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Edward Thornborough, Ruby off the Texel, joined by Defence, taking on water plan to move into the Defence; Ships and transports ready in the Texel (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/121
Lord Keith to Markham, now have plenty of the combustible, have seen Captain Wright, I have long foreseen what has at last happened, constant complaints about merchant built sloops. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/150
William Congreve, to Mr Crew, secretary to the Board of Ordnance, as Lord Keith may wish to use fire ships, enclosing combustibles, with charcoal. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/138
Lord Keith to Markham, on report of loss of a cutter, possibly the Champion (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/127
Lord Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright’s requests for boats, enclosing letters written to him (MRK/101/3/104) (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/103
Lord Keith to Markham, on the actions of Lieutenant Wilmot, on Sir Sidney and Captain Wright, nature of information a ‘superstructure’ (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/142
Captain Owen, Immortalite, off Boulogne, to Lord Keith, on the use of fire boats, has considered, how to get at the enemy vessels, telegraphs along the coast, no success of fire boats but willing to try, doubts success of bombardment, description of vessels in harbour (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/130
Lord Keith to Markham, on the Antelope but no message via a cutter since he left Yarmouth, on men at Sheerness and only one dock open, the Hero at Yarmouth (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/106
Lord Keith to Markham, on accidents, on anchorage at Aberlady bay, on an exchange with Sir Sidney (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/126
Lord Keith to Markham likely move of the Dutch fleet, difficulties facing the French in Boulogne harbour. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/136
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, on plans to counter enemy moves, and capture of a French transport (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/133
Lord Keith to Markham on accidents at sea, fire ships (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/134
Extracts from instructions to offices enclosed in MRK/101/3/101. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/102
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, sources of Sir Sidney’s intelligence, and his machinations (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/119
Memo (Secret) reports of ships at Flushing, invasion to be attempted (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/123
Captain Owen, Immortalite off Boulogne, to Lord Keith, on how to use fire boats, but success improbable, but ready to embark as a volunteer, number of ships on the pier head (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/116
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/111
Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret) on an appointment for John Gray, despatches sent to Sir Sidney via Lieut Wilmot at Dover, Captain Wright with 4 ships has left the Downs, on Admiralty appointments (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/143
Lord Keith to Markham, views on information from the Antelope (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/132
Lord Keith to Markham, on the King’s recovery, sending letter from Captain Searle, illness of Thornborough, ship movements (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/131
Philip Patton, Deal, to Lord Keith, on the delivery of water, ship movements, and problem with pilots. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/125
Lord Keith, East cliff, to Markham, (copy), (Private) on the rendezvous for the armed boats, enclosing extracts from his general order, intentions when any embarkation of the enemy is seen, and extracts of orders to sea fencibles. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/101
Lord Keith to Markham, (Most Private) On complaints of Captain Wright over his ships (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/145
Logs and journals belonging to Admiral George Elphinstone. (Manuscript)
1799-01-01 - 1803-12-31
KEI/20/1-3
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