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Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/26
Lord Keith, Sheerness to Markham on manning the ships, French not ready for any alarm, Baltic fleet and need for ships for convoy (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/27
Lord Keith to Markham, on being told about actions of cutters, communication with the Downs (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/83
Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a letter from Captain Owen (MRK/101/3/88), on possible Dutch attack, reports from the Gallant Knight [Sir Sidney Smith] (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/87
Lord Keith to Markham, better weather, sent Curlew to the Nore for a windlass, failure of Captain Maxwell to report loss of boat, Captain Wrights talk (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/91
Lord Keith, Ramsgate, to Markham, on the gun brig, boats able to approach the shore (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/176
Lord Keith, Ramsgate, to Markham, news from Amsterdam, communication with the enemy (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/175
Lord Keith to Markham, ship movements, unable to catch privateers, activities in the French camp (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/177
Lord Keith to Markham, wind at NNE may cause french boats to go onshore, Captain Wright ran ashore in the Vincejo (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/179
Lord Keith to Markham, it was Lieut Dillon who was detained with a flag of truce, saw in a paper that Lieut Wilmot had escaped, (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/185
Lord Keith to Markham, on appointments, vessels which got into Boulogne yesterday from Dieppe, and prizes which Capt Elphinstone saw taken, and chased the privateer four days from Dieppe to Beachy Head and fired musket shot through her sails, Ariadne sails ill, feeling better but not yet well (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/189
Lord Keith to Markham, heard from Admiral Rowley at Sheerness that little on hand, will ask Admiral Russel to send the Stately there to get her ready, Leopard for Admiral Louis, request from Sir Sidney to make 2 Lieutenants, 14 on the quarter deck ahead of them (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/190
Lord Keith to Markham, as no stir on the other side need to dock Melpomene at Portsmouth or Sheerness, need to watch them, pilots as bad as ever, always an excuse when wanted (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/192
Lord Keith to Markham, little to be seen at Boulogne, on ship movements, if French come up the channel, ministers jangling (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/196
Lord Keith to Markham, on a gun brig, want frigates in the North Sea, sent the Regulus to back up [Admiral] Russell who complains but is not easy to satisfy, [Admiral] Vashon [at Leith] calls for convoy ships, enclosing letter from Dr Scott about an appointment. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/206
Lord Keith to Markham (Private), need to visit town again, set of papers lost, will copy if pay the expense, on the Hull convoys. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/209
Southend, to Lord Keith, requesting an appointment. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/211
Lord Keith to dear Sir, [Markham] on an illness in this part of the world, changes on the death of my friend, no change in members of the different boards, see much of your sister, hope the Archbishop is stout. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/214
No. 436 Gun boat, information from French Officers. (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/77
Lord Keith to Nepean, plague on shore, but nothing of the disease afloat, excessive heat (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/3/2
Lord Keith, Harley Street to Markham, on Officer appointments, with enclosures (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/5
Lord Keith, Sheerness, to Markham, on the appointment of pursers (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/10
Lord Keith, [Sheerness] to Markham, on Bonaparte, advertising for gun vessels, sent to Sir Sidney [Smith] to put him on his guard and shall circulate the contents of the enemies plan today (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/11
Lord Keith to Markham, no water to be had at Dungeness, ships to anchor in Dover Roads, looking for someone to go to look at Dunkirk (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/12
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