Commission appointing Joseph Taylor as Second Lieutenant to the Gloucester.
Alternate Title(s):
By the comissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admirall England &c.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, 1694 April 27.
Physical Description:
1 item ([1] p.) ; 28 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Joseph Taylor, British naval officer, was appointed Captain of the galley Charles in 1703, on which he distinguished himself in service. He was soon thereafter promoted to the Triton, a fifty gun ship patrolling the Channel. He died in 1734. Cf. Charnock, J. Biographia navalis (1794-1798); and Bromley, J. Corsairs and navies (1987).
Subject Terms:
Taylor, Joseph, d. 1734. | Great Britain. Admiralty. | Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Form/Genre:
Military commissions -- Great Britain. | Blank forms.