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

Your letter of the 21st inst; which gives an account of the Supernumeraries borne by Captain Loader of the WINCHESTER, has been communicated to the Admiralty Commissioners, and they command me to inform you that they do not think it should be allowed as he bore them without an Order.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1842/296
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1697-05-25
Creator: Burchett, Josiah
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London