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Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral B.S. Rowley (Manuscript)
1801-1807
MRK/101/5
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Bartholemew Samual Rowley, the majority when port Admiral Sheerness.
A majority were published in the Navy Records Society volume 28 'The letters of Admiral Markham' (1904).…
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral B.S. Rowley (Manuscript)
1801-1807
MRK/101/5/51-100
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Bartholemew Samual Rowley, the majority when port Admiral, Sheerness.
A majority were published in the NRS volume 28 'The letters of Admiral Markham' (1904).
[See item level records]…
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral B.S. Rowley (Manuscript)
1801-1807
MRK/101/5/101-125
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Bartholemew Samual Rowley, the majority when port Admiral, Sheerness.
A majority were published in the Navy Records Society volume 28 'The letters of Admiral Markham'(1904).
[See item level records]…
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral B.S. Rowley (Manuscript)
1801-1807
MRK/101/5/1-50
Admiral John Markham in letters from Admiral Bartholemew Samual Rowley, the majority when port Admiral, Sheerness.
A majority were published in the Naval Records Society volume 28 'The letters of Admiral Markham' (1904)
[See item level records]…
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, with report on the Swift for docking, turn men into Hermes now fully refitted, other ship movements, drunken character of Lieut Wall, spoke Lord Keith on the fire vessels (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/40
29 {April 1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, with report on the Swift for docking, turn men into Hermes now fully refitted, other ship movements, drunken character of Lieut Wall, spoke Lord Keith on the fire vessels
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on the appointment for his secretary, on sending a cutter to Lord Keith (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/5/11
3 Sept 1803, Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on the appointment for his secretary, on sending a cutter to Lord Keith
Rowley, Sheerness to Sir Harry Neale, Admiralty, on Markham’s absence and whether he is electioneering also, on whether Cormorant is fit for foreign service for 3 years, needs caulking, not for Tonningen convoy, on his secretary, (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/93
2 November [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Sir Harry Neale, Admiralty, on Markham’s absence and whether he is electioneering also, on whether Cormorant is fit for foreign service for 3 years, needs caulking, not for Tonningen convoy, on his secretary,
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, on not discharging men invalided if useful, on Trusty’s defects, enclosing a letter for his brother in the Mediterranean (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/101
20 November [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, on not discharging men invalided if useful, on Trusty’s defects, enclosing a letter for his brother in the Mediterranean
Rowley Sheerness, to Markham, on gales, Ruby unable to get water from Chatham, on accident to Hermes (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/107
2 Dec [1806], Rowley Sheerness, to Markham, on gales, Ruby unable to get water from Chatham, on accident to Hermes
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Gorgon provisions destroyed by rats, put smugglers into Royal William to prevent them deserting (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/47
15 May [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Gorgon provisions destroyed by rats, put smugglers into Royal William to prevent them deserting
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on lack of a purser for Ariel, on manning ships, PS no officer for Shannon (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/59
20 June [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on lack of a purser for Ariel, on manning ships, PS no officer for Shannon
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, the commissioner to report on docking the Flora, state of the tides, send answer by Telegraph. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/26
18 March 1806, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, the commissioner to report on docking the Flora, state of the tides, send answer by Telegraph,
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship repairs and manning problems, difficult to get pumps from Woolwich, PS Happy Xmas (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/117
30 Dec [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship repairs and manning problems, difficult to get pumps from Woolwich, PS Happy Xmas
Rowley, Chatham, to Markham, recommending a flag lieutenant, annotated 22 May not fit (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/2
21 May 1801 Rowley, Chatham, to Markham, recommending a flag lieutenant, annotated 22 May not fit
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on books on board Zealand for Lord Lauderdale, on appointing a boatswain, on alterations to the Tremendous (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/71
23 July [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on books on board Zealand for Lord Lauderdale, on appointing a boatswain, on alterations to the Tremendous
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on sending ships to Lord Vincent but not fit to cruise off Ushant, as fitted only for Boulogne, on Mr Fox whose death would be a shock to politicks, on separating Prussians, who refuse to serve, from French and expect more to volunteer (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/74
1 August 1806, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on sending ships to Lord Vincent but not fit to cruise off Ushant, as fitted only for Boulogne, on Mr Fox whose death would be a shock to politicks, on separating Prussians, who refuse to serve, from French and expect more to volunteer
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ships and guns, Captain Elliott says Lord Minto’s things to be put on board, pumps for Ruby (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/112
10 Dec [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ships and guns, Captain Elliott says Lord Minto’s things to be put on board, pumps for Ruby
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on an appointment for a lieutenant to a cutter (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/5/9
29 August, postmarked 1803, Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on an appointment for a lieutenant to a cutter
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on arrival of Glatton, the lugger for Congreve not suitable, Swift sailed with Baltic convoy, on the accusations of a lieut against Captain Colquitt who absents himself for a month leaving blank papers signed to be filled up by the purser, hoping Mr Fox will recover (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/77
13 August [1806], Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on arrival of Glatton, the lugger for Congreve not suitable, Swift sailed with Baltic convoy, on the accusations of a lieut against Captain Colquitt who absents himself for a month leaving blank papers signed to be filled up by the purser, hoping Mr …
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Magnificent short of men, sending a letter on the project, unable to store provisions as not a sea boat, suggests Commodore Owen to try her at the Downes (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/99
15 November [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Magnificent short of men, sending a letter on the project, unable to store provisions as not a sea boat, suggests [Commodore]Owen to try her at the Downes
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on carriages for guns from Woolwich, on repairing Trusty’s leak, on an American crew (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/104
25 November [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on carriages for guns from Woolwich, on repairing Trusty’s leak, on an American crew
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, Blanche short of 71 men, await telegraph order for convoy, thanks for kind words re the Halifax station, Captain Searle requesting a few days leave (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/38
18th[April 1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, Blanche short of 71 men, await telegraph order for convoy, thanks for kind words re the Halifax station, Captain Searle requesting a few days leave
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, never allow more men than Admiralty scheme allows, enclosing state of Theseus manning (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/65
12 July [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, never allow more men than Admiralty scheme allows, enclosing state of Theseus manning (below)
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on neglect of the lieutenant to allow men to run away, on news of changes and possibility if Dacres is coming home of going to Jamaica (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/28
21 March [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on neglect of the lieutenant to allow men to run away, on news of changes and possibility if Dacres is coming home of going to Jamaica
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