Markham, Blonde, Falmouth to his father, chased by 3 French frigates, in light winds one came close with oars, lightened my ship of provisions, crew wetted sails with the fire engine, left them behind, met again off the Lizard, ship sails well, anxiety of becoming a prisoner
26 October 1793, Markham, Blonde, Falmouth to his father, [annotated age 32] chased by 3 French frigates, in light winds one came close with oars, lightened my ship of provisions, crew wetted sails with the fire engine, left them behind, met again off the Lizard, ship sails well, anxiety of becoming a prisoner
Record Details
| Item reference: | MRK/107/1/24 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1793 |
| Creator: | Markham, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |