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Great Britain Admiralty account book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0229
Finding aid note: Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

The account book includes individual wages for officers and crews; allowances for victuals; prices of provisions to be paid to and by the Purser; various allowances and expense lists; lists of French, Dutch and Algiers fleets, including ship names and guns; as well as lists of the major Royal Navy commands, the red, white, and blue squadrons, with ships assigned to each, their commanders, guns, and names of flag officers commanding.

Dates

  • 1661 - 1692

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Great Britian Admiralty Account Book must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

Originally controlled the office of Lord High Admiral, King Charles I put the office in commission in 1623 and the Board of the Admiralty took charge of the Royal Navy by the 18th century. The Admiralty of Great Britain was the authority in the United Kingdom for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, when the Ministry of Defence took over as the head of all military affairs.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The account book includes individual wages for officers and crews; allowances for victuals; prices of provisions to be paid to and by the Purser; various allowances and expense lists; lists of French, Dutch and Algiers fleets, including ship names and guns; as well as lists of the major Royal Navy commands, the red, white, and blue squadrons, with ships assigned to each, their commanders, guns, and names of flag officers commanding.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection is a memorial gift in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brown, purchased from Francis Edward, dealer.

General Note

Portions of this collection are available online at: https://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/21930

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Great Britian Admiralty Account Book, 1661-1692
Status
Completed
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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Physical Address: 6100 Main, Houston, Texas 77005-1827
Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892