Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Description
There were four principal officer positions in the Navy Board when it began in 1660:
Treasurer — Sir George Carteret.
Comptroller — Sir Robert Slingsby (followed by Sir John Mennes when Slingsby died within a year).
Surveyor — Sir William Batten.
Clerk of the Acts — Pepys.
As well as the Officers, the Navy Board consisted of the Commissioners.
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Annotations
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for the interested:
Navy officers Commissioned Sea Officers list 1660–1815
These 12 volumes include all officers (lieutenant and above) who served in the Royal Navy between 1660 and 1815, annotated with the ships on which they served.
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