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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)
1692-04-29
ADM/A/1783/166
The ships DUNKIRK, RUBY, ADVICE, CHESTER, DRAGON, LOYAL MERCHANT, FALCON, EXPERIMENT, MERMAID, QUAKER and HAWK, formerly ordered to be fitted for service in the West Indies, have since been thought fitting for Channel service.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-29
ADM/A/1783/170
Further to our orders to you of 25 April, concerning the entering of men who are volunteers into pay, you are directed to enter all such seamen from the time they respectively listed themselves, upon certificates and upon oath of the officers who listed them.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-22
ADM/A/1783/120
We have considered your report in your letter of 20 April about Captain Bokenham.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-20
ADM/A/1783/106
Richard Chapman is to be appointed Boatswain of the new AFRICA, during her continuing in their Majesty's service. You are to enter him accordingly together with such allowance of wages and victuals for himself and servant. His warrant is to be dated 20 April 1692.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-25
ADM/A/1783/136
You are directed to look for hire of a fitting merchant ship to be employed at the Buoy of the Nore for lodging men procured for the fleet.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-26
ADM/A/1783/140
We enclose a petition to the Earl of Danby, of several seamen of the WINDSOR CASTLE who were turned over to the VANGUARD. You are directed to consider this and report your opinion to this Board.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1692-04-25
ADM/A/1783/128
In pursuance of Her Majesty's warrant under her signet and sign manual [signature] dated 22 April, you are directed to have all seamen having voluntarily entered themselves to serve this year, to be entered in pay from the time they listed themselves.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-18
ADM/A/1774/443
Granting a Pension to Richard Geering, late Carpenter of the KITCHIN Yacht who has served in various ships a total of twenty-two years.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-31
ADM/A/1774/447
Granting a Pension to Captain Richard Vittels, late Master Attendant at Chatham and who has served in various ships a combined total of twenty-one years.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-05
ADM/A/1774/392
Warrant appointing William Wright, late Master Carpenter of MODENA Hired ship, to be Master Carpenter of the EDGAR in place of the former who has been removed. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-09
ADM/A/1774/398
Warrant appointing William Coates to be Boatswain of the WOOLWICH in place of the former deceased. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-04
ADM/A/1774/382
Warrant appointing Richard [Penny] to be Master Carpenter of the SWEEPSTAKES in place of the former who has been moved to the WARSPIGHT. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-19
ADM/A/1774/410
Warrant appointing Robert Tilden to be Master Carpenter of the KITCHEN Yacht in place of Richard Geering who has been superannuated. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-22
ADM/A/1774/412
Warrant appointing William Skeffington to be Master Carpenter of the THOMAS AND ELIZABETH Fireship in place of Samuel Fox who has been moved to the KATHERINE Yacht.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-05-12
ADM/A/1774/402
Warrant appointing Robert Belwood, late Master Gunner of the HANNIBAL Hired ship, to be Master Gunner of the MILFORD in the place of John Constable who has resigned his commission. Countersigned by James Southerne, Admiralty Board Secretary.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-19
ADM/A/1777/128
The Commissioners for Victualling have lately sent to this Board a Draught of Rules and Orders to be observed by them in victualling their Majesties' Ships of War.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-20
ADM/A/1777/131
Warrant for the appointment of James Palmer to be Master Carpenter of the ELIZABETH.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-20
ADM/A/1777/135
We direct you to cause the BRIGANTINE, now at Deptford, to be fitted for service in the Channel and victualled for three months or as much as she can conveniently stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-21
ADM/A/1777/137
Warrant for the appointment of Robert Downing to be Master Cook of the Fireship DOLPHIN.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-26
ADM/A/1777/164
We direct you to cause the Ketch SCARBOROUGH to be cleaned and refitted at Deptford for Channel service, and victualled for three months or as much as she can conveniently stow.
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-23
ADM/A/1777/153
A request has been made by Thomas Charr, Boatswain of the MARY GALLY, and Thomas Casement, Boatswain of the Fireship PHAETON, that they may have leave to exchange places, which we think fit to grant.
This shall be your Warrant to cause the change to be made accordingly.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-23
ADM/A/1777/155
There having been great complaints made of almost all the new Ketches lately built for their Majesties' service, that they are very crank sided, ill contrived ,and not well built, whereby they are of very little service.…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-19
ADM/A/1777/118
We direct you to cause to be applied to the payment of Wages, such sum of the Money which shall arrive by Tallys now in the hands of the Treasurer of the Navy of the Million appropriated by Act of Parliament, as is yet wanting to complete the proportion proper to the head of Wages out of the said Mi…
In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board (Manuscript)
1691-10-19
ADM/A/1777/124
Warrant for the appointment of Peter Chamberlain to be Master Carpenter of the OXFORD.
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