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Sir A Elton, Clevedon Court, to Markham, HMS Centaur, Plymouth Dock, on allowing his son a visit, after 2 years and a quarter as midshipman, to draw on his bankers for payment of his son’s expenses (Manuscript) 1797 MRK/108/4/36
From St Vincent, Ville de Paris, to Mr John Jackson, Master of HMS Ville de Paris, by command of Admiral Purvis, to survey the Centaur after infectious fever and to cleanse the ship (Manuscript) 1798 MRK/100/2/202
Mr Daysh, Navy Office, to Admiral Markham, with answer as requested of the number of seamen and marines now serving showing 6,500 who exceed the vote of monies by parliament annotated, on numbers needed for active service (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/105/4/10
Owen, Clyde, Walmer Road, to Markham, advantages of arming the gun brigs with howitzers, impact on the vessels of firing mortars, Congreve’s strange attitude and offensive manner, carpenter to deliver a model of the rocket vessel (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/7/71
Sir John Lindsay to Markham with instructions not to leave Gibraltar Bay without a King's ship there and to provision for 6 months to join him at Villa Franca or Genoa or Leghorn (Manuscript) 1783 MRK/100/2/38
General Don, Island of Jersey, to Markham, (Private), with thanks for a convoy, on activities of privateers off la Hague, arrived here on 19th inst, no intelligence, on working parties at Cherbourg and progress in enlarging the harbour at Carteret, thanks from Mrs Don for saving her from a French jail (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/105/9/22
Account of Captain Markham, with Benj Robertson, from 1 January 1781 to 2 Dec 1782 showing pay for HMS Perseus, Pearl, Phoenix and Roebuck (Manuscript) 1782 MRK/100/4/1
To Markham, South Audley st on the health of Mrs Chetwynd, to send post to Cold Maisters Hall, Yorkshire, on trade and customs, news of friends (Manuscript) MRK/108/4/11
Otway, Clyde, Walmer Road, to Holloway, giving a list of the ships under his orders as 200 short of complement, annotated [November 1806] Holloway to Markham, on moving men into ships short of complement, much rejoicing on the opposite coast (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/9/37
Hamilton, Paris, to Markham (2 pages), discussed mission with Lord Whitworth [the ambassador], doubt about invasion, not able to visit arsenals (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/11/11
Case for opinion of the Kings advocate and advocate of the Admiralty on the case of the Hannah, American ship laden with brandy from Bordeaux to Philadelphia and letter Mr Secretary Douglas to Evan Nepean, and opinion of Wm Scott (Manuscript) 1794 MRK/100/7/3
Hamilton to Markham (2 pages ) lack of mechanical knowledge on the Navy Board, and ignorance of the surveyors and vanity of Bentham, need a guide on the board, suggest Dr Young (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/11/52
Captain Markham, list of provisions including 24 sheep, 60 fowls bag of barley and straw supplied from the country [Algiers?] with costs (Manuscript) 1798 MRK/100/2/224
Mrs Bleaden, at Mr Stevensons, Morten Hall, Chiswick, to Markham, widow of Mr Bleadon with you in Hannibal at Jamaica, seeking a purser’s pension, annotated:Mr Dyer to establish if pension payable after 9 years, annotated: similar case denied (Manuscript) 1802 MRK/105/3/46
George Keith Elphinstone, Romney, Portsmouth, certifying John Markham acting midshipman in HMS Romney 11 March 1775 to date (Manuscript) 1776 MRK/100/1/14
G Gordon Information respecting the Mauritius and the French naval force in India by Lieutenant Gordon of the Bombay establishment. (Manuscript) 1797 MRK/110/4/12
Extract of notes on a hearing of Mr Lugger, clerk of the survey, Mr Marshall and dockyard clerks, and Mr Tait storekeeper, on their dismissal for deficiencies and false accounting, after a hearing by the committee of the Navy Board (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/105/13/4
Owen, Clyde, Dungeness, to Markham, on training for use of the rockets, mode of employ, proposals for use, on guns for the vessels, recommending a sub lieutenant (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/7/62
Captain Dunbar, Ambuscade, Portsmouth, to Markham (2 pages), on his dealings with the Barbary shore to ensure supplies for Malta, critical of British representative at Tripoli, corn from Poland for Malta, via the Black Sea, price of naval stores, PS on the [rainwater] tank at Rosia (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/102/2/47
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on progress of Venus and Orpheus, and manning Theseus, hears that Admiral Duckworth goes to the Mediterranean, if replacing Collingwood hopes for help in getting out there, unlikely to get Newfoundland post, PS. Lord Howick did not approve of my exchange (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/5/57
Letter from Lieutenant General Thomas Trigge, Commander of the land forces Corsica, to Admiral Hotham in the case of jurisdiction of naval officers over Land forces on board. (Manuscript) 1795 MRK/100/7/28
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a German taken from La Sirenne with accounts of St Domingo, intelligence for the Board enclosed (MRK/101/8/11), Canopus leaving after men paid, on ship movements (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/8/10
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, the Texel squadron only half manned, on his hopes for a move, manning ships, on Russians and Swedes, on the army enlisting from the service, PS mortar boats to Woolwich, plan to give Congreve a fair trial (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/5/58
St Vincent, Rochetts, to Markham, on supply of ships to transport the convicts, to consult commissioner George [the transport board] to avoid having 6 or 8 ships on the voyage before the return of one, chain moorings at the Isle of Grain (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/1/41