Document signed by Josiah Burchett (c.1666-1746), Secretary to the Admiralty (1694-1742)

The bedding ordered for Soldiers going on Foreign Service has not arrived at Portsmouth and the Admiralty wants to know why. At the foot of the page a note informs that the last of the consigment of bedding was sent to the White Heart Inn in Southwark last Saturday and that the carrier loaded them on Monday.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1841/138
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-04-12
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London