood, Field Marshal William Riddell
Bonner-Smith, David
Burridge, Richard
Captain Richard Woodget
Cary, Anthony
Christie, William Henry Mahoney
Collinson, Richard
Cornwallis, Charles
Cotten, Richard
Cunningham, Andrew Browne
Dawkins, Richard
Dewar, Kenneth Gilbert Balmain
Ellis, Richard
Foot, George Alfred
Grindall, Richard
Haddock, Richard
Hall Gower, Richard
Hamilton, Richard Vesey
Herbert, Thomas
Hildyard, Richard
Hinks, Arthur Robert
Howe, Richard
Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799
Keats, Richard Goodwin
Keppel, Colin Richard
Lee, Thomas
Lickis, Thomas Richardson
Lord-Macquitty Collection
Lowther, John
McClintock, Francis Leopold
Merrony, Richard
Nicholson, Richard Lindsay
Oliphant, Laurence Richard
Oliver, Richard Aldworth
Oliver-Bellasis, Richard
Onslow, Richard
Parr, Richard
Petty Officer Richard Cotten
Pitcairn-Jones, Charles Gray
Pitcairn-Jones, Lewis John
Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly
Poulden, Richard
Priestman, Henry
Purefoy, Richard Purefoy FitzGerald
Relf, Richard
Rich, Robert
Richard
Richards, Frederick William
Richardson, James
Richmond, Herbert William
Ross, James Clark
Russell, Edward
Southerne, James
Strachan, Richard John
Thomas & Richard Walker, Manufacturers & Merchants Of Manchester
Thursfield, James Richard
Tiddeman, Richard, Captain, Ca.1702-1762
Vaughan, John
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Collinson
Wace, Oliver Richard
Webb, Richard
Williams, Richard Norris
Woodget, Richard
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In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-02-15
ADM/A/1792/135
Instructing that the Brother of Captain John Tancred, former Commander of the TARTAR Prize, be paid a sum of money for the Captain's support as a prisoner in France. The money is to be deducted from his wages as a Lieutenant in the ALBEMARLE.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-02-10
ADM/A/1792/100
Captain William Row, late Commander of the PHEONIX Bomb vessel, is applying for payment for three supernumeries ordered to be put aboard his ship by the Duke of Leinster to prepare grenade shells for the Bomb vessels in the Fleet.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1693-02-10
ADM/A/1792/98
Directing that Colonel Churchill should be paid as Captain of the ST ANDREW.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-12-19
ADM/A/1790/123
Calling for an Estimate of the cost of building two new Brigantines to accompany the Fleet next year of the same dimensions as others unless you wish to suggest improvements.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-12-19
ADM/A/1790/115
Ordering Carpenters to be taken off ships building and employed on "Old Works".
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-12-19
ADM/A/1790/113
Ordering the FORESIGHT and ARCHANGEL Hired ship to be provided urgently with Stores for a voyage to Virginia, Victualled for eight months and manned with their Middle Complement of Men.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-12-19
ADM/A/1790/111
Authorising the an allowance of House Money for George Rooke, a Principal Officer, at the rate usually granted to Officers of equivalent rank.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-28
ADM/A/1771/154
We direct you cause the Fire Ship Owners Love to be paid off and laid up upon her arrival at Deptford.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-26
ADM/A/1771/138
We require you to stop cleaning HM Fireships designed for Summer service and order no more men on board them until further notice.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-31
ADM/A/1771/170
Notwithstanding our late order to cause the Fire Ship Owners Love to be paid off and laid up we now direct you to refit her as a Fire Ship for service in the Channel and provisioned for 4 Months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-31
ADM/A/1771/172
We direct you now not to hire a ship at Bristol to Convoy Transport Ships to Ireland, as one of HM Ships shall be supplied for that service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-30
ADM/A/1771/166
We direct you to cause the HMS MONCK to be forthwith refitted for Channel service upon its arrival at Chatham and supplied with 4 months provisions and victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-30
ADM/A/1771/162
We direct you to fit out HMS FORESIGHT for sea service in the Channel as soon as maybe and manned to her highest Complement and victualed for 4 months service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-30
ADM/A/1771/164
We direct you to take care that Pensioned or Superannuated Officers that live near any of HM Yards be obliged to attend those yards at times directed by Commissioner, or if no Commissioner, by the Master Shipwright for the Carpenters and the Master Attendant for other officers to carry out such duti…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-30
ADM/A/1771/160
Having reported to us the failures of William Stone of HM Fireship FOX and Captain Thomas Punnett of HM Hired Ketch the WILLIAM AND THOMAS during their Service on these ships. They have acknowledged their failures to this Board, and we direct you to pay the Wages due to them.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-19
ADM/A/1771/110
Admiral Edward Russell has sent us 2 papers from a Council of War held on HMS St. Michael on 8 January one of them containing several Rules and Methods they judge necessary to be established in future in the Royal Navy in time of war.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-20
ADM/A/1771/117
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Thomas Monk Master Carpenter to be Superannuated as he is about 62 years of age.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-19
ADM/A/1771/102
We require you to consider the Compliment of the Galleys MARY, CHARLES and JAMES now serving in the Channel (where their Oars are of little use) compared with 4th Rate ships of similar dimensions. On the 26th Nov.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-19
ADM/A/1771/98
HMS MERMAID is at Leith is in need of provisions, we require you to provide Captain Ashby immediately to be provided with credit there for one months victuals.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-23
ADM/A/1771/136
Having ordered HMS VIRGIN PRIZE to Portsmouth to be refitted for Channel Service, we require you to have her taken in hand as soon as she arrives and completed as soon as possible, then supplied with suitable provisions for 3 months service.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-20
ADM/A/1771/124
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Stephen Bunce to be Superannuated as he is unable to perform his duties do to ill health.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-20
ADM/A/1771/127
We direct you to have HMS ROYAL KATHERINE cleaned and graved as soon as maybe.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-16
ADM/A/1771/89
We require you to cause HM Fireships FOX, HOPEWELL, GRIFFIN, VULTURE, HOUND, ROEBUCK, WOOLFE, HUNTER and SPY to be fitted for sea service in the Channel, manned and provisioned for 4 months.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-01-17
ADM/A/1771/96
We refer the petition to their Lordships for consideration. (Obverse) Petition for Thomas Austen Master Gunner to be Superannuated as he is about 66 years of age.
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