Author’s note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Author’s note vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations viii
6. Tables and Maps ix
7. 1 Introduction, Historiography and Early History of Victualling 1
8. 2 The Core Tasks: Obtaining and Distributing Bulk Supplies of Food, Drink and Victualling Stores 16
9. 3 Delivery at Home: Issuing Victuals to Warships and Managing the Victualling Yards 41
10. 4 Delivery Abroad for Warships, Army Garrisons and Military Expeditions 64
11. 5 Non-core and ad hoc Tasks 86
12. 6 Head Office Staff 108
13. 7 Yard Staff 135
14. 8 Theft, Fraud, and other Misdemeanours 160
15. 9 Parliamentary Inquiries 187
16. 10 Conclusions 213
17. Appendices
18. Appendix A Substitute Provisions 225
19. Appendix B An account of the expense of victualling 110,000 men for 13 lunar months 226
20. Appendix C Victualling Commissioners – biographic details 227
21. Appendix D Staff numbers at Somerset Place 235
22. Appendix E Head Office staff salaries (£ p.a.) 236
23. Appendix F Establishment of Officers and Clerks at the Victualling Yard at Deptford, as proposed by the Board of Revision 239
24. Appendix G Victualling Board purchases of cattle from Smithfield market 240
25. Glossary 241
26. Bibliography 245
27. Index 255