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Cotton, Madingley, to Markham, received his letter of appointment to take Speedy under ordes and to convoy trade to Newfoundland, illness of his eldest son (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/7/36
Cotton, Dock, to Markham, recommending the mate of the Jalouse, injured in the attack on 9 June on the gun boats, asking for leave (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/28
Cotton to Captain Markham, Admiralty, little hope of the San Josef being manned, wasting my time in Hamoaze for 6 weeks (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/27
Cotton, Madingley Cambridge to Markham, requesting a delay or cancellation for lieutenant Dench confined by a fever and unable to join Barfleur, hoping to delay his own appointment (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/7/37
Cotton, Maddingley Cambridge to Markham, requesting more time to recover from rheumatism (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/7/35
Cotton, San Josef, Torbay, to Markham, wishing to take his officers with him given lack of promotion for junior flags, hopes for a 64 [gun ship] pain in right arm and not fit for service off Ushant in this weather (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/7/34
Cotton, San Josef, Cawsand Bay, to Markham, short of complement, flux and fever, need help until men to return from hospital (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/7/32
Cotton, P Dock, to Markham, desiring William Knight for a vacancy for a lieutenant, needs a carpenter, grateful to have Lady Cotton present (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/30
Cotton, P Dock, to Markham, order to man the San Josef, need marines from the Hazard as most men are Irish and need order, a lieutenant unfit for sea with asthmatic complaint (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/31
Cotton, Dock, to Markham, on removing the carpenter of the San Josef and replacing him with the carpenter from the Sans Pareil, arrival here of Sir Robert Calder another setback (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/26
Cotton, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on his eleve Charles Adams, on the possibility of transferring men from Neptune as her masts are defective, as well as volunteers from the militia (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/29
Sir Charles Cotton, Plymouth Dock, to Markham, on lack of men for the San Josef, ready to join Admiral Cornwallis in any ship, but told to delay until San Josef is ready (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/7/25
Cotton, San Josef to Markham, need for a schoolmaster, congratulations on promotion to Rear admiral (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/7/33
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