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The Viscount Melville. It was recently agreed by Lord Liverpool and Mr. Vansittart,...

Catalogue reference: ADM 359/40B/29

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This record is about the The Viscount Melville. It was recently agreed by Lord Liverpool and Mr. Vansittart,... dating from 1820 Aug 10.

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Reference
ADM 359/40B/29
Date
1820 Aug 10
Description

The Viscount Melville. It was recently agreed by Lord Liverpool and Mr. Vansittart, to recommend an annuity of £400, in addition to the grant of £5,000, should be paid to Sir Robert Seppings in recognition of the contribution his inventions have made to improvements in Naval architecture and the saving of public money which should be backdated to the date of your memorandum. It was agreed that this annuity should be chargeable on the Ordinary Estimates of the Navy and should on his death pass in equal shares to his daughters: Martha, now Mrs. Harrison, Mary, Louisa and Helen.

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Former department reference
ADM BP/40B
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/C10682110/

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The Viscount Melville. It was recently agreed by Lord Liverpool and Mr. Vansittart,...