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Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Modeste awaiting Lord Minto’s baggage (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/5/119
5 January 1807, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Modeste awaiting Lord Minto’s baggage
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, to try for Jamaica when Dacres 3 years are up, need men for ships fitting for the Baltic need a promotion of Captains and Lieutenants (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/33
29 March [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, to try for Jamaica when Dacres 3 years are up, need men for ships fitting for the Baltic need a promotion of Captains and Lieutenants
Rowley, Sheerness to William Marsden, Admiralty, on Admiral Markham going to Portsmouth, to know whether Sir Harry Neale or Freemantle are at the board, on the need to get ships ready for foreign service (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/92
2 November [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to William Marsden, Admiralty, on Admiral Markham going to Portsmouth, to know whether Sir Harry Neale or Freemantle are at the board, on the need to get ships ready for foreign service
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, dockyard employed on four purchased ships ordered, no work on other ships in dock, (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/87
17 Oct [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, dockyard employed on four purchased ships ordered, no work on other ships in dock,
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on repairs to ships (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/108
3 Dec [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on repairs to ships
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on blowing weather delaying ships, other ships short of men, news that the Cape is taken, ‘Sir Home [Popham] is too fortunate’ (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/20
28 Feb [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on blowing weather delaying ships, other ships short of men, news that the Cape is taken, ‘Sir Home [Popham] is too fortunate’
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, congratulations on Duckworth’s action (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/31
26 March [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, congratulations on Duckworth’s action
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on the Defence, and Daedalus for Spithead, and other ship preparations (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/14
20 January [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on the Defence, and Daedalus for Spithead, and other ship preparations
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, pilots will not take Antelope because of gales, Falcon for Tonningen trade, manning ships, Alkmaar as a stationary store ship in the Downes and not fit for long voyage as not docked at Chatham (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/51
24 May [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, pilots will not take Antelope because of gales, Falcon for Tonningen trade, manning ships, Alkmaar as a stationary store ship in the Downes and not fit for long voyage as not docked at Chatham
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, ships ready to join Commodore Owen, progress of work on Antelope, need for Venus to dock, invalids from Prevoyante (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/45
10 May [1806], Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, ships ready to join Commodore Owen, progress of work on Antelope, need for Venus to dock, invalids from Prevoyante
Rowley Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, Carysfort badly manned as Admiral Cockrane took most of his men (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/79
23 August 1806, Rowley Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, Carysfort badly manned as Admiral Cockrane took most of his men
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham not equal to command, on fire vessels, on a lieutenant Griffin on the black book, on representation for Queenborough in the event of a dissolution, on Prussians and smugglers (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/68
15 July [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham not equal to command, on fire vessels, on a lieutenant Griffin on the black book, on representation for Queenborough in the event of a dissolution, on Prussians and smugglers
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on docking Zealand, and other ship movements (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/84
13 Sept [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on docking Zealand, and other ship movements
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on men for Monarch, on his expences and table money, Admiral unable to entertain Captains as lives far from the anchorage, PS. on ship movements, on his poor opinion of the master of the Vesuvius (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/54
29 May [1806], Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on men for Monarch, on his expences and table money, Admiral unable to entertain Captains as lives far from the anchorage, PS. on ship movements, on his poor opinion of the master of the Vesuvius
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on rigging never lifted without surveying masters report, tides do not allow time to wait for answers (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/27
20 March [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on rigging never lifted without surveying masters report, tides do not allow time to wait for answers
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on progress of Venus and Orpheus, and manning Theseus, hears that Admiral Duckworth goes to the Mediterranean, if replacing Collingwood hopes for help in getting out there, unlikely to get Newfoundland post, PS. Lord Howick did not approve of my exchange (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/57
13 June [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on progress of Venus and Orpheus, and manning Theseus, hears that [Admiral] Duckworth goes to the Mediterranean, if replacing Collingwood hopes for help in getting out there, unlikely to get Newfoundland post, PS.…
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, a transport has run foul of Captain Dunbar at anchor, need gunner for Ardent (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/82
5 September [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, a transport has run foul of Captain Dunbar at anchor, need gunner for Ardent
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on sending the Alkmaar to the Downes, other ship movements, awaiting Bateman from Elsinore, written to Lord Keith on the Tonningen convoy, no news yet of Mr Congreve (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/60
22 June 1806, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on sending the Alkmaar to the Downes, other ship movements, awaiting Bateman from Elsinore, written to Lord Keith on the Tonningen convoy, no news yet of Mr Congreve
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on his returns, on manpower for a passage, security duties, or transfer to other ships, (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/86
14 Oct 1806, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on his returns, on manpower for a passage, security duties, or transfer to other ships,
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, the Texel squadron only half manned, on his hopes for a move, manning ships, on Russians and Swedes, on the army enlisting from the service, PS mortar boats to Woolwich, plan to give Congreve a fair trial (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/58
15 June [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, the Texel squadron only half manned, on his hopes for a move, manning ships, on Russians and Swedes, on the army enlisting from the service, PS mortar boats to Woolwich, plan to give Congreve a fair trial
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, recommending a lieutenant (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/5/7
31 July [annotated 1803] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, recommending a lieutenant
Rear Admiral Rowley to Dear Sir, [Markham]on a lieutenant for a prison ship, and on the subject of Table money for entertaining Captains, unlikely to see London again this war (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/1
No date,[1801] Rear Admiral Rowley to Dear Sir, [Markham]on a lieutenant for a prison ship, and on the subject of Table money for entertaining Captains, unlikely to see London again this war
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning schooners or frigates, on his proposed alterations to schooners not approved by the Navy Board, especially on guns and carriages too low, PS, answer from Howick on Queensborough, on employing the men from Tremendous having been out of England 11 years (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/70
22 July [1806], Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning schooners or frigates, on his proposed alterations to schooners not approved by the Navy Board, especially on guns and carriages too low, PS, answer from Howick on Queensborough, on employing the men from Tremendous having been out of Engl…
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/116
21 Dec [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements
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