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

Urgently ordering the PENZANCE and the LYME at Spithead to convoy the ship with Provisions bound for the Squadron in the Straits and to see her safely into Cadiz; and directing the Commissioners for Victualing to instruct her Master to proceed to Spithead without delay where he is to report to Captain Wyatt of the PENZANCE.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1864/9
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1699-04-01
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London