Document signed by William Bridgeman, c.1646-1699, English civil servant and Secretary to the Admiralty between 1694 and 1698

Their Lordships have received a letter from an unknown hand about abuses committed in the fleet by keeping more servants than the rules allow. You are directed to place an advertisement in the Gazette to encourage the discovery of these abuses.

Object Details

ID: ADM/A/1815/132
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bridgeman, William
Date made: 1695-01-14
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 page
Parts: Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders (Manuscript)