Document signed by William Bridgeman, c.1646-1699, English civil servant and Secretary to the Admiralty between 1694 and 1698.
Informing that the LARK has been sent to Guernsey to recover the anchor and cable of the MARY Galley. Orders have also been sent to Captain Munden Commander in Chief at the Nore to instruct the first ship departing to the West to convoy the NATHAN of Brighthelmstone (Brighton) to Plymouth with sick and wounded, or as far as the Man-of-War is bound. In the event that the escort is going no further than the Downs or Spithead, the Commanders at those places are to be instructed to provide an onward escort to Plymouth.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1838/111 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1696-01-14 |
| Creator: | Bridgeman, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |