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Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, no end of woes, arrival of Courageux with 45 of convoy of 160, convoy to sail for West Indies from Spithead to call in here, on work of the shipwrights (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/49
Colpoys to Markham, Niobe in need of men (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/41
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, unable to dock Victorieuse, using boys on small craft, ship defects, court martial on a pilot (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/23
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a convoy of the tin ships from Falmouth, privateers threatening coasting trade, on the naval enquiry (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/27
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on embarking artillery for Cork, the readiness of ships26. 15 Sept 1803, Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on embarking artillery for Cork, the readiness of ships (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/26
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on putting Griffiths in the Pickle schooner, other appointments, no copper nails in store, on preparing ships to sail, sail makers working for contractors (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/20
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on Marines to protect ships in harbour, men in hospital from Dragon, and Endymion into dock (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/34
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a letter from Captain Maitland (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/33
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock to Markham, Courageux in the Sound, opinion of her class, other ships getting ready (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/64
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on discharging men, (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/5
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a German taken from La Sirenne with accounts of St Domingo, intelligence for the Board enclosed (MRK/101/8/11), Canopus leaving after men paid, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/10
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a ship needing complement before sailing, men waiting for pay, preparing the Sceptre, men on impress service (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/9
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on lieutenants for gun brigs, need to dock the Neptune, on Dutch prisoners (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/18
Colpoys,Plymouth, to Markham, on the loss of Hussar, Admiral Cornwallis want of frigates, better news of health of our Majesty (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/54
Brisbane, Goliath, Cawsand Bay to Sir John Colpoys, sailed from Spithead 106 short of complement, one lieutenant and 8 men died during cruise (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/58
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock to Markham, gale destroyed a number of craft (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/38
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, has sent 160 men to Neptune, preparation of ships, need for sails for Cornwallis off Ferrol (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/28
La Sirene brig left 6 sail of the line at Cape Francois on 10 May, 20 May four seen sailing homewards. (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/11
Terrible: list of men mustered, short of complement, 17 men sick sent to hospital. San Josef’s ships company including sick and non effective (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/51
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on not reading newspapers, on cutting down the masts of Imperieuse, on convoy movements (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/53
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on preparing ships with complement of men (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/17
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on news of a recaptured Indiaman a prize for Pellew’s squadron, on preparing ships, employment of lieutenants (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/25
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on a young man Lewis, on work proceeding on ships (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/56
Colpoys, Heydon Bridge, to Markham, Ades near Lewes, on receiving a box of letters, Mr Dyer with me on the present mission, to call at Thorpe to see the Archbishop Markham’s father (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/101/8/68
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