In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Are sending an Affidavit made before the Mayor of Rye concerning the loss of a Smack of Barking, Thomas Hipper Master, which was sunk going out to the relief of the FALMOUTH which was in distress.
Direct you to examine the matter and report to this Board, together with your opinion what is fitting to allow the Master for the loss of his vessel.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1799/44
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-09-05
Creator: Cary, Anthony; Priestman, Henry Cornwallis, Charles Lowther, John Austen, Robert
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London