In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

You are directed to have allowances made of their Majesties' Bounty to the widows and relatives of men who were slain in the HAPPY RETURN in a fight with the French, notwithstanding that their Captain has not signed their certificate. The bills of exchange that we directed in our letter of 3 February be accepted, if drawn by Captain Hastings, are for no more than £100

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1781/40
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1692-02-06
Creator: Herbert, Thomas; Lowther, John Onslow, Richard Austen, Robert Priestman, Henry Cary, Anthony Rich, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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