In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

The Clerk of the Cheque at Sheerness is to be instructed to record all Foremast Men belonging to the ROYAL KATHERINE who have missed reporting for three successive Musters without leave as having deserted; and requiring him to submit a list of the men who have been granted leave together with the names of the persons granting it and for how long; and finally to inform the Admiralty who has actually been recorded as having deserted.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1812/331
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1694-10-29
Creator: Priestman, Henry; Austen, Robert Cornwallis, Charles Rooke, George Houblon, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London