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Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on fitting out of Resolution, on the boys at the Nore ‘have got the itch’ and crews for other ship (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/16
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on orders for the Princess of Orange, List of the Band and servants to go with me, sorry you are going out, have asked [Admiral] Fremantle for a lieut of Marines (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/32
Rowley. Chatham, to Markham, on a purser for the Theseus, Captain Bligh; has not applied to the Admiralty Board ‘as you have the appointment of officers’ (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/4
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on manning ships (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/5/122
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on his return to post, on crews for ships, the Alkmaar to be a store ship in the Downs with anchors and cables etc (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/17
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, awaiting stores, Mr Congreve’s arrival, to try the project tomorrow, election news (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/96
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on manning ships, need more work on Antelope, on [Admiral] Linois, on his prospects for a command, shortage of lieutenants (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/43
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on men arrived in the cartel on parole, need crew for the Resolution, builders report on the Iris, send reply by Telegraph (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/19
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Antelope ready to proceed, and Gorgon or Falcon ready for Tonningen convoy, manning of ships, on orders for ships to take on guns at Gillingham, but not done for 5 years, now at Chatham, on the Archangel ships with no convoy, on table money for himself and Admiral Holloway (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/50
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, bomb vessels here for 3 years at great expense, their stores could be transfered to Hermes (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/34
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, told that[Admiral] Bickerton goes to the Board, not as actively employed as I would wish, ship manning, to send directions by telegraph (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/35
Rowley, Sheerness, to Dear Sir,[Markham] delay from lack of Captain and warrant officers, gun brigs in the harbour, on Henry Martins loss, on the election (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/94
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ships and manning (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/5/123
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning Argo from Hindostan according to rule to prevent picking, Sir Sidney[Smith] no chance standing for Rochester, and if [Captain] Calcraft doesn’t stand I could come in, on canvassing there where I lived 2 years and know leading people, on an exchange of chaplains, other ship movements, on showing his letter to Lord Grenville (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/73
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/100
Rowley, Sheernes, to Markham, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/102
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, ships delayed by bad weather, awaiting next spring tides to undock Seahorse (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/113
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on number of ships waiting to be docked, weather delaying provisions, Baltic convoy to sail (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/115
Rowley Sheerness, manning Monarch, returned from Chatham where Ariel is nearly ready (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/56
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on orders from Lord Keith to send Gorgon and Swift to the Downes, Orpheus to dock, on directions for Diligence as no ships arrived for Archangel (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/53
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on complement of Hecla, and other ships, Hermes merchant built but in very good repair, suitable for the convoys, Captain Tinkler of the Ranger defence ship is very fond of the bottle (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/41
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on Swift lately docked and ready for convoy service, on complaint to Lord Keith about Captain Wright who brought home 13 logs of mahogany between decks claiming it was ballast yet publickly advertised for sale, on lieutenants not having sailed in schooners, on a memorial from Lieut Stevens (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/63
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, enclosing a statement on first rating men, on gun carriages (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/111
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Cormorant to sail to Portsmouth, crews from West Indies very poor, no wind to try the project (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/98
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