BIB_ID
303892
Accession number
MA 940.13
Creator
Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703.
Display Date
1664 Dec. 29.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1914.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 29.5 cm
Notes
Addressed at foot of the page "To Mr. Edward Gregory Clerk of ye Cheq of his [Majesty's] yard at Chatham." Edward Gregory Sr. (d. 1682) held the post of Clerk of the Cheque at Chatham from 1661-1665.
Also signed by John Mennes, William Batten, William Coventry and William Penn.
Issued from the Navy Office.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents issued from the Naval Office and signed by Samuel Pepys, Sir William Penn, Sir William Batten, and others. Items have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Also signed by John Mennes, William Batten, William Coventry and William Penn.
Issued from the Navy Office.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents issued from the Naval Office and signed by Samuel Pepys, Sir William Penn, Sir William Batten, and others. Items have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Quaritch, 1914.
Summary
Concerning storekeepers at Chatham and ensuring greater security against embezzlement.
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