Naval Account Book

Collection

Identifier: SC 01190

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Account book of a navy officer for vessels in Great Britain.

Headings on some pages include "Debts" (on land and loans), "Creditors," "An Estimate of what ye Excise will yield in farm-- provided they may house it for two years and a quarter rent will be advanced," "Navy Debts," "Money have been taxed...Kingdom of Parliament...1643...," "Garrisons" which include reports on the Tower of London, cities in Ireland, Portsmouth, Plymouth, various 'Castles' and other places and "List of all ye Shipps, Frigates and Other Vessels belonging to his Mjtys and Navy Royall wth their overall dimensions, number of men & guns & (?) & place where and when built" which includes 10 open pages with 11 columns for each entry.

The author also lists mistakes made in the accounting,at times writing prose to explain them. He lists manifests for goods ranging from tobacco to dice. Another list include expenses with entries such as Jamaica, tour of London, Dunkirk and guards.

The flyleaf of the book has a notation "Margaret Francis, her Book 13, 1711" with a description that she calls "description of a Gen: heart."

Book is a bound journal with a leather cover.

Dates

Creation: 1660-1661, 1771

Language of Materials

English

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