Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders

Volume of In-letters from the Admiralty relating to the work of the Inspector-General of Naval Works, Gen Bentham, April 1805-8 (this volume has an abstract of covers to Gen Bentham at the end covering all four volumes, 1795-1808)

Administrative / biographical background
General Bentham was the specially appointed inspector General of Naval Works "Whose duty it should be considered of all improvements in relations to the buildings, fitting out, arming navigating and victualling ships of war and other vessels employed in His Majesty's service as well as in relation to the docks ships basins buildings and other articles appertaining to His Majesty's Naval establishments."

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/Q/3323
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1805-01-01 - 1808-12-31; 1805-1808 1805-1808-12-31
Creator: Navy Board, In-Letters And Orders
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London