In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board
His Majesty has given order for providing a medal and chain to the value of £50, to be given to Mr John Leech, Master of the ship ANNE OF LONDON, as reward for his courageous defending of his ship against a French man-of-war of 26 guns on 29 December 1689, on her return from Jamaica. You are directed to sign a bill on the Treasurer of the Navy for payment to Thomas Neale, Master of the Mint, for the sum of £50, and to present to this Board an estimate of the charge in order to procure money for the medal and chain.
Record Details
| Item reference: | ADM/A/1767/7 |
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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 |
| Date made: | 1690-04-02 |
| Creator: | Herbert, Thomas; Lowther, John Lee, Thomas |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |