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Admiral Sir William Cornwallis
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Russell, Yarmouth Roads, to Markham, the Aimable to relieve the Orpheus, pleasure at reduction of force under his command in relation to augmentation of the enemy, but need for frigates, sloops and cutters to make captures on coast, congratulations on Duckworth’s victory (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/9/68
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, pilots will not take Antelope because of gales, Falcon for Tonningen trade, manning ships, Alkmaar as a stationary store ship in the Downes and not fit for long voyage as not docked at Chatham (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/51
Receipt for jewellery, sword, cutlery etc from Jefferys & Jones, Cockspur Street Charing Cross bought by Captain Markham November 1782 to August 1783 (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/4/3
William Gray, master of the Dart tender, to captain George Grey, requesting a a position for his son, enclosed in letter MRK/101/8/69 (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/8/70
Lord Howick, Downing St, to Markham (Private), seeking his opinion on the American Commissioners note on the limits of their territorial jurisdiction from the shore, of 3 leagues, but six would satisfy (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/105/1/15
Thomas Courtney, Old Jewry Cheapside, to Lord Howick, (copy), on the contract he holds for Royal Marine clothing, and an army clothier, patterns of buttons changed, contract bond of 2000 pounds, enclosing a memorandum (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/104/1/74
B Waterhouse of Wills & Waterhouse, agents, Kingston, Jamaica, to Markham, Centaur Cork, annotated: gone on the Lisbon Station, with a copy of Captain Bingham’s receipt for the articles he took dated 4 Feb 1797 (Manuscript)
1794
MRK/100/4/12
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on men for Monarch, on his expences and table money, Admiral unable to entertain Captains as lives far from the anchorage, PS. on ship movements, on his poor opinion of the master of the Vesuvius (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/54
Navy Office, TB Thompson, memo on use of copper in 1776 on ships named in column (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/105/13/28
James Sykes, Arundel Street, London, to Captain Mansfield, Dryad, Cork, on a lieut Marshall being appointed to a guardship not yet registered (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/102/5/139
RP, Gibraltar to Markham, at South Audley Street, on his trip on Southampton with Douglas and his family, his wife’s illness, applied for leave, no supplies from Morocco because of plague (Manuscript)
1788
MRK/108/4/2
Thomas Grenville to Markham, on Lord St Vincent’s intention to come to Cawsand Bay, on preparing ships, Lloyds news of French ships at Brest, PS seeking advice where they might be going (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/105/1/20
An account of Coir Rope manufactured in the East Indies from the Coir Nut sent to Admiral Markham by Mr Whidbey, Master Attendant of Woolwich Yard, April 1806 (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/105/12/1
Admiralty Office, Account of letters from Mr Nepean to the Navy Board 1 January to 20 August 1801 in addition to the list from the Navy Board, (9 pages) (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/105/2/27
Admiral Vashon, Leith, to Markham, he has been told by Mr Marsden not to raise a quota of men from the fishermen of Scotland more than one in ten, suggesting more men be raised; extent of smuggling from Scotland to Northumberland; excise vessels too large and remain in port (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/2/12
Rear Admiral Holloway, [Portsmouth] to Captain Markham, on young Duckworth who dined with me, introduced him to my friends, plan to take him to Ambuscade, Captain Colville, ship building at Bucklers Hard, annotated hope it may be effected (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/9/1
Jos Brockbank, Barnards Inn, to Markham, Eades the society of naval architecture on results of experiments in1801 requesting payment, with draft reply of 20 Dec on having no contact with the society (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/108/4/45
Owen, Clyde, Dungeness, to Markham, on boats from Dover, storekeeper at Deal to use the Atalanta cutter for surveying, discussed plan for rockets with Congreve, on command of the fire vessels, annotated: to deliver the Atalanta to him (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/7/58
Draft by Captain Markham, (3 pages) To HM in Council memorial of Captains John Markham, James Bowen, Lord Mark Kerr, Digby and Caufield, regarding prize money for capture of Minorca, with paper slip of draft notes on the Articles of War (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/100/3/70
Vashon, Leith, to Markham, on movement of hired ships, difficulty persuading shipwrights they will be protected from impress, and hoping men discharged from hired ships will not be impressed (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/2/52
Mr Kittoe, Deptford, to Markham, on the salary of a clerk in the yard of 80 pounds p annum, to consult Admiral Ranier on the manufacture and freight of East India items. salsette bales of hemp in the company warehouse for experiment, to ask Mr Fenwick, master rope master at Chatham (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/104/2/10
Revised draft by Markham of his opinion on the contract and the many violations for the benefit of Mr Taylor (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/105/12/16
Hamilton to Markham, on depth of hold for first rates, ignorance of surveyors, to change plans of 3 deckers, his theory of construction opposed by surveyors (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/11/60
Mark Kerr, Antrim House, to Markham, HMS Centaur, Torbay, on his companion at his side, on his unhappiness at Mahon, with news of friends (Manuscript)
1799
MRK/108/2/1
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