In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Captain Whittaker, Commander of the Chatham at Plymouth, has informed us that he has about six weeks of West India Provisions on board, which not being of the same species with which other Ships in the harbour are victualled, the Men desire their return to the Victualling Office, or distributed to the respective Ships, and they have a proportion thereof.
We are sending a Copy of Captain Whittaker's letter and direct you to consider this and direct what you consider best for HM Service.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1861/198
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1699-01-20
Creator: Priestman, Henry; Cornwallis, Charles Houblon, John Kendall, James
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London