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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
Captain Dunbar, Ambuscade, Malta, to Markham, in the Adriatic with the Russian squadron, on the value of the port of Cattaro rather than Venice, on men and vessels of Dalmatia, resources of timber, hemp and iron, on Buonaparte’s plan for taking Greece and Turkey, Pasha likely to revolt, proposing a survey of the coast of Morea (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/102/2/45
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
Markham, Blonde, Falmouth, to his father, news of David, not sent to San Domingo healthy at Jamaica, ships sent to find those who chased me, regiment destined for our expedition detained at Ostend, demand for men at home so expedition to West Indies, may not leave, try to change to channel service unless John Jervis takes command for West Indies (Manuscript) 1793 MRK/107/1/25
E Markham Spanktown, to his Brother, with an account of the campaign against the rebels, continued on 1 January 1777, on the campaign and his health, and on 18 January 1777 Porth Amboy, and continued about the 6 May 1776, on Quebec, and the campaign in Canada (Manuscript) 1776 MRK/107/4/2
Lady Peshall, to Markham, thanking him for the investigation, with an extract of a letter from Thomas Murphy, of Vera Cruz, dated7 January 1807, saying Lieut Thomas John Peshall of the Franchise frigate never arrived in the port, but was shipwrecked, with further information that he may be a prisoner (Manuscript) 1807 MRK/104/4/62
Narrative of the South Pacific volume 2 with description of Tahiti and stamped J80 and initials JM [James Morrison]. (Manuscript) 1789 MRK/111/2/6
Lord Keith to Markham enclosing a letter from Mr Whidby, (MRK/101/3/70) on his suitability to see boats (such as coal and lime sloops, carron smacks, and Kingsham passage boats) for fitting out, small fishing boats not suitable; most ships ready but heard of no mischief, ship aground and another needing repair (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/69
Sisson, Addams, Tucker, Nelson, Seppings, Parkins, master shipwrights of HM Shipyards, to Lord Mulgrave, [First Lord of the Admiralty], (Copy, 6 Pages) on a recommendation in a report of the commission of naval revision to reduce salaries, a memorial forwarded in March by the Navy Board to Lord Mulgrave, with copy of a letter of 3 April 1808. From the Master Shipwrights of Portsmouth Yard, to Lord Barham, and 12 Sept 1808 Portsmouth Yard to the Admiralty Commissioners (Manuscript) 1808 MRK/105/5/10
Admiral Vashon, Leith, to Admiral Markham, on the difficulty of getting fishermen and other seamen from the Orkney Islands who resist service; the need of the regulating officer, Lieutenant Scot for a tender; suggesting a search of the Scottish coast to stop claims of exemption and escape from the press; In Fifeshire the men are concealed until merchant ships are procured; failed to get any men from the returning Greenland ships (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/2/9
Proposals for a canal from Erith to Woolwich under the patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty, with projectors agreeing to enlarge docks to take a first rate ship of war, if government agrees to guarantee interest on monies expended, giving reasons why public money should not be employed, despite preparations by the enemy on the Scheldt (Manuscript) 1809 MRK/110/3/1
Mr Blucker, Trinanton Castle, [Saltash], to Markham, Park Street, Grosvenor Square, returning Mr Scotts letter, on the cause of dry rot in naval ships, on timber at Milford, on the plans of Mr Peake and Mr Seppings (Manuscript) 1813 MRK/105/11/11
Markham, Centaur, off Cadiz, to his father, with few provisions sailed from Bantry Bay under Sir Roger Curtis, to join Lord St Vincent, squadron sailed to join Nelson, news that Bonaparte is embarked at Toulon with troops to punish the Dey[ of Algiers], for beheading a Frenchman, (Manuscript) 1798 MRK/107/1/35
Markham, English Harbour, Antigua, to his father, Archbishop of York, Bloomsbury Square, London, joy on his promotion, listing ships of the squadron in the West Indies, death of Captain of Pearl. (Manuscript) 1777 MRK/107/1/3
Transport Office, List of transports for Cape and River Plata with tonnage, Age, coppered, Date of sailing, viz Cork 31 August 1805, St Helens 14 May 1806, Falmouth 9 Oct 1806, with note on those returned, and state of repair, enclosed in MRK/105/2/20 (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/105/2/21
A book of punishments for HMS ASIA titled complaint book. (Manuscript) 1831-05-01 - 1832-06-01 OLE/2/2
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith (Manuscript) 1801-1804; 1806-1807 MRK/101/3/151-219