Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)

The Shipwrights, Rope Makers and Workmen at Chatham, have petitioned their Lordships about the hardships they lie under for want of their wages. Their Lordships direct you to solicit the Treasury for money to pay them and other yards.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1862/137
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1699-02-15
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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