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4 June, 1800, Markham, Centaur, off the black rocks, to Mrs Markham, thanking her for vegetables, has the key to French signals along the coast, 42 ships ready to sail, no one has seen Lady St V[incent ?]

11 May 1799, Alex Simpson, Gibraltar, to Markham, HMS Centaur, on shipping wines in the Hector enclosing a bill

28 September 1779 , Markham, to his father, at York, readdressed to London, annotated aged 18, 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 wi…

14 Dec 1784 Admiralty Office to Sir John Lindsay, on fitting out the Moorish frigate

No Date,? List of supplies from the Basciat of Tunis to the two English frigates

No date, annotated 5 Feb [1800] Markham to Mrs Markham, at Torkey sending by the post, do not remember the place

17 May 1805, Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, on delays in parliament and plans to get home, on home improvement

8 June 1798, Markham, Centaur, off Cadiz, to his father, after 6 months off Ireland, 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 b…

Papers on the HMS Zebra Court Martial on Captain Markham, Jamaica, May 1782. [See item level records]