In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Re. your letter of the 27th inst. That the Fire Ship MACHINE at Sheerness is so defective she is not worth repairing and thereby you propose paying her off and laying her up there. We do hereby direct you pay her off and lay her up as directed in our order of the 20th April last but not repaired.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1830/303
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1696-05-29
Creator: Cornwallis, Charles; Kendall, James Russell, Edward
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London