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.
Statements (45)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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