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Josiah Burchett. The Bounty of twelve months pay for the widows of seamen killed...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/113/139
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This record is about the Josiah Burchett. The Bounty of twelve months pay for the widows of seamen killed... dating from 1740 Nov 20.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/113/139
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1740 Nov 20
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Description (What the record is about)
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Josiah Burchett. The Bounty of twelve months pay for the widows of seamen killed in action was established in February 1687 and confirmed in 1730. They recommend a notice to publicise the Bounty is hung up in every gunroom and published in the Gazette, which would improve morale of the seamen
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ADM B 113
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9179304/
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Josiah Burchett. The Bounty of twelve months pay for the widows of seamen killed...