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Murray, Polyphemus, St Helens, to Markham, losing good wind by waiting for Speedy, sending for carpenters for Cormorant, on need for a 2nd lieut for Olympia, S Americans on board, Sir S Hood means to go today, sent by telegraph to ask if I may go without Speedy (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/4/45
Thos Bonham to Sir Robert Calder, on the death of his friend Sir John Carter, seeking his support for his son and Admiral Markham, who was selected by Sir John, for the parliamentary seat of Portsmouth (Manuscript) 1818 MRK/106/1/40
Markham to his father, has received no letters as changing ships so often, went into Royal Oak with no prospect of promotion as did not know I was 2nd on the list, several vacancies, likely to move fast, Admiral Digby to arrive with the young prince, need exertion to rescue Lord Cornwallis, never mention politicks, admiration for his Admiral, (Manuscript) 1781 MRK/107/1/12
Lord Keith, Ramsgate, to Markham, on hired cutters complaining of want of pay, meeting at Dover to plan withdrawal from service after 6 months, need to build gun ships to get away from the mercy of Dover rmen, ship movements, water at Deal, smugglers in prison at Flushing (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/110
Murray, Polyphemus, St Helens, to Markham, on the westerly wind request for charts, need for second lieutenant, ships orders, stock on board eating provisions, cost of hay, first command since having flag therefore need instructions, not for moneymaking like Admiral Knight who made 20,000 at Gibraltar (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/4/46
Personal Documents (Manuscript) ADL/L-U
Loose papers relating to Commander Thomas Boteler. (Manuscript) 1826-1829 BTL/2/3
Illustration: "Tutueila native dance". (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/31
Illustration: "MunKopaline, Delagoa, Oct 10, 1822". (Manuscript) 1822 BTL/2/1/29
Illustration without title or annotation, of an unknown object. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/32
Illustration, without title or annotation, of a pirate. (Manuscript) 1822-1823 BTL/2/1/34
Court martial Papers Admiral Markham when Captain of Zebra, (50 pages), with the order 24 May 1782, by Admiral Rodney, Formidable, in Port Royal, correspondence and minutes of the proceedings (Manuscript) 1782 MRK/100/8/1
Murray, Polyphemus, [Lat and Long] Cape of Good Hope [position], to Markham, India men in convoy, hope to get SE trade winds, repeat of information need for a commissioner at the Cape, need for coals at La Plata, annotated, Recd July 3rd (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/101/4/69
Robert Calder, Chatham, to Sir Henry Martin, Comptroller, with his thoughts on improvements to HM Ships, after Lord Howe saw the French ships outcarry all our ships, on the shape of the hull, the placement of the guns, the length of masts, stowage of ballast, the state of the rigging. (Manuscript) 1793 MRK/100/6/1
Thomas Johnstone. HMS Cutter Nile, Portsmouth, to Sir George Shee, (Copy), on being superseded, on arrears and unpaid bills, cutter to be sold, stores returned, enclosed in MRK/105/9/23 , annotated, Johnson the Smuggler (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/105/9/24
Murray, Polyphemus, Table Bay, to Markham, (Private), (2,pages), sent letters to St Helena, no news of Troubridge, provisions for troops and squadron, irregularities in hospital building costs, Montevideo taken, arrival of transports in False Bay, too expensive to provision there, need fuel for transports, please send coal, deceived over South America (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/101/4/65
lack Booklet, 41 pages, of which 33 filled, with names of ships on each station, some pencil amendments, giving rates, brigs and schooners, hired ships for defence and convoy, armed cutters etc, and lists of ships fitting at various ports, and list of ships under the orders of the port admirals, and list of impress tenders Booklet filed under bound manuscripts MRK/111/2/2 (Manuscript) 1805 MRK/105/4/31
Captain Pierrepont, Liverpool, to Markham, on his orders, the command of the Prince [?] arrival of a lieutenant, and recommending Lieut Sadler, the aid de camps of the Prince to attend the exercising of the field pieces, and was hoping to have command of the Castor (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/102/5/25
Lord Keith to Markham, on the bomb tenders, neglect on the part of the Ordnance, Pegasus useless and her Captain too, the Helder full of good seamen on stationing ships, coming up to the Admiralty. (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/3/207
Extract from a log dated 7 June [?] sailed from Palermo, and 10 June off Sardinia, 15 June, saw 5 sail, annotated [?by Markham] with news of Sir S Smith at Jean Dacre, and French have left Naples, and Lord Nelson. (Manuscript) 1800 MRK/100/2/220
Lord Barham, Admiralty, to Osborne Markham, on having consulted Mr Pitt, and offering him a seat on the Transport Board, and a pension, with a reply of 18 May 1805, from Osborne Markham Portugal Street, to Barham, and a letter of 21 May 1805 (copy) from William Marsden, Admiralty Office to Osborne Markham, with a reply of 22 May 1805 from Osborne Markham rejecting the appointment (Manuscript) 1805 MRK/107/4/33
Numbers of shipwrights in all the Yards 1 January 1793, October 1801, 1 March 1803, and 1st March 1804; Ships building in the Kings yards 1790-1801, and in the merchants yards 1800-1804 (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/105/13/25
Vashon, Leith, to Markham, on 47 shipwrights and 35 carpenters sent to Sheerness, very suspicious and difficulty in assuring them of freedom from impress; quality of Captain Cheetham of hired ship Sally and his knowledge of navigation of the Baltic and Elsinore and Copenhagen, may be useful if any force is sent there in the spring (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/101/2/54
Mr Williamson, 83 James St, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, Aydes, Lewis [sic], on his complaint on his exchange into a third rate ship, with a draft letter of support from Markham, (MRK/105/3/95) (Manuscript) 1809 MRK/105/3/94