Memorandum Signed ‘St Vincent’, to the Respective Captains of named ships, about the fleet’s supply by five transports named in the margin, ordering that “empty casks are to be put on board of them and no other, and particular attention must be observed that they re in good condition, with two Bungs for each Cask and a proportion of Bung Cloth.”13 x 8 inches, complete, in fine condition, right margin slightly trimmed. Docketed on verso as being received by HMS Leviathan.Ville de Paris, off Cadiz, 13 August 1798.
Signed by Admiral John Jervis, Earl St. Vincent (1735-1823) during the blockade of Cadiz, notable for the severe repression of a mutiny on board H.M.S.Marlborough during the summer of 1798.