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,
26 September 1781, 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 D[igby] to arrive with the young prince [? William], need exertion to rescue Lord Cornwallis, never mention politicks, admiration for his Admiral,
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/107/1/12 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1781 |
| Creator: | Markham, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |