In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Enclosing a copy of the Petition of Sir William Gore Contractor, requesting permission to buy certain goods that were aboard the ship PEACE when she was taken by a French Privateer based in Holland and supposedly deposited in Dunkirk, in order to fulfil his contract with the Navy. The Navy Board is requested to enquire into the matter and to Advise the Admiralty as to how they should proceed.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1819/130
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1695-05-13
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Houblon, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London