Tracing of Admiralty Chart

• KL/SE 3/14
• File
• 1934

Part of King's Lynn Borough Archives

Basic outline of sand banks and shore line. Water depths not shown

Lord Orford to Philip Case: encloses copy of order received from lords of the admiralty; with order about pressing seamen.

• BL/CS 3/81-82
• File
• 14 Aug 1761

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: Philip Case Papers

Hon George Walpole; 1730-1791; 3rd Earl of Orford

Admiralty plan of Lynn and Boston Deeps

• KL/SE 3/9
• File
• 1828

Part of King's Lynn Borough Archives

Stamped property of The King's Lynn Dock's & Railway Company 14th July 1925. A note then says it was presented to the Corporation by Councillor Woodwark on October 1926

Robert Underwood to Lords of the Admiralty and Secretary at War: their preparations to put into effect the act for speedy and effectual recruiting; all persons within the description of the act to be brought before the justices on 14 April. [draft]

• BL/CS 3/64
• File
• 24 Mar 1756

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: Philip Case Papers

Thomas Corbett, Admiralty Office, to Philip Case, mayor of Lynn: Case has written about several seamen who entered the Swift at Lynn on promise of being discharged; when the present service of watching the motions of the French at Dunkirk is over, she will be ordered back to Lynn.

• BL/CS 3/26
• File
• 20 Mar 1746

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: Philip Case Papers

Philip Case; 1712-1792; alderman, attorney, controller of customs; King's Lynn and Great Fransham, Norfolk

Lord Townshend, to Philip Case: 'your friend and my relation' [his son Charles Townshend] furnishes much conversation in town; he had accepted position as First Lord of the Admiralty but tried to insist on Mr Burrell's appointment to a seat on the board; further details and political gossip.

• BL/CS 1/15/1/64
• File
• 25 Apr 1763

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: Philip Case Papers

George Townshend; 1724-1807; 1st Marquess Townshend of Raynham, soldier, politician

Charles Townshend, Admiralty, to Philip Case: his appointment to the Admiralty board has enabled him to accede to the petitions of both Mr Hogg and Mr Allen [of King's Lynn].

• BL/CS 1/15/1/18
• File
• 30 May 1755

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection: Philip Case Papers

Townshend family; 1465-1950; Marquess of Townshend

Court of Admiralty records

• KL/C 30
• Series
• 1606-1835

Part of King's Lynn Borough Archives

Admiralty jurisdiction was granted to the borough by James I in 1604 (KL/C2/56). The Admiralty court was abolished by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835.

Order from admiralty lifting embargo on export of malt to Holland on ships at Yarmouth

• BL/GT 19
• File
• 1788

Part of Bradfer-Lawrence Collection

Letters to the first Lord Suffield from his eldest son William A. Harbord

• GTN 5/7/15
• File
• 1807-1810

Part of Harbord of Gunton Family and Estate Papers

Subjects covered include political and war news; [brother] Edward's hopes of appointment to the Admiralty Board and his trip to Spain; Great Yarmouth politics including election petition; some estate business; and the writer's appointmen...

Harbord Harbord; 1734-1810; 1st Baron Suffield, politician