In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Informing that the Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies Squadron has been ordered to put the ships' Companies on short rations as soon as the ships are clear of the Channel. Crews are however to be compensated with Short Allowance money when reaching their destination.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1787/119
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1692-09-15
Creator: Cornwallis, Charles; Onslow, Richard Priestman, Henry Cary, Anthony Rich, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London