Clerk of the Acts

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The Clerk of the Acts was a senior administrative officer of the English Navy Board responsible for overseeing naval records, correspondence, and the day-to-day management of naval affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative position
naval office
position in the English Navy Board
alsoKnownAs Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board
surface form: Clerk of the Navy
appliesToJurisdiction Royal Navy
category Defunct public offices in England
Royal Navy administrative positions
country Kingdom of England
documentedIn The Diary of Samuel Pepys
governmentBranch naval administration
governs naval paperwork and documentation
hasAuthorityOver naval clerks
record-keeping procedures
hasDuty coordinating communication between the Navy Board and other authorities
day-to-day management of naval administrative affairs
filing and preserving naval papers
maintaining registers of ships and stores
managing naval correspondence
overseeing naval records
preparing official naval documents
recording decisions of the Navy Board
historicalPeriod 17th century
18th century
Stuart period
Tudor period
location London, England
surface form: London
notableOfficeHolder Samuel Pepys
officeHeldBy Benjamin Worsley
Samuel Pepys
Sir George Carteret
Sir William Penn
Thomas Smith
William Coventry
partOf Navy Board
replacedBy Secretary of the Admiralty
surface form: Secretary to the Admiralty
reportsTo Navy Board NERFINISHED
responsibleFor archiving naval contracts and warrants
issuing orders and instructions on behalf of the Navy Board
keeping minutes of Navy Board meetings
seat Navy Office, Seething Lane
subordinateTo Lord High Admiral of England
surface form: Lord High Admiral

Navy Board
typeOf civil service position
usedLanguage English
workLocation Navy Office

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Navy Board hasMember Clerk of the Acts
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board sameAs Clerk of the Acts