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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
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements and orders to captains, defences at Hull and Grimsby (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/49
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
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 court martials, ship movements (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/73
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, 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
Lord Keith to Markham, his views on Lord Cochrane (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/135
Lord Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright’s requests (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/109
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
Lord Keith to Markham, on duplicity, trade has left the Downs (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/113
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
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
Lord Keith to Markham, commissioning gun vessels, recommend Lieut Wyllie, at the landing in Egypt, now commanding a merchant ship, a brave hardy seaman, some guns on the opposite coast but nothing new arrived (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/194
Lord Keith to Markham, (Secret), sending information, (MRK/101/3/123). (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/122
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
Lord Keith to Markham, on being told about actions of cutters, communication with the Downs (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/83
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
Lord Keith to Markham, recommending a seaman for a small vessel (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/39
Lord Keith to Markham, on information from Robb, need for ships for convoy, advice on building gun brigs (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/117
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
Keith to Markham, on Captain Wright, and smugglers (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/89
Lord Keith, Sheerness, to Markham, on appointment of a purser (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/33
Lord Keith, Margate, to Markham, on a ship being moved which St Vincent might capture (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/36
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