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

In answer to your letter of the 22nd inst; I am directed to inform you that the MAIDSTONE is under Orders to go to the Leeward Islands in place of the DEAL CASTLE, and to carry Orders to her Commander to return to England.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1884/213
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1701-08-26
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London