Markham, English Harbour, Antigua, to his father, Archbishop of York, Bloomsbury Square, London, joy on his promotion, listing ships of the squadron in the West Indies, death of Captain of Pearl.

7 March 1777, Markham, English Harbour, Antigua, to his father, Archbishop of York, Bloomsbury Square, London, joy on his promotion, listing ships of the squadron in the West Indies, death of Captain of Pearl, acting command given to Captain Elphinstone, under Lord Howe’s command hoping to go in the Pearl with him to America, sent as prize master of a privateer taken off St Eustasia, taken prizes but no prize money, expectation of a French war after the taking of the Maidstone,

Record Details

Item reference: MRK/107/1/3
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1777
Creator: Markham, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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