In-letters and orders received by the Navy Board

Having considered your letter of the 13th inst; concerning the four 2nd Rate Ships intended to be built, and it being resolved they should be built in their Majesties' Yards, we direct you to contract with some Merchant Builders for building the 60 Gun Ships mentioned in your letter, which were to be built in one of their Majesties' Yards.
Likewise consider and report in which of their Majesties' Yards the said 2nd Rate Ships can be most conveniently be built, and give orders for setting them up with all possible speed, taking care that all of them are taken in hand next year.

Record Details

Item reference: ADM/A/1814/309
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1694-12-20
Creator: Lowther, John; Priestman, Henry Cornwallis, Charles Rooke, George
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London