February's Item of the Month

10 Feb 2011

This month's item of the month is a recently acquired prize ledger compiled under Sir Coutts Trotter and dating from 1786-1792. It illustrates the workings of the administration of the Royal Navy, and how the prize money system was managed during this period. In many ways it is an early example of 'bonus culture', a very topical subject!

Eleanor (Head of Archive & Library)