Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)
The NONSUCH now at Margate has been ordered to Ostend and from thence to Leith in Scotland. Her commander says that he cannot get a pilot at Margate and desires that one may be sent to him from London. You are to send an able pilot to the ship at Margate to take charge of her.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1835/99 |
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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: | 1689-10-09 |
| Creator: | Burchett, Josiah |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |