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Catalogue description Navy Board and Admiralty: Yard Pay Books
| Reference: | ADM 42 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Navy Board and Admiralty: Yard Pay Books |
| Description: |
Pay books of persons employed at the various dockyards, rope yards, etc., in the United Kingdom and abroad. These volumes give a comprehensive list of staff and wages for the years 1660 to 1857, as well as a list of the vast number of smaller yards required to support the Fleet world-wide during the period when British maritime power was probably at its height. |
| Date: | 1660-1857 |
| Arrangement: |
Depending on the size of the yard, the lists are further sub-divided into Ordinary, Extraordinary, Rope Lofts, Miscellaneous Pay Lists and Pensions. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Board of Admiralty, 1708-1964 Navy Board, 1546-1832 |
| Physical description: | 2393 volume(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open |
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