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Draft letter to the Navy Board. The Royal Naval College has been established on a...

Catalogue reference: ADM 359/36A/54

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This record is about the Draft letter to the Navy Board. The Royal Naval College has been established on a... dating from 1816 Feb 22.

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Reference
ADM 359/36A/54
Date
1816 Feb 22
Description

Draft letter to the Navy Board. The Royal Naval College has been established on a new plan, according to which the sons of noblemen, gentlemen, civil and military Officers may be admitted on payment of £72 a year each or £8 per calendar month for any broken period. Am sending a paragraph intended for insertion in the Instructions to the Lieutenant Governor of the College. If you see no objection, the Lieutenant Governor will be directed to send to your London office and to the Pay Branch at Portsmouth, the name and date of entry of each individual student to be admitted to the College, his class and who will be required to pay for his education.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM BP/36A
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10680687/

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Within the fonds: ADM

Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies

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Within the sub-sub-fonds: ADM 359

Navy Board: Unbound Out-letters

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Within the sub-series: ADM 359/36A

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Draft letter to the Navy Board. The Royal Naval College has been established on a...