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Markham, Sphinx, Gibraltar to his father, South Audley Street, on family news, on his illness, rumour that Sir G . Elliot is to go home and rock be ceded to Spain, plan to visit Tangier, on his agent Mr Benjamin Robertson at the Navy Office to take up the interest of the India stock (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/107/1/23
Navy Office to Markham HMS Sphinx, Gibraltar on receipt of his letter of 30 May regarding a pay ticket (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/135
Markham, Portsmouth to Mrs Markham at Eades, Lewes, Sussex, about his baby’s health, on going to town after the election, his constituents at a turnpike meeting, on serving a writ of ejection, and cutting the hay (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/107/2/42
Navy Office to Sir John Lindsay (Copy) on the allowances made to seamen for clearing store ships (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/61
Markham, Centaur, Torbay, to Mrs Markham, at George Street, Plymouth Dock, to look for a lodging at Torkey , and advising her to travel to Totnes (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/15
Lovelace, Malaga, on the order for wines as per samples, sending jars of raisins, on the petition of the consul, wines supplied include duties and other costs for delivery to the waterside (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/189
Commodore Wolseley HMS Trusty, Gibraltar Bay, to Markham, Memo on Governor Eliott’s orders that Captains may pass Land Port (Manuscript)
1786
MRK/100/2/170
Capain Bowyer to Markham with an order to lose no time in putting to sea (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/33
Victualling Office to Markham ordering water (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/10
Markham, Hannibal, Cape Nicholas Mole, to his father, on going to Jamaica for ship repair, waste to keep ships here, hope to escort October trade home, some scurvy, corruption and peculation (Manuscript)
1795
MRK/107/1/33
Sir John Lindsay, HMS Trusty, Gibraltar Bay, to Markham, on a supply of biscuit (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/124
Commodore Cosby, Trusty, Gibraltar, tothe senior officer at Marseilles, (copy) order to join him at Gibraltar (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/142
St Vincent, Ville de Paris, off Cadiz, to Captain Markham, on state of clothing of the crew, Disapproves of his letter (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/205
Markham, Centaur, off Ushant, to Mrs Markham, with news of failure of expedition under Sir James Pulteney (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/38
Number not used (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/177
General Eliott to Captain Blankett on the state of the new mole (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/80
Markham, Centaur, Port Mahon, to Mrs Markham, agreeing to take the house at Mount Pleasant for a year, need space for stock of wine (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/107/2/13
Office of Ordnance, Gibraltar to the Governor, (copy) respecting the main mast of the Eleonora storeship (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/118
Markham, London to Mrs Markham, on papers and debate on the prize bill, talk of parliament, on the Toulon fleet and Admiral Collingwood, Melvilles impeachment, Lord Sidmouth and Pitt (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/68
Daniel Tassell, Gibraltar yard to Markham requesting a supply of gunpowder (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/107
Office of Ordnance to Markham on the appointment of armourers (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/14
Monsr Ayres to Sir Robert Walpole [British Ambassador] (translation, copy) regarding the action of a barge in the Tagus, mooring alongside a packet boat (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/133
Markham, Centaur, off Brest, to Mrs Markham, has received 7 letters, on family matters, cabin alterations, 10 March, in a fog (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/24
Admiral John Markham Admiralty Business correspondence and papers from persons of note, non naval (Manuscript)
circa 1801-1807
MRK/105/1
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