Clerk of the Journals 1738-41

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Originally published by University of London, London, 1975.

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'Clerk of the Journals 1738-41', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, ed. J C Sainty( London, 1975), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p61a [accessed 11 November 2024].

'Clerk of the Journals 1738-41', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Edited by J C Sainty( London, 1975), British History Online, accessed November 11, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p61a.

"Clerk of the Journals 1738-41". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4, Admiralty Officials 1660-1870. Ed. J C Sainty(London, 1975), , British History Online. Web. 11 November 2024. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol4/p61a.

Clerk of the Journals 1738-41

This office was created in 1738, the duties of its holder being to inspect and make abstracts from captains' journals. The salary was £200. (fn. 1) It was discontinued as a distinct appointment in 1741 when provision was made for the duties to be carried out by one of the Extra Clerks in the office. (fn. 2)

APPOINTMENT
1738 8 Dec. Gashry, F.

Footnotes

  • 1. Adm. 3/43, 29 Sept. 1738; order in council 30 Nov. 1738 (PC 2/95 pp. 21-3, 33).
  • 2. Adm. 3/44, 7 March 1741; order in council 27 April 1741 (PC 2/96 pp. 447-8, 455).