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Colpoys, to Markham, expecting to hear of Admiral Cornwallis in Torbay, unable to do any work in Cawsand Bay for 4 days (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/40
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, requesting an appointment of a lieutenant, on the need for marines (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/31
Colpoys, [Plymouth] to Markham, more gales, sending petitions, expect Cornwallis to be in Torbay, prisoners from Jamaica, wish Duckworth had landed the French on the Keys, Rocambeau deserved no quarter (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/48
Sir John Colpoys, London to Captain Markham. Admiralty, enclosing a letter MRK/101/8/2 (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/8/1
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on appointing lieutenants (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/30
Colpoys, Pylmouth Dock, to Markham, on men for the Minotaur, need to dock Venerable, on employment for lieutenant Shaw (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/35
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on the appointment of lieutenants, vessels awaiting convoy (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/24
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on Lieut Grant, arrival of a ship with a convoy (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/8
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, requesting an appointment of a lieutenant, difficulty of ship repairs in Cawsand or the Sound (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/32
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
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