In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The King is anxious to see the Squadron depart for the West Indies and the Admiralty is equally anxious to know whether the various ships comprising it can be victualled during the next ten days - particularly two ships at Portsmouth - and if not how long it will take. The ships in question are named on the reverse of the letter as well as there dispositions.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1838/162
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1696-01-18
Creator: Russell, Edward; Priestman, Henry Cornwallis, Charles Rooke, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London