Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)

In reply to your letter of yesterday , an order has been sent to Commissioner St Lo directing that the first ship bound eastward is to convoy the PURVEYOR to the Nore, or as far as the man-of-war is bound.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1836/56
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1696-11-07
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London