Document signed by Sir John Lowther, Admiralty Commissioner, bap.1642-1706 and Henry Priestman, Admiralty Commissioner, 1647-1712

By an Order in Council date 1693/4-03-01 six months dry provisions of victuals are to be found for five hundred men stationed in Jersey and Guernsey respectively. The provisions are to consist of biscuit, cheshire cheese and salt in proportionate amounts as for seamen. The stores are to be delivered to the Storekeepers of the Castles of the islands and are to be used and changed as required.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1805/350
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1694-03-26
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London