Document signed by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty, fl. 1690-1694.

Pray let me know when the Money went down to Portsmouth for the PORTLAND and PHEONIX, and when you think it got to Portsmouth. It is a pity they should lose their fair wind as well as they should go without Money. The Merchant Ships stay for them at Plymouth and are very impatient. I hope Orders are gone for paying them as soon as the Money arrives, as my letter from Portsmouth of yesterday's date says nothing.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1780/256
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1691-01-27
Creator: Southerne, James
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London