In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The Navy Board has sought advice concerning the payment of the Commanders of Fireships and Hospital Ships and the payment of Masters and Surgeons and the bounty to be paid to the widows and orphans of Officers killed in action and including Pilots. Instructions are given that Commanders of the first two categories are to receive double pay as are Masters and Surgeons. Widows and orphans are to benefit from established rates as are Pilots.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1812/140
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Date made: 1694-10-11
Creator: Priestman, Henry; Austen, Robert Cornwallis, Charles Rooke, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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