St Vincent to Nelson, Admiralty, 20 November 1803, the victualling board have recommended Mr Ford, for the office of agent victualler afloat, who acquitted himself well at Lisbon after Mr Heatly went wrong, on a salary of £500 pa, storeships now loading, hoping to send reinforcements but short of men

Admiral Sir John JERVIS, later Lord St Vincent, 1735-1823, St Vincent to Nelson, Admiralty, 20 November 1803, the victualling board have recommended Mr Ford, for the office of agent victualler afloat, who acquitted himself well at Lisbon after Mr Heatly went wrong, on a salary of £500 pa, storeships now loading, hoping to send reinforcements but short of men

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/11/145
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Extent: 1 item
Date made: 1803-11-20
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London