In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board
Recto:The petition of John White, aged 72, requesting he be superannuated in view of his incapacity for further service. White has served as Boatswain in the AUGUSTINE, AMITY, DOVER and DIAMOND, and as Gunner in the GUERNSEY, PEARL and ANTELOPE et al. He claims that documents proving his service were accidentally burnt at the Navy Office.
Verso: Letter from the Admiralty Commissioners to the Navy Board Commissioners instructing them to investigate the petitioner's claim and opine whether he is entitled to be superannuated.
Verso: Letter from the Admiralty Commissioners to the Navy Board Commissioners instructing them to investigate the petitioner's claim and opine whether he is entitled to be superannuated.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1775/284 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Date made: | 1691-07-07 |
| Creator: | Herbert, Thomas; Lowther, John Onslow, Richard Cary, Anthony Austen, Robert |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |