In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Your letter of 24 March advised us that in pursuance of our orders you have hired the ENQUIRY sloop at Dover to attend the fleet at £14 a quarter. The owners are to bear the charge of wear and tear and victualling and manning the vessel, which is to carry 25 men, 3 great guns and 5 barque-busses now belonging to her. You are directed to have the sloop fitted for sea and victualled for 4 months, or as much as she can conveniently stow.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1773/149
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1691-03-28
Creator: Herbert, Thomas; Cary, Anthony Austen, Robert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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