Sustaining the Fleet, 1793-1815. War, the British Navy and the contractor state

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Author(s) Knight, Roger J B, & Martin Wilcox
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2010
Pages 251pp; illus
Publisher Boydell Press
Place Published Woodbridge

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Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
Name Government procurement

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with the Victualling Board's provisioning the fleet and army overseas, 1793-1815, focusing in particular on the work of contractors and their relationship with the Board. Covers the working of the system, the performance of contractors, profitability, general absence of corruption, etc. Three case studies cover Basil Cochrane, sometime of India; Samuel Paget of Great Yarmouth; and Zephaniah Job of Polperro