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Markham, London to Mrs Markham, on a quarrel between Sidmouth and Pitt, and a navy board report, on hating politics (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/55
Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, on parliament, home improvements, hoping for Pitt to end parliament, more news of Melville, asking for information on the bank and payments (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/61
Captain John Colpoys, HMS Phaeton in the Tagus, to Markham, to cruise off cape St Vincent as Spanish ships are due at Cadiz (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/132
Markham, Blonde Plymouth Dock to his father, ship ran aground on Russell rock, got into Cawsand Bay at 8 knots, into dock, request a better ship from Lord Chatham, prefer the Hannibal, 74, or Bombay, need to push or get nothing, need to get ‘my American business settled’ (Manuscript)
1794
MRK/107/1/26
Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, on sitting up late in the House [of Commons], and on being defeated in the vote (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/53
Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, (2 pages) on house hunting, family news, the farm prices (Manuscript)
1809
MRK/107/2/78
Memo of articles to be paid for at Gibraltar by John Markham, with calculations on the reverse dated Malaga 29 October 1784 (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/194
Markham to Maria Markham, Dynevor Castle, Carmarthen South Wales, on news of Bonaparte and peace negotiations to end ‘this calamitous war’ and find another house after Portugal Street, away from London, description of Bear Haven (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/107/2/1
St Vincent, Ville de Paris, off Cadiz, memo to Captain John Markham, Centaur, ordered to clean bags of bread (228 bags) (Manuscript)
1798
MRK/100/2/203
Centaur at Sea, printed account in a letter from Markham to Sir [?Lord Keith], on capturing ships and attacking the Spanish coast (Manuscript)
1799
MRK/100/2/212
Markham, Centaur at Sea, to Mrs Markham, at Torkey, on death of a man at Tor, on the cottage works, advising her to stay with Mrs Sutton, 15 March a letter from you with the Admiral now just arrived (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/25
John Eveleigh, commanding engineer Gibraltar to Governor Eliott (copy) regarding the mast for the Moorish frigate. (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/114
Commodore Philips Cosby, HMS Trusty, Gibraltar Bay,to Markham, orders to put himself under his command (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/141
Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, ( 2 pages), on consideration of the 11th report, and home improvements, possible change of administration, with news of the combined fleets at Cadiz (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/69
Markham, London, to Mrs Markham, on moves against Lord St Vincent , on Pitt’s testimony (Manuscript)
1805
MRK/107/2/62
Proceedings of the Court Martial, account of 21 May by Lieut Gaston, Kings ship Allemand Chateauneuf, Captain of the Defiance, (Copy Sam Hood) (2 pages), with questions. (Manuscript)
1782
MRK/100/8/8
Markham, Centaur, off Brest, to Mrs Markham, French fleet of 36 sail at anchor, listing order of sailing of Captains (Manuscript)
1800
MRK/107/2/31
Markham, Admiralty, to Mrs Markham, on a visit, fear of infection from coughs, to arrive on Saturday, work for Mr Addington, dined with Lord Gardner (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/107/2/47
Charles Hudson, HMS Venus at the Nore with an order for a court martial (Manuscript)
1783
MRK/100/2/11
Lieut Sympson, Whitby, Gibraltar, to Markham, he will comply with orders on the Spanish deserters (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/116
Sir John Lindsay, HMS Trusty in bay of Naples, to Markham, to discharge 2 men (Manuscript)
1784
MRK/100/2/58
Markham to his father, has received no letters as changing ships so often, went into Royal Oak with no prospect of promotion as did not know I was 2nd on the list, several vacancies, likely to move fast, Admiral Digby to arrive with the young prince, need exertion to rescue Lord Cornwallis, never mention politicks, admiration for his Admiral, (Manuscript)
1781
MRK/107/1/12
Governor of Tangiers to Governor Eliott on the fitting out of the Moorish Frigate (Manuscript)
1785
MRK/100/2/108
Markham, Centaur, Nore, to Mrs Markham, on drawing money at Dorians bank, money from my purchase of 3% consols, sadness at leaving (Manuscript)
1797
MRK/107/2/2
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