Document signed by Phineas Bowles, Secretary to the Admiralty [1689-1690], 1647-1714.
The Admiralty Commissioners plan to send the ARCHANGEL to New York, but are apprehensive that she draws too much water. They direct that you inform yourself, and if you find she cannot operate safely on that Coast you are to propose another proper Ship for this Service.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1765/69 |
|---|---|
| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1689-01-16 |
| Creator: | Bowles, Phineas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |