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Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, on board
Sphinx
, on the supply of oranges and lemons, times to send boats
1784
MRK/100/2/182
John Rousselet, London, to Captain Markham,
Sphinx
, Gibraltar, ( 2 pages), on events since he commanded
1785
MRK/108/4/12
Lovelace, Malaga, to Mr Edward Evitt, purser,
Sphinx
, on the other side the price of casks and copy
1784
MRK/100/2/186
B Robertson, Navy Office, to Markham, HMS
Sphinx
, Gibraltar, on the balance of his account showing prize
1785
MRK/100/4/13
Markham,
Sphinx
, Gibraltar Bay, to his father, unavoidable long silence as in quarantine, supplies
1784
MRK/107/1/22
Markham,
Sphinx
, Gibraltar to his father, South Audley Street, on family news, on his illness, rumour
1786
MRK/107/1/23
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1749-1751
ADM/L/S/382
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1777-1782
ADM/L/S/615
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1793-1799
ADM/L/S/358
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1781-1783
ADM/L/S/499
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1779-1781
ADM/L/S/546
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1757-1759
ADM/L/S/383
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1782-1783
ADM/L/S/34
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1779-1780
ADM/L/S/502
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1768-1780
ADM/L/S/384
Logbook kept by Captain T.W. Oliver for HM Brig RAPID HMS SPARTAN, SYBILLE ,in Singapore and China. (Manuscript)
1851-09-30 - 1855-01-06
RUSI/NM/150/3
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1748-1749
ADM/L/R/292
Navy Board, Lieutenants' Logs (Manuscript)
1779-1780
ADM/L/S/385
Letters, 1870-1883 between members of the Cowan family. (Manuscript)
1870-1884
PTR/1/7
Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, times for boat to call, oranges nearly ripe, sent samples for tasting, same for Captain Blankett, on prices of beef (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/184
Album of photographs relating to the North American and West Indies Station, 1868. (Manuscript)
1868
VHM/16/2
Photograph album kept by Alfred Littlewood. (Manuscript)
1880-1900
JOD/317/2
Markham to his father on hearing of his sisters marriage, staying at Naples in a round of pleasure, dined with the King, his opinion of him as a moderate sovereign, authority vested in the Queen, expense of Naples and Florence (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/107/1/20
Royal Navy Records: commissions and appointments for sea officers granted by the Admiralty, Admirals and Captains. (Manuscript)
1664-1830
PLA/P/9/1
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