British Admiralty Manuscript Order Signed by Thomas Troubridge & Others - 1804
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British Admiralty Manuscript Order Signed, 1804
Payment of Wages to Indian and Chinese Seamen Abroad
An interesting naval manuscript directive concerning the administration of wages for “native seamen of India & China” employed aboard Royal Navy vessels. Due to a parliamentary restriction (32 Geo. III c. 38), such men were generally required to return to England to receive their pay. This document, however, authorizes payment in-country to avoid hardship and bureaucratic loss. The order, addressed to Vice Admiral Peter Rainier, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station and dated February 16, 1804, outlines detailed instructions for:
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Disbursing owed wages to native seamen being discharged abroad
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Recording names and service data in muster books
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Sending full duplicate lists to the Admiralty to prevent fraud