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

Enclosing a copy of a letter in which allegations of impropriety are made against the Captain and Officers of the NORWICH and of the LYNN Prize. The Board is instructed to appoint a fitting person to investigate both the NORWICH and the LYNN on her return from the West Indies and to report.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1864/192
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1699-04-26
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London