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Bound volume (vol.14) of letters received Mar-Oct 1802 (Manuscript)
1802-1802
KEI/L/14
Bound volume (vol.14) of letters received Mar-Oct 1802
Bound volume (vol.1) of deck orders 1800-1 (Manuscript)
1800-1801
KEI/L/15
Bound volume (vol.1) of deck orders 1800-1
Letters received from Rear-Admiral Thomas Macnamara Russell at Yarmouth (Manuscript)
1805-08-01 - 1805-12-31
KEI/28/76
Corrspondence with Naval Officers:
28/71-78: Letters received from Rear-Admiral (Vice-Admiral from November 1805) Thomas Macnamara Russell at Yarmouth, August - December.…
Lord Keith to Markham, on want of men for a cutter, Middleton old now, cutters idle but protected by their board (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/198
13 May 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on want of men for a cutter, Middleton old now, cutters idle but protected by their board
Lord Keith to Markham (Secret) arrival of Robb, enclosing Captain Searle’s letter (MRK/101/3/115), (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/114
7 Feb 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham (Secret) arrival of Robb, enclosing Captain Searle’s letter (below),
Lord Keith to Markham, (Private), on French intentions, hasten everything out from the Nore (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/178
15 April 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, (Private), on French intentions, hasten everything out from the Nore
Lord Keith to Dear Jack [Markham], sorry for family and for illness of Lord St Vincent, Captain Wrights information (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/112
3 Feb 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Dear Jack [Markham], sorry for family and for illness of Lord St Vincent, Captain Wrights information
Lord Keith to Markham, (most Private), on complaints over the quality of tea, seamen’s diet (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/144
5 March 1804, (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, (most Private), on complaints over the quality of tea, seamen’s diet
Lord Keith to Markham, on false information, enclosing a sketch by Mr Sargeant of the mole at Calais, Captain Stewart sent to Dunquerque, stationing of ships (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/61
19 November 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on false information, enclosing a sketch by Mr Sargeant of the mole at Calais, Captain Stewart sent to Dunquerque, stationing of ships
Lord Keith to Admiral Markham, on Lieutenant Halliday in London under a course of mercury for a complaint (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/168
No date,[1804] Lord Keith to Admiral Markham, on Lieutenant Halliday in London under a course of mercury for a complaint
Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a plan for the use of fire boats by C.P. sent to Philip Patton (MRK/101/3/141) (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/140
26 Feb 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a plan for the use of fire boats by C.P. sent to Philip Patton (below)
Lord Keith to Markham, on anchorages, and weather (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/44
6 Oct [1803] (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on anchorages, and weather
Edward Thornborough, Ruby off the Texel, joined by Defence, taking on water plan to move into the Defence; Ships and transports ready in the Texel (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/121
4 January 1804, Edward Thornborough, Ruby off the Texel, joined by Defence, taking on water plan to move into the Defence; Ships and transports ready in the Texel
Lord Keith to Markham, 5000 recruits brought here from the continent in convoy ships, but many new raised men left behind, baggage was beyond human imagination, upon average 18 waggons of four horses to each regiment, much left behind when troops returned, convoy ships ordered to stations. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/201
22 March 1806, Lord Keith to Markham, 5000 recruits brought here from the continent in convoy ships, but many new raised men left behind, baggage was beyond human imagination, upon average 18 waggons of four horses to each regiment, much left behind when troops returned, convoy ships ordered to stat…
Lord Keith to Markham, on Congreve’s proposal to Lord Howick to fire 32 rockets from each vessel, his opinion it is impossible to throw more than four from any frame, and seldom more than 2 with safety, more men and vessels prepared than originally intended, ll vessels on Boulogne command fitted but need to call on the ships for convoys, information on privateers, ready for experiment but don’t expect they will ever be used. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/215
26 Sept 1806, Lord Keith to Markham, on Congreve’s proposal to Lord Howick to fire 32 rockets from each vessel, his opinion it is impossible to throw more than four from any frame, and seldom more than 2 with safety, more men and vessels prepared than originally intended, ll vessels on Boulogne com…
Lord Keith to Markham, on another Sea Lord, sending Captain Owens report, on Captain Wright’s actions. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/94
7 January 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on another Sea Lord, sending Captain Owens report, on Captain Wright’s actions.
Lord Keith to Markham, now have plenty of the combustible, have seen Captain Wright, I have long foreseen what has at last happened, constant complaints about merchant built sloops. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/150
No date, [1804] (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, now have plenty of the combustible, have seen Captain Wright, I have long foreseen what has at last happened, constant complaints about merchant built sloops.
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith (Manuscript)
1801-1804; 1806-1807
MRK/101/3/1-50
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Lord Keith written mainly when commander in chief of the fleet in the North Sea at Sheerness and either ashore at Broadstairs or Ramsgate, or from his flag ship HMS Monarch, for the periods 1804 and 1806.
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David Banks, Dover, to Markham, information on suspicious people, with a cutter under Prussian colours, also here is a man who collects smugglers money for the Dutch merchants (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/162
25 March 1804, David Banks, Dover, to Markham, information on suspicious people, with a cutter under Prussian colours, also here is a man who collects smugglers money for the Dutch merchants,
Mr Whidby, London, to Lord Keith, on arriving at the Admiralty and receiving orders for Leith, willing to go to Sheerness (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/70
10 Dec [1803] Mr Whidby, London, to Lord Keith, on arriving at the Admiralty and receiving orders for Leith, willing to go to Sheerness
Lord Keith to Markham, cannot find the pursers who conversed in the outer officeKeith (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/13
No Date, [1803], Lord Keith to Markham, cannot find the pursers who conversed in the outer office
Lord Keith to Dear Jack [Markham] on allowance of water, no news of the Unicorn (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/65
7 Dec 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Dear Jack [Markham] on allowance of water, no news of the Unicorn
William Congreve, to Mr Crew, secretary to the Board of Ordnance, as Lord Keith may wish to use fire ships, enclosing combustibles, with charcoal. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/138
21 Feb 1804 (copy) William Congreve, to Mr Crew, secretary to the Board of Ordnance, as Lord Keith may wish to use fire ships, enclosing combustibles, with charcoal.
Lord Keith to Markham, on report of loss of a cutter, possibly the Champion (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/127
15 Feb 1804, (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, on report of loss of a cutter, possibly the Champion
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