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Lord Keith to Markham enclosing a letter from Mr Whidby, (MRK/101/3/70) on his suitability to see boats (such as coal and lime sloops, carron smacks, and Kingsham passage boats) for fitting out, small fishing boats not suitable; most ships ready but heard of no mischief, ship aground and another needing repair (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/69
12 Dec 1803, Lord Keith to Markham enclosing a letter from Mr Whidby, (below) on his suitability to see boats (such as coal and lime sloops, carron smacks, and Kingsham passage boats) for fitting out, small fishing boats not suitable; most ships ready but heard of no mischief, ship aground and anoth…
Lord Keith to Markham on accidents at sea, fire ships (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/134
22 Feb 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham on accidents at sea, fire ships
Lord Keith, to Markham, Hampton Green Lodge?[postmark Kingston-T], to Markham, unable to come to town because of illness of a neice (Manuscript) 1802 MRK/101/3/4
23 Oct [1802] Lord Keith, to Markham, Hampton Green Lodge?[postmark Kingston-T], to Markham, unable to come to town because of illness of a neice
Captain Hope, Defence, Yarmouth, to Lord Keith, on ship movements, on preparations in the Texel, watched last Sunday and only 2 sail of the line ready, assembling 30 transports but a long time before they are under weigh, possible destination for Scotland or Ireland north about, orders to return to the Texel and maintain watch, no news of the York. (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/97
7 January 1804, Captain Hope, Defence, Yarmouth, to Lord Keith, on ship movements, on preparations in the Texel, watched last Sunday and only 2 sail of the line ready, assembling 30 transports but a long time before they are under weigh, possible destination for Scotland or Ireland north about, ord…
Lord Keith to Markham, on defence of the coast, comments on officers and ships (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/31
9 August 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on defence of the coast, comments on officers and ships
Extracts from instructions to offices enclosed in MRK/101/3/101. (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/102
No date [January 1804], Extracts from instructions to offices enclosed in MRK/101/3/101.
Lord Keith to Markham, on pilots, ship movements, the Galloper light, force at Boulogne (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/86
28 Dec 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on pilots, ship movements, the Galloper light, force at Boulogne
Lord Keith to Markham, got your note, feeling better but not yet well, excise vessel Royal George sent to the Nore for Leith, not to delay as she is a remarkable fine vessel much wanted off the coast, writing to the Treasury, want of clerks ashore, ‘I have 5 clerks often writing till 9 at night’, Patton pays for his lodging, cost of clerks, complaint from Lieut Morris (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/186
23 April 1804, Lord Keith to Markham, got your note, feeling better but not yet well, excise vessel Royal George sent to the Nore for Leith, not to delay as she is a remarkable fine vessel much wanted off the coast, writing to the Treasury, want of clerks ashore, ‘I have 5 clerks often writing till …
Lord Keith to Markham, on death of his friend the Bishop of St Davids, on officer appointments, and sending seamen to Portsmouth; no communication with the Nore (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/19
10 June 1803, Lord Keith to Markham, on death of his friend the Bishop of St Davids, on officer appointments, and sending seamen to Portsmouth; no communication with the Nore
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, sources of Sir Sidney’s intelligence, and his machinations (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/119
10 Feb 1804, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, sources of Sir Sidney’s intelligence, and his machinations
Attached to letter MRK/101/3/201, Lord Keith to Markham, have sent to Captain Owen, see no reason why he cannot be absent at this moment, there is not a man at Boulogne, nor a sail boat at Wimereaux, nothing to do but watch the privateers. (Manuscript) 1806 MRK/101/3/202
No date, [1806] attached to letter above, Lord Keith to Markham, have sent to Captain Owen, see no reason why he cannot be absent at this moment, there is not a man at Boulogne, nor a sail boat at Wimereaux, nothing to do but watch the privateers.
Lord Keith to Markham, captains not wanting to leave the Downs, stone ship expedition. (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/154
19 March 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, captains not wanting to leave the Downs, stone ship expedition,
Memo (Secret) reports of ships at Flushing, invasion to be attempted (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/123
No date,[1804] (NRS) memo (Secret) reports of ships at Flushing, invasion to be attempted
Lord Keith to Markham, Blackwood can take the Irish convoy, problem with Melpomenes rudder (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/71
13 Dec 1803. Lord Keith to Markham, Blackwood can take the Irish convoy, problem with Melpomenes rudder
Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a letter from Captain Owen, (MRK/101/3/200), he has no captains under his command, Pegasus or a gun brig to return, number of men and baggage too great for the convoy vessels, Mr Thornton wants a ship stationed in the Elbe. (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/199
20 March 1806, Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a letter from Captain Owen, (below), he has no captains under his command, Pegasus or a gun brig to return, number of men and baggage too great for the convoy vessels, Mr Thornton wants a ship stationed in the Elbe.
Lord Keith to Markham, on loss of the Shannon, intelligence from Holland, only good information comes from neutrals, Ship movements (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/72
14 Dec 1803, (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, on loss of the Shannon, intelligence from Holland, only good information comes from neutrals, Ship movements
Lord Keith to Markham, no report from Sir Sidney Smith, problem of pilots (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/85
26 Dec 1803, (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, no report from Sir Sidney Smith, problem of pilots
Lord Keith to Markham, Captain Wrights report and request for a ship (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/92
5 [Jan] 1804 (NRS) Lord Keith to Markham, Captain Wrights report and request for a ship
Lord Keith to Markham, unable to see into Dunkirk, boat carried away (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/75
19 Dec 1803, Lord Keith to Markham, unable to see into Dunkirk, boat carried away
Lord Keith to Markham, on Murray, and other appointments, on a convoy. (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/23
26 June 1803, NRS Lord Keith to Markham, on Murray, and other appointments, on a convoy.
Lord Keith to Markham, bad condition of Hasty, one of the best sloops, one tide in a dock to repair her copper, on the privateers, on appointments to ships, Parliamentary discussions may affect the King (Manuscript) 1804 MRK/101/3/188
25 April 1804, Lord Keith to Markham, bad condition of Hasty, one of the best sloops, one tide in a dock to repair her copper, on the privateers, on appointments to ships, Parliamentary discussions may affect the King
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
7 Feb 1804 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
Lord Keith to Markham, on Lieutenant Murray and the pursers (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/21
22 June [1803] (NRS), Lord Keith to Markham, on Lieutenant Murray and the pursers
Lord Keith, Sheerness to Markham, on the Monarch and other ships, importance of Yarmouth and area from the Swale to Beachy Head (Manuscript) 1803 MRK/101/3/16
24 May 1803, (NRS), Lord Keith, Sheerness to Markham, on the Monarch and other ships, importance of Yarmouth and area from the Swale to Beachy Head