In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The Commander of the SAMUEL and HENRY, hired ship, informs us in his letter of 28 April from the Downs, that on his return from Ostend he met with bad weather and had to leave the sheet anchor and cable and the main sail is split. You are directed to furnish her with these out of the Portsmouth stores on her arrival at Spithead. You are to take care that the charge is to be met by her owners out of the freight for the hire of the ship.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1783/168
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1692-04-29
Creator: Cornwallis, Charles; Lowther, John Onslow, Richard Priestman, Henry Cary, Anthony Austen, Robert Rich, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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