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Lieut Charles Bennet, Centaur, Cawsand Bay, to Markham, on the loss of the main mast on being foul of another ship on his watch, seeking a letter on his conduct for a court martial with a letter on the same notepaper of 16 April 1801, Captain Littlehales, Centaur, Cawsand Bay, to Markham, on Mr Bennett and repairing the masts, sending wine, fever on board (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/102/4/21
James Spiller, Guilford Street, to Admiral Markham, Ades, Lewes, on cost of alterations and additions to his house in 1807, with draft reply on his work in measuring for a plan not needing remuneration (Manuscript)
1809
MRK/109/3/6
Exeter Diary (Manuscript)
1828
MRK/109/2
St Vincent, Rochetts, memo to ask Mr Grey to whom I should give my proxy, on the impact of the Plymouth breakwater,on use of Sutton Pool as a floating dock, on Officer appointments (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/1/76
Opinion in case of ship Pomona taken by the French and opinion in case of a ship carried into Brest by the enemy for which bail was granted 16 April 1795. (Manuscript)
1795
MRK/100/7/12
William Wickham, Abingdon Street, to Markham, (Private), seeking the name of the ship to take the dollars to Lisbon, money ready for Portsmouth today, three days to get there by waggon, to remain 10 days to carry from there all the money collected by Mayne and Burns, to return by packet if earlier (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/105/1/54
Mr Whidbey, Woolwich, to Markham, on the capture of Buenos Ayres, on potential for trade with Chili, with a post road from Valparaiso to Buenos Ayres taking fifteen or twenty days, suggesting stationing of troops there and a survey of the coast (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/104/3/76
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, the Emerald for the Humber, arrival of schooners, papers give idea of peace, but guards ordered to Sicily, his hope for command, Argo to carry some of the troops, Theseus wanting men, large ships difficult to man (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/64
Mrs Markham, Portugal Street to Captain Markham, Cove Ireland, redirected to Lisbon, on the heat, on the death of a colonel at Ostend, on Halliday joining him, Mon 28th on the grand dinner with the Prince, on wanting a picture of the Archbishop, and at the Oaks asked Lord Derby after you, on a duel between Pitt and Tierney, invitation from your old love Mrs Montague (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/107/3/20
Mrs Markham, Bishopsthorpe, to Markham, hoping he is pleased with the sailing of the ship, on the Dutch fleet and wishing to know his destination, on Lady Errol, a plan to visit Wales. With an enclosure of 14 October 1797 prompted by Maria (Mrs Markham) (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/107/3/5
Abstract of the Enemy’s Force from the most exaggerated accounts received from Prisoners, Neutrals or others together with the Abstract of ships and vessels in commission and armed for the public service, (printed, with manuscript annotations) (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/105/4/9
Proceedings of the Court Martial, account of 21 May by Lieut Gaston, Kings ship Allemand Chateauneuf, Captain of the Defiance, (Copy Sam Hood) (2 pages), with questions. (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8/8
Rear Admiral Thomas Louis, Conqueror, Cawsand Bay, to Markham, on the cost of the action of £462.2.4, against Messrs Hawhood Jackson on the loss of the Elgin schooner with details of the case (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/10/51
Admiral Colpoys, London, Spithead, to Markham, on the distribution, seeking his share to be paid to his bankers annotated, wrote Mr Tonkin to pay Admiral Colpoys his share to his bankers Messrs Hoare, Fleet Street (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/100/3/11
Louisiana, Count de Monstyge on its commerce and rivers, Spanish see it as a barrier, the French as a foothold, end note: able to raise there a force of 2-3000 men (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/110/4/1
Cotton, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on his eleve Charles Adams, on the possibility of transferring men from Neptune as her masts are defective, as well as volunteers from the militia (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/29
Captain Buller, to Markham, requesting leave in Plymouth before leaving on foreign service, to send by telegraph, awaiting court martial, and provisions, annotated, not answered as she was to sail and the telegraph not working (Manuscript)
circa 1800-1810
MRK/102/1/117
Sir Charles Cotton, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on lack of men for the San Josef, ready to join Admiral Cornwallis in any ship, but told to delay until San Josef is ready (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/25
Mr Whidbey, Woolwich to Markham, on the copy of a paper sent to him concerning coir rope, on the use of hemp by other nations, grown in Sicily and at Botany Bay, and Chile (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/105/12/3
General Eliott to Captain Blankett on the state of the new mole (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/80
Vashon, Leith, to Markham, on hiring shipwrights; on an appointment for Captain Campbell, as his wife has caused trouble in the Texel, on his son being ordained and gaining a living in Worcestershire from Admiral Ranier (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/2/50
Hamilton, to Markham, on a conversation with Mr Tucker on removing riders, and his encounter with Sir William Rule. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/11/41
Vashon, Leith, to Markham, on his election at Portsmouth and retaining his seat on the Admiralty, seeking direction on the hired armed ships Sally and Hebe as the convoy season nearly over, asking for ships to protect coastal trade, details of defence ships Norfolk and Lord Melville (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/2/36
Admiral John Markham in letters from Sir Isaac Coffin, Sir Charles Cotton, Sir Thomas Pasley, Commodore Owen and Sir John Borlase Warren (Manuscript)
1802-1807
MRK/101/7/1-50
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