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Admiral John Markham Admiralty Business correspondence and papers from persons of note, non naval (Manuscript)
circa 1801-1807
MRK/105/1
Letters written to Admiral John Markham from persons of note (non naval) when at the Admiralty, with covering list of letters entitled important shore going people
Admiral John Markham Admiralty Business correspondence and papers from persons of note, non naval (Manuscript)
circa 1801-1807
MRK/105/1/56-113
Letters written to Admiral John Markham from persons of note (non naval) when at the Admiralty, with covering list of letters entitled important shore going people.
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Admiral John Markham papers, court martial papers as Captain Markham, HMS Zebra (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8
Papers on the HMS Zebra Court Martial on Captain Markham, Jamaica, May 1782
Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, on board Sphinx, on the supply of oranges and lemons, times to send boats, willing to supply items for offices, ships laying off shore (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/182
26 October 1784, Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, on board Sphinx, on the supply of oranges and lemons, times to send boats, willing to supply items for offices, ships laying off shore
Sir John Lindsay to Markham regarding a carpenters report of a heavy sail (Barricado) straining the ship and to be removed (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/45
24 January 1784, Sir John Lindsay to Markham regarding a carpenters report of a heavy sail (Barricado) straining the ship and to be removed
Markham, Portsmouth to Mrs Markham at Eades, near Lewes, on receiving news of his baby’s health, his distress about the clover (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/107/2/43
7 July 1802, Markham, Portsmouth to Mrs Markham at Eades, near Lewes, on receiving news of his baby’s health, his distress about the clover
Alex Simpson, a bill for 565.2.0 enclosed in MRK/100/2/229 (Manuscript)
1799
MRK/100/2/230
10 Oct 1798 and 7 March 1799, Alex Simpson, a bill for 565.2.0 enclosed in above
Captain John Melcombe, HMS Rattlesnake to Markham on his leaky ship needing repair (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/122
2 May 1785, Captain John Melcombe, HMS Rattlesnake to Markham on his leaky ship needing repair
Navy Office to Markham, HMS Sphynx, Gibraltar, on receipt of muster books sent 28 Nov (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/43
2 January 1784 Navy Office to Markham, HMS Sphynx, Gibraltar, on receipt of muster books sent 28 Nov
Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, enclosing prices of wines and other supplies (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/180
25 October 1784, Lovelace, Malaga, to Markham, enclosing prices of wines and other supplies
Markham, Hannibal, Plymouth Sound, to his father, on the convoy, with news of the French fleet, mistakes made with transports and everything going wrong (Manuscript)
1794
MRK/107/1/28
24 Dec 1794, Markham, Hannibal, Plymouth Sound, to his father, on the convoy, with news of the French fleet, mistakes made with transports and everything going wrong
Court martial Papers Admiral Markham when Captain of Zebra, (50 pages), with the order 24 May 1782, by Admiral Rodney, Formidable, in Port Royal, correspondence and minutes of the proceedings (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8/1
Folder with booklet entitled Court martial Papers Admiral Markham when Captain of Zebra (50 pages), with the order 24 May 1782, by Admiral Rodney, Formidable, in Port Royal, correspondence and minutes of the proceedings
Booklet with 18 pages of notes, with copies of correspondence between Admiral Rodney and Captain Sam Hood, and with Lieutenant Gaston, and minutes of the court martial on board Barfleur 28 May 1782, (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8/2
Booklet with 18 pages of notes, with copies of correspondence between Admiral Rodney and Captain Sam Hood, and with Lieutenant Gaston, and minutes of the court martial on board Barfleur 28 May 1782,
Markham, with a memo on doctor s opinion, on reverse sums on payment for Eades on 12 July (£10,589) with stocks and pay giving total at Doriens bank (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/107/2/52
No date, Markham, with a memo on doctor s opinion, on reverse sums on payment for Eades on 12 July (£10,589) with stocks and pay giving total at Doriens bank
Captain Bowyer, Irresistable, to Markham enclosing Admiralty orders (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/25
25 Sept 1783 Captain Bowyer, Irresistable, to Markham enclosing Admiralty orders
Sir John Lindsay, C in C Mediterranean to Markham, to put himself under his command (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/27
25 Sept 1783 Sir John Lindsay, C in C Mediterranean to Markham, to put himself under his command
Phillips Cosby, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, orders to remain in Gibraltar Bay, and to take HMS Rattlesnake under his command (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/100/2/155
30 January 1786, Phillips Cosby, HMS Trusty, to Markham, HMS Sphinx, orders to remain in Gibraltar Bay, and to take HMS Rattlesnake under his command
Sir John Lindsay to Markham with instructions not to leave Gibraltar Bay without a King's ship there and to provision for 6 months to join him at Villa Franca or Genoa or Leghorn (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/39
10 November 1783, Sir John Lindsay to Markham with instructions not to leave Gibraltar Bay without a King's ship there and to provision for 6 months to join him at Villa Franca or Genoa or Leghorn
Governor Eliott, Gibraltar to Markham concerning a request from Tangiers (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/106
4 March 1785 Governor Eliott, Gibraltar to Markham concerning a request from Tangiers
Captain Bowyer HMS Irresistible, Commander of ships in the river Medway to Markham with orders to send an armed boat and a lieutenant following a court martial (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/8
8 August 1783, Captain Bowyer HMS Irresistible, Commander of ships in the river Medway to Markham with orders to send an armed boat and a lieutenant following a court martial
Admiralty Commissioners to Markham with orders to take in stores for 6 months for foreign service (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/15
4 Sept 1783 Admiralty Commissioners to Markham with orders to take in stores for 6 months for foreign service
St Vincent, Ville de Paris, to Markham, no wish to reply, with Latin quotation, annotated correspondence to end (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/211
13 August [1798] St Vincent, Ville de Paris, to Markham, no wish to reply, with Latin quotation, annotated correspondence to end
John Hunter, Travessa des Chagas, Lisbon, Plan for the sale of prizes, to act as agent with Messrs John and Abraham Atkins of Walbrook, with advantage of Mr Hunter’s knowledge of the language and value of prizes (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/222
June 1798, John Hunter, Travessa des Chagas, Lisbon, Plan for the sale of prizes, to act as agent with Messrs John and Abraham Atkins of Walbrook, with advantage of Mr Hunter’s knowledge of the language and value of prizes
No date translation of request from Arays Ben Mobarek to C in C Gibraltar for a pilot to carry into the new mole (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/88
No date translation of request from Arays Ben Mobarek to C in C Gibraltar for a pilot to carry into the new mole
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