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

The Admiralty Commissioners direct you that when orders are given for cleaning the ST ANTONIO, the Pitch that is put on her for an experiment should not be scraped off, but that the same be tallowed over.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1884/174
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1701-07-22
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London