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

In answer to your letter of 25 November, orders have been sent to the Chief Flag at Spithead to order the first ships of the 4th or 3rd Rate sailing from there to the westward, to receive on board from Portsmouth the money which is to pay the Plymouth Yard.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1836/284
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1696-11-30
Creator: Bridgeman, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London