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

Urgently requiring a statement of debt of the Victualling Office and for them to be informed that Admiral Aylmer intends to put the Men of his Squadron on short allowance of beer, butter and cheese as soon as the quantity of those species supplied from England have been used up.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1863/68
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1699-03-08
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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