In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Enclosing the Petition of Lady Laton, the Mother of the late Captain John Laton who was killed taking the MAGDALEN a French Privateer delivered to Officers in the Yard at Plymouth. The Navy Board is requested to make an appropriate donation to Lady Laton resulting from the taking of the ship, in accordance with a Royal Declaration.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1864/228
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1699-04-29
Creator: Rooke, George; Houblon, John Kendall, James Wharton, Goodwin
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London