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Booklet with 9 pages of notes, Lieutenant Henry McCullogh of the Zebra being called was sworn etc. evidence of of the circumstances attending the Zebras firing into the Defiance flag of truce from your first seeing her, and subsequent queries and answers (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8/3
JM, London to the Earl of Mansfield, Comte de Fries, Vienna, (draft) asking after his health, on the attentions of Mr Langbois, to drink his health on the 12th when he becomes 21, with a seat in the House of Lords, on the success of Admiral Jervis in capturing Spanish ships and impact on confidence at the bank (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/108/1/15
Markham, to his father, safe in Sandy hook after 9 weeks passage, believe Count D’Estaing is off Georgia with 24 sail, ready should he attempt this port, afraid of Rhode island, damages from gales, seized a French snow lade with sugar coffee indigo and cotton, heard Washington is again with the French fleet, strength of the squadron (Manuscript)
1779
MRK/107/1/4
Sketch of a report to the Lords in Council on the subject of HM Dockyards, having taken the opinion of the Comptroller of the Navy on the expediency of the new arrangements (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/111/2/8
Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen, Agreements, Crew Lists And Official Logs (Manuscript)
1865
RSS/CL/1865/1258
Lee, Doctor John, Lawyer and Scientist, 1783-1866. (Manuscript)
1783-01-01 - 1866-12-31
HAR/301-343&351-359
Hamilton, Archibald, Commander, Honourable East India Company, 1778-1848. (Manuscript)
1801-1824
HMN/25-141
Documents relate to the Ordinary (Manuscript)
1596-1638
ADL/C-K
Spratt, Thomas Abel Brimage, Vice-Admiral, 1811-1888. (Manuscript)
1837-1873
SPR
Leather bound manuscript notes, listing and summary of letters to Markham MRK/101 and MRK/105/1. (Manuscript)
1792
MRK/111/2/7
Markham to his father sending a copy of his court martial, expect to be reinstated, believing I was politically tried and condemned for an accident not a mistake, dismissed from service for firing into a flag of truce, but the vessel did not have proper colours up, court reprimanded the Frenchman, my sentence unexpected by the fleet, the Admiral a double man, always did my duty, to consult old officers, convoy sails for home soon (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/107/1/16
Lieutenant Col Ethbridge, Kingston Jamaica, to Captain Markham, Admiralty, (Private), on his recovery and desire to return, on 28 years’ service, enclosing a sketch of the location where your gallant brother fell (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/107/4/12
Undated draft memo by Markham (4 pages) for manning of sea fencibles, by ballot on the coast and navigable rivers, on manning the gun brigs to watch the Boulogne flotilla and guard ships, on remarks of Lord Keith on defence against an enemy invasion from Boulogne and Flushing, on Admiral Philips survey of the fencibles on bounty for officers for raising men liable to abuse (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/105/10/13
George Daysh to Admiral Markham, (2 pages) on the pay of surgeons, with his proposed amendments, enclosing a printed copy of the regulationsconcerning surgeons, [cross reference only, Letter filed MRK/111/1/14 together with the enclosed printed pamphlet filed MRK/111/1/15] (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/105/8/21
Captain Murray, the London, to Captain Markham, angry at recommendation of Smith, a boatswain, who carried liquor into Haslar hospital; promote those recommended by fellow officers, what a fleet is this & how scattered – we don’t seem to know who we belong to ‘…’my only hope is peace for I long to be clear of ships’…’notwithstanding we used to growl sometimes at the Earl [St Vincent] ..they would be very glad to have him here’ (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/4/3
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith (Manuscript)
1801-1804; 1806-1807
MRK/101/3/151-219
Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen, Agreements, Crew Lists And Official Logs (Manuscript)
1875
RSS/CL/1875/1827
Transcript of the memoir of Captain Thomas Huskisson, written in 1836. (Manuscript)
circa 1985
XTRN/1
Owen, William Fitzwilliam, Vice-Admiral, 1774-1857. (Manuscript)
1798-1842
COO/3
Ogle family papers (Manuscript)
1681 - 1858
OGL
Plans of the Sailors Home / Wells Street & Dock Street / London Docks / London. (Manuscript)
1867-1962
ART/12
Markham, off Charlestown Bar, to his father, Bishopsthorpe, York, now 1st Lieutenant of the Roebuck, and Captain Douglas, the previous 1st lieutenant now in the place of Sir Andrew Hamond who is now in London, going to New York with a fleet of transports and six thousand men, expect to be very rich soon, recommending a brother of a friend as a curate at Tregony in Cornwall (Manuscript)
1780
MRK/107/1/7
George Paris Monke, at Mr Stranger’s Navy Agent, to Charles Grey, Memoir, indicating the means to promote the science of gunnery in the British Navy, composed at the time of the formation of artillery companies in the Marine Corps. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/111/2/10
Holloway [Portsmouth] to Rear Admiral Markham, on problems with the Glatton with only one deck for crew, super numeraries and prisoners, Commissioner Hope recommends Inflexible, to separate the men, news from Deal smugglers from the Texel (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/9/9
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