In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

An anonymous letter has been forwarded to the Admiralty by The Earl of Nottingham principal Secretary of State in which allegations of embezzlement in the Dockyards at Chatham and Sheerness Yards are made. The Navy Board is to make in depth enquiries and report back to the Admiralty.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1801/57
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1693-11-06
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Austen, Robert Cornwallis, Charles
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London