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Lord Keith to Markham, on intelligence, difficulties in the North Sea (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/74
18 Dec 1803 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on intelligence, difficulties in the North Sea
J McMahon, Carlton House to Sir Evan Nepean, on the request of the Prince of Wales for captain Northey appointed to post captain in the Mediterranean by Lord Keith to be confirmed (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/7
29 Oct 1802, J McMahon, Carlton House to Sir Evan Nepean, on the request of the Prince of Wales for captain Northey appointed to post captain in the Mediterranean by Lord Keith to be confirmed
Lord Keith, Harley Street to Markham, on Officer appointments, with enclosures (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/5
21 November 1802, Lord Keith, Harley Street to Markham, on Officer appointments, with enclosures
Lord Keith to Markham, on the Clyde to call at the Nore or Yarmouth, or from where the convoy is to sail; the masters wish to quit the cutters and lurk about Dover, the masters and owners are in league, to get more prize money, some pressed but get off (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/38
18 Sept 1803, Lord Keith to Markham, on the Clyde to call at the Nore or Yarmouth, or from where the convoy is to sail; the masters wish to quit the cutters and lurk about Dover, the masters and owners are in league, to get more prize money, some pressed but get off
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements and orders to captains, defences at Hull and Grimsby (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/49
2 November 1803 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements and orders to captains, defences at Hull and Grimsby
Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret), on information on Boulogne, armed ships for convoys, ship movements, [General] Pichegru reported as taken (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/149
13 March 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret), on information on Boulogne, armed ships for convoys, ship movements, [General] Pichegru reported as taken
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
21 April 1804, 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,
Lord Keith to Markham, on court martials, ship movements (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/73
16 Dec 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on court martials, ship movements
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
17 April 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, wind at NNE may cause french boats to go onshore, Captain Wright ran ashore in the Vincejo
Lord Keith to Markham, on communication signals, need for a resident officer at Yarmouth, orders to block the Weser, on how the French treat the Dutch (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/29
27 July 1803, (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, on communication signals, need for a resident officer at Yarmouth, orders to block the Weser, on how the French treat the Dutch
Lord Keith to Markham, his views on Lord Cochrane (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/135
23 Feb 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, his views on Lord Cochrane
Lord Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright’s requests (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/109
23 January 1804, (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright’s requests
Lord Keith to Markham, on the Galloper light, 70 vessels out of the harbour at Boulogne, going to Deal and Dover tomorrow (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/159
25 March 1804, Lord Keith to Markham, on the Galloper light, 70 vessels out of the harbour at Boulogne, going to Deal and Dover tomorrow
Lord Keith to Markham, on duplicity, trade has left the Downs (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/113
7 Feb 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on duplicity, trade has left the Downs
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 date, 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.
Lord Keith to Markham, on the return of Captain Bligh from the north, a message from Admiral Montagu concerning the Whitstable smack, heard from Mr Pitt that the Hull people are anxious about getting vessels armed, probably from Lord Mulgrave, will send Thornborough there to investigate (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/50
3 November 1803 Lord Keith to Markham, on the return of Captain Bligh from the north, a message from Admiral Montagu concerning the Whitstable smack, heard from Mr Pitt that the Hull people are anxious about getting vessels armed, probably from Lord Mulgrave, will send Thornborough there to investig…
Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret), sending information, (MRK/101/3/123). (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/122
12 Feb 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret), sending information, (below).
Lord Keith to Markham, on the Brest fleet, telegraph from Brest to the Texel in 5 hours, possible danger of an expedition, activities of Sir Sidney Smith, the fencibles at Dover (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/51
4 November 1803, (NRS) (Private), Lord Keith to Markham, on the Brest fleet, telegraph from Brest to the Texel in 5 hours, possible danger of an expedition, activities of Sir Sidney Smith, the fencibles at Dover
Lord Keith to Markham, on being told about actions of cutters, communication with the Downs (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/83
24 Dec 1803 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on being told about actions of cutters, communication with the Downs
Lord Keith, Sheerness, to Markham, on the case of Mr Shaw a boatswain, with enclosure MRK/101/3/35 (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/34
17 August 1803, Lord Keith, Sheerness, to Markham, on the case of Mr Shaw a boatswain, with enclosure below
Lord Keith to Markham, recommending a seaman for a small vessel (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/39
24 Sept 1803, Lord Keith to Markham, recommending a seaman for a small vessel
Lord Keith to Markham, on information from Robb, need for ships for convoy, advice on building gun brigs (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/117
8 Feb 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on information from Robb, need for ships for convoy, advice on building gun brigs
William Congreve, Dover to Admiral Markham,(Private) on the intended attack on Boulogne, cause of delay, enclosing a list of vessels equipped, (MRK/101/3/218) but dispersed and sent on other duties, not enough boats for the attempt, more frames to total 80 (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/3/217
28 Sept 1806, William Congreve, Dover to Admiral Markham,(Private) on the intended attack on Boulogne, cause of delay, enclosing a list of vessels equipped, (below) but dispersed and sent on other duties, not enough boats for the attempt, more frames to total 80
Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright, and smugglers (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/89
31 Dec [1803] Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright, and smugglers
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