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Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Theseus to sail with smugglers, to send them abroad to prevent escape, applications to keep them here, ship movements, on an exchange for his secretary, told Howick of his offering for Queenborough to succeed present member, Navy needs supporters in the House (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/69
17 July [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Theseus to sail with smugglers, to send them abroad to prevent escape, applications to keep them here, ship movements, on an exchange for his secretary, told Howick of his offering for Queenborough to succeed present member, Navy needs supporters in …
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on manning Theseus, many Abs need invaliding as worn out, on the return of the Swift and Captain Wright, on recommending his former flag lieutenant at Chatham (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/62
4 July [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on manning Theseus, many Abs need invaliding as worn out, on the return of the Swift and Captain Wright, on recommending his former flag lieutenant at Chatham
Rowley to Markham, on Lieutenant Hill, able to return to duty (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/3
23 May [1801] Chatham, Rowley to Markham, on Lieutenant Hill, able to return to duty
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on the number of harbour duty men, order arrived to hasten the vessels, not idle, hoping for a more active service to the Westward, news of Thornborough and Duckworth for the Channel fleet, Grey not agreeing to my service (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/18
20 Feb [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on the number of harbour duty men, order arrived to hasten the vessels, not idle, hoping for a more active service to the Westward, news of Thornborough and Duckworth for the Channel fleet, Grey not agreeing to my service
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Alkmaar filled with stores, death of Mr Fox (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/85
18 Sept [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Alkmaar filled with stores, death of Mr Fox
Sir Joshua Rowley, Rolleston Hall, to Captain Markham, HMS Centaur, (NRS), introducing a chaplain (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/13/71
29 January 1801, Sir Joshua Rowley, Rolleston Hall, to Captain Markham, HMS Centaur, (NRS), introducing a chaplain
Rowley, Chatham, to Markham, on a lieut Hill, annotated on need for an affidavit of his health. (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/5
25 May [1801] Rowley, Chatham, to Markham, on a lieut Hill, annotated on need for an affidavit of his health.
Enclosure in MRK/101/5/65 on state of manning of Theseus, showing men short (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/66
No date [July 1806], Enclosure in above on state of manning of Theseus, showing men short
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on his flag lieutenant, requesting his appointment to King George, and a ship for his secretary (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/5/8
23 August [1803] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on his flag lieutenant, requesting his appointment to King George, and a ship for his secretary
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on coppering Resolution and preparing ships, Termagent’s men to work on shore as owed wages and would not desert (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/5/118
1 January 1807, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on coppering Resolution and preparing ships, Termagent’s men to work on shore as owed wages [and would not desert]
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, getting Antelope ready, report on Troubridge hired armed ship to go with convoy to Baltic, Fancy for the Tonningen trade, on return of [Admiral] Strachan without Prince Jerome (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/42
4th [May 1806] Sunday, Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, getting Antelope ready, report on Troubridge hired armed ship to go with convoy to Baltic, Fancy for the Tonningen trade, on return of [Admiral] Strachan without Prince Jerome
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Congreve’s project (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/97
13 November [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on Congreve’s project
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, the lugger at the Nore awaits Mr Congreve to try her merits (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/76
11 August [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on ship movements, the lugger at the Nore awaits Mr Congreve to try her merits
Rowley , Sheerness, to Markham, Telegraph not working today, working on Stately, happy to hear Markham remains at the board (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/89
24 Oct [1806], Rowley , Sheerness, to Markham, Telegraph not working today, working on Stately, happy to hear Markham remains at the board
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on error in sailing of Baltic convoy, first mistake in 3 years, other ship movements (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/83
6 Sept [1806] Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on error in sailing of Baltic convoy, first mistake in 3 years, other ship movements
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on a request from his secretary for a future vacancy (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/5/10
1 Sept 1803, Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on a request from his secretary for a future vacancy
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on men from Gorgon owed 3 years pay, but not given cash to detain them, Swift for the Humber. (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/52
25 May [1806], Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on men from Gorgon owed 3 years pay, but not given cash to detain them, Swift for the Humber,
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, Resolution to the Nore, Regulus only wants her guns, PS Captain Owen has visited the fire vessels ‘sad tools most of them are’, need petty officers ‘which are very scarce’ (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/21
2 March [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on ship movements, Resolution to the Nore, Regulus only wants her guns, PS Captain Owen has visited the fire vessels ‘sad tools most of them are’, need petty officers ‘which are very scarce’
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, the Emerald for the Humber, arrival of schooners, papers give idea of peace, but guards ordered to Sicily, his hope for command, Argo to carry some of the troops, Theseus wanting men, large ships difficult to man (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/64
10 July [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on manning ships, the Emerald for the Humber, arrival of schooners, papers give idea of peace, but guards ordered to Sicily, his hope for command, Argo to carry some of the troops, Theseus wanting men, large ships difficult to man
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on reducing masts and rigging of schooners, on Mr Congreve’s lugger, 60 of the crew of Tremendous not returned from leave (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/80
25 August 1806, Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on reducing masts and rigging of schooners, on Mr Congreve’s lugger, 60 of the crew of Tremendous not returned from leave
Rowley, to Markham, on a lieutenant Carpenter, getting Baltic ships ready, on laying moorings in the harbour, PS snowstorm prevents Minotaur and Agamemnon from proceeding, and will detain the Baltic convoy (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/5/6
No date,[1801] Rowley, to Markham, on a lieutenant Carpenter, getting Baltic ships ready, on laying moorings in the harbour, PS snowstorm prevents Minotaur and Agamemnon from proceeding, and will detain the Baltic convoy
Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on the Resolution, short of men (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/15
27 January [1806] Rowley, Sheerness to Markham, on the Resolution, short of men
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on alteration of rollers as fitted in Indiamen, manning of ships,[Commodore] Owen to try a schooner, and report her qualities (Manuscript)
1806
MRK/101/5/72
25 July [1806], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, on alteration of rollers as fitted in Indiamen, manning of ships,[Commodore] Owen to try a schooner, and report her qualities
Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Mr Stratton arrived with 500,000 pounds, awaiting orders to sail (Manuscript)
1807
MRK/101/5/121
22 January [1807], Rowley, Sheerness, to Markham, Mr Stratton arrived with 500,000 pounds, awaiting orders to sail
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