In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Our order of 6 May directed that Lieutenant Jonas Hanway, 2nd Lieutenant of the ELIZABETH, be suspended from 1 May for some irregular proceedings in impressing men. You are directed to have his wages stopped from 1 May to 26 August and that this is paid to the Chest at Chatham. You are to have Lieutenant Hanway's suspension removed from 26 August and to re-enter him as Lieutenant and to have Robert Stephens, appointed 3rd Lieutenant by the Lord Berkeley, discharged.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1822/277
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1695-08-28
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Houblon, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London