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Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on ships for convoy and privateers, moving men into Ville de Paris, , thanking them for not joining the mutinies at the Cape and St Helena, some for Canopus on hiring 3 vessels (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/7
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, (2 pages) on a Lieutenant Usher, on ships for Cornwallis, ships in Mounts Bay to protect coastal trade, need for pilots (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/59
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, enclosing account of the San Josef and Terrible, sick lists, hope St Vincent not so ill (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/50
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, muster of Goliath, enclosing letter (MRK/101/8/58) with list of scorbutic patients in Goliath, repairs to revenue cutters, coasters wait for convoy (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/57
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, Niobe short of men from sickness, to get men from Falmouth, complaints of Sir Thomas Graves (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/43
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, requesting a position for a hospital porter (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/12
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on removing the officers of the Pique (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/6
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, opinion on dockyard men working on Sundays, regular visits there but cant find out why Foudroyant is delayed (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/44
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on ships sent to join the Admiral [Cornwallis], on work on ships, stores for the Mediterranean, Foudroyant still sickly (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/62
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, damage from gales and days lost, loss of stores on Fearless, Leeward fleet scattered, Prussians to join Royal Sovereign (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/8/45
Colpoys, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, gale blowing, Collingwood ready to start, Seaflower to take the Admiral’s despatches. (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/8/37
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
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