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Markham, Centaur, Cove, to Mrs Markham, on hopes of peace, cabin arrangements, given an Irish dog (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/107/2/4
6 Dec 1797, Markham, Centaur, Cove, to Mrs Markham, on hopes of peace, cabin arrangements, given an Irish dog
Mr Hodson, Naval Yard Gibraltar, to Markham, on the purchase of hand pumps for the Moorish frigate (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/100/2/160
25 March 1786, Mr Hodson, Naval Yard Gibraltar, to Markham, on the purchase of hand pumps for the Moorish frigate
From St Vincent, Ville de Paris, to Mr John Jackson, Master of HMS Ville de Paris, by command of Admiral Purvis, to survey the Centaur after infectious fever and to cleanse the ship (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/202
22 July 1798, From St Vincent, Ville de Paris, to Mr John Jackson, Master of HMS Ville de Paris, by command of Admiral Purvis, to survey the Centaur after infectious fever and to cleanse the ship
Admiralty Office to Markham, order for the boatswain of the Mars to exchange (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/7
7 August 1783, Admiralty Office to Markham, order for the boatswain of the Mars to exchange
Extract of letter from Lord Sydney to General Eliott on the Moorish ship (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/69
30 Sept 1784 extract of letter from Lord Sydney to General Eliott on the Moorish ship
Phillips Cosby. Cin C Mediterranean, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, to give 4 men from HMS Trusty a passage to England (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/100/2/172
6 September 1786, Phillips Cosby. Cin C Mediterranean, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, to give 4 men from HMS Trusty a passage to England
General Eliott, Gibraltar, to Markham requesting money to be sent to Consul Logie at Algiers for payment of bills (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/136
23 July 1785, General Eliott, Gibraltar, to Markham requesting money to be sent to Consul Logie at Algiers for payment of bills
Markham to Mrs Markham, on his business, on planting, - the horses, and the Duke of Clarence and scandal, on reverse ministry mean to defend D-of Y (Manuscript)
1809
MRK/107/2/80
No Date, Monday, [1 March 1809] Markham to Mrs Markham, on his business, on planting, - the horses, and the Duke of Clarence and scandal, on reverse ministry mean to defend D-of Y
Markham Charlestown harbour, to his father on British success in South Carolina, a safe harbour for frigates as larger vessels need to take out guns to cross the bar, sent letter via carpenter of the Perseus, made 3rd lieutenant of the Roebuck, will draw money for new uniforms (Manuscript)
1780
MRK/107/1/6
13 May 1780, Markham Charlestown harbour, to his father [annotated aged 19], on British success in South Carolina, a safe harbour for frigates as larger vessels need to take out guns to cross the bar, sent letter via carpenter of the Perseus, made 3rd lieutenant of the Roebuck, will draw money fo…
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
14 June 1782, Markham, Port Royal, to his father, [annotated age 21 exactly], 2 pages, 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 d…
Envelope addressed to Mrs Markham (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/37
27-31 August [1800] envelope addressed to Mrs Markham
Markham, Centaur, off Ushant, to Mrs Markham, on his 25 years of service, list of order of battle (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/32
6 May 1800, Tuesday evening, Markham, Centaur, off Ushant, to Mrs Markham, on his 25 years of service, list of order of battle
Navy Office to Markham, on the purser of the Hinchinbrooke when cast away at Jamaica (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/51
10 May 1784 Navy Office to Markham, on the purser of the Hinchinbrooke when cast away at Jamaica
Sir John Lindsay to Markham with instructions not to leave Gibraltar Bay without a King's ship there and to provision for 6 months to join him at Villa Franca or Genoa or Leghorn (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/38
10 November 1783, Sir John Lindsay to Markham with instructions not to leave Gibraltar Bay without a King's ship there and to provision for 6 months to join him at Villa Franca or Genoa or Leghorn
Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, to Markham, to put himself under his command (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/71
9 Oct 1784 Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, to Markham, to put himself under his command
Captain Blankett to the ordnance office (copy) on preparing ships for service (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/79
6 November 1784 Captain Blankett to the ordnance office (copy) on preparing ships for service
Captain Bowyer, HMS Irresistible Chatham to Markham with an order concerning slops (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/17
6 Sept 1783, Captain Bowyer, HMS Irresistible Chatham to Markham with an order concerning slops
Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, Gibraltar, to Markham, order to go to Lisbon (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/131
3 June 1785, Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, Gibraltar, to Markham, order to go to Lisbon
Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, Gibraltar bay, to the General concerning on the late siege, the new mole and problem of wrecks and sunken vessels (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/70
6 Oct 1784 Captain Blankett HMS Thetis, Gibraltar bay, to the General concerning on the late siege, the new mole and problem of wrecks and sunken vessels
Sir John Lindsay to Markham to take Russian Prince Viskinsky to Tangier (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/37
10 November 1783, Sir John Lindsay to Markham to take Russian Prince Viskinsky to Tangier
Lovelace, Malaga, to Mr Edward Evitt, purser, Sphinx, on the other side the price of casks and copy of Mr Dawson’s acct of wine taken on board the Phaeton, patterns of silks (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/186
27 Oct 1784, [Lovelace, Malaga] to Mr Edward Evitt, purser, Sphinx, on the other side the price of casks and copy of Mr Dawson’s acct of wine taken on board the Phaeton, patterns of silks
No date extract from the Emperor of Morocco to General Eliott regarding the equipping of a Moorish frigate (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/89
No date extract from the Emperor of Morocco to General Eliott regarding the equipping of a Moorish frigate
Phillips Cosby, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, general orders for the squadron (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/100/2/152
8 January 1786, Phillips Cosby, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, general orders for the squadron
Captain Markham, list of provisions including 24 sheep, 60 fowls bag of barley and straw supplied from the country [Algiers?] with costs (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/224
No Date,?1798, Captain Markham, list of provisions including 24 sheep, 60 fowls bag of barley and straw supplied from the country [Algiers?] with costs
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