Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)
Morgan Jones, Master of the SEAFORD, is ordered by their Lordships to come from Plymouth to Portsmouth to give evidence at the trial of Captain Watkins. He being absent at the trial, another Master is to be sent to the ship and he prays that he may be kept in pay in the SEAFORD until the person who succeeds him is entered. You are directed to have him borne in pay accordingly.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1839/136 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Date made: | 1697-02-12 |
| Creator: | Burchett, Josiah |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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