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Uncatalogued (O101): Hall, Edward, Manuscripts Dealer. (Manuscript)
circa 1793-1912
MSS/60/044
Murray, Portsmouth, to Markham, enclosing letter from Captain Baynton, (not enclosed) on appointing lieutenants, ship movements, courts martial, awaiting timepieces and signals, need for blue lights from Ordnance for a convoy (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/4/14
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on Swift lately docked and ready for convoy service, on complaint to Lord Keith about Captain Wright who brought home 13 logs of mahogany between decks claiming it was ballast yet publickly advertised for sale, on lieutenants not having sailed in schooners, on a memorial from Lieut Stevens (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/63
Pasley, Plymouth, to Captain Markham, on learning that Sir Richard Onslow has orders to supersede him in command at Plymouth, asking why he has been dismissed, before the end of the customary 3 years, annotated 31 march, no such intention (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/7/38
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/100/2/39
John Rousselet, London, to Captain Markham, Sphinx, Gibraltar, ( 2 pages), on events since he commanded troops in America, after leaving the London at Chesapeake, his plans for marriage thwarted, applied to be commissioner of customs at Kingston, Jamaica (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/108/4/12
Captain Henry Davies, Dighton St, Bristol, to Markham, on his nephew, Rowland Morgan, accepted as midshipman in the 'Grasshopper', Captain Searle (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/102/2/12
Richard Birt, 10 John Street ,Adelphi, to Markham, Centaur, Torbay, on the memorial with the opinion of the solicitor general, on the division of 20 thousand pounds, with Mr Tuckers proposal on the money with Messrs Coutts, (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/100/3/57
Russell, [Yarmouth] to Markham, on attempt to sound the gat, reports of pilots, 18th[March] on the loss of a lugger, only Orpheus off the Texel, need permanent small vessels, his plan of blockade to save wear and tear on ships, and use of victuallers (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/9/66
Plan of Portsmouth Yard, hand drawn and coloured, showing stores capable of holding 12000 tons of merchandize, wharfs, boundaries of government land, proprietors of the warehouses as numbered, shewing those warehouses under revenue locks with direct access to the sea. (Manuscript)
1809
MRK/110/3/4
Lord Keith to Markham, on a gun brig, want frigates in the North Sea, sent the Regulus to back up [Admiral] Russell who complains but is not easy to satisfy, [Admiral] Vashon [at Leith] calls for convoy ships, enclosing letter from Dr Scott about an appointment. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/206
Lovelace, Malaga, to Mr Edward Evitt, purser, Sphinx, on the other side the price of casks and copy of Mr Dawson’s acct of wine taken on board the Phaeton, patterns of silks (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/186
Stirling, Diadem, off Monte Video, to Markham, at Ades near Lewes, nothing to add to letters sent to the Admiralty, government deceived, and larger force needed against people inimical to us, advantages expected from taking Buenos Ayres not to compensate for the expense, PS hear that Liniers [Spanish commander] has sent an insolent letter (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/4/86
MM, Portugal Street, to Markham, HMS Centaur, Lisbon, Portugal, to the care of Messrs Edward Barn, Lisbon Packet paid 1-8d, No 30, sending articles on board the Chichester storeship for Gibraltar then Minorca, including crockery, cutlery and glasses, and shirts, news from Captain Riou of possible change in the fleet, sending my picture and books in the Charon, on his uncle’s poor health, Tuesday: on Lord Mark [Kerr] marriage (Manuscript)
1799
MRK/107/3/32
B Robertson, Navy Office, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, Gibraltar, on the balance of his account showing prize money and pay, with a note of his accounts for the fireship Volcano from 13 March 1782 to 31 May 1782 (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/4/13
Statement on being accused of pirating from the master boatbuilder of the yard on the statement on the bending of timber, are satisfied that the method is not similar to that proposed by Mr Hookey (Manuscript)
1813
MRK/105/11/73
MM, Portugal Street to Markham, HMS Centaur, Lisbon Portugal, to the care of Messrs Edward Barn, Lisbon Packet paid 1-8d,No 29, on receiving his of 24 Jan, to dine with her brother, Sunday 18th: on news of an expedition from Carthagena, to dine with the Wickhams, on Ld Hugh Seymour for the W Indies (Manuscript)
1799
MRK/107/3/31
Murray, Nereide, off Buenos Ayres, to Markham (Private), (2 pages), disappointment in England as not likely to take the country, problems of troops, prisoners, treaty to be signed, numbers killed, problems taking off the troops, PS situation critical (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/4/77
Sanders, Sowton, Exeter, Clement Markham with a report on on the case of Fred who was drunk, about to go to Christ Church as a student, better suited to a ministry career, active lover of sports (Manuscript)
1883
MRK/107/4/51
Account of Sir Thomas Troubridge interview with Lord Melville, (copy by Markham), on not offering his services, on not wishing to work with Sir Evan [Nepean], would seek his support against his intrigues, on the rumours of impeachment [of the board]he would speak to Pitt, on letters of grievance against the former board, to keep them informed of Pitts answer, he would not act against the board (Manuscript)
1804?
MRK/101/13/89
Sir John Gore, Revenge, Spithead, to Markham, on orders to dock Revenge for painting, and requesting leave, annotated 4 January Admiralty, to apply formally not by private correspondence (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/10/28
Mrs Markham, Bishopsthorpe, to Captain Markham, HMS Centaur, by Cormorant, (2 pages)on visit of the Kelleys, old Markham much better, family news of her brother, Wednesday 15h, on a butt of sherry for her sister, plans to visit Newcastle, 16th visit of George, only received 3 letters from him and sent 23. (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/107/3/27
Terrible: list of men mustered, short of complement, 17 men sick sent to hospital. San Josef’s ships company including sick and non effective (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/51
Murray, Polyphemus, St Helens, to Markham, enclosing a list of provisions on board the Camel, (MRK/101/4/32), stores for General Crauford, hope for cocoa and need for flags (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/4/31
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