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 |
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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 |