In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board
In the past the poor of Portsmouth have derived income from picking oakum, but this has been denied them due to the oakum now being taken to Newport in the Isle of Wight. A copy of their Petition is enclosed and a report is required.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1864/169 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1699-04-25 |
| Creator: | Rooke, George; Kendall, James Houblon, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |