In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board
No date recorded. The petiton of John Newberry who, due to age and infirmities and having served aboard the PORTSMOUTH, GRAFTON and VANGUARD some twenty-eight years has become incapable of continuing in service aboard the latter. He asks for superannuation as a Carpenter. On the reverse is an entry referring the petition to the Navy Board for approval in granting him a pension. Countersigned by James Southerne, Secretary to the Admiralty Board.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1805/178 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy |
| Level: | PAGE |
| Extent: | 1 page |
| Creator: | Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |