In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Your letter of the 1st inst; informed us that a Prize Ship now at Plymouth, lately taken by the CHATHAM, called the MARGARET, is fitting to serve as a Fireship. We direct you to proced to buy her from the Prize Officers at the best possible rate, letting us know what you do, and solicit the Lords of the Treasury for money to do this.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1802/62
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-12-07
Creator: Cary, Anthony; Priestman, Henry
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London