Skinner, William

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Epithet: General; Director of Engineers in Scotland

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Epithet: Armiger

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Epithet: Lieutenant-General; RE; of Add MS 33231

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; 85th Foot

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Epithet: Lieutenant-General RE

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referencedIn MAPS and Plans, chiefly of fortifications or surveys for miltary purposes, 17th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn VIEWS of fortifications and landscapes, viz :-1. Scarborough Castle, co. York, from the S. West; xviith cent. f. 1. 2. Kingston-upon-Hull, co. York, by Sir Martin Beckman; 1689. ff. 2-5. 3. Berkeley Castle, co. Glouc. ff. 6, 7. 4. Spithead, from Stok..., 17th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol.. IX (ff. 256). 1-26 Aug. 1762. -includes:ff. 1, 2, 64,155, 177, 213 Charles Bembridge, Deputy Paymaster in Portugal: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1763.ff. 7-234 passim Hon Edward Hay, Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal: Correspon... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVII (ff. 237). 1-26 Jan. . 1763.includes:ff. 1, 22, 51, 76, 84, 102 Colonel Bigoe Armstrong, 83rd Foot; General 1783: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1763.f. 3 Charles Bembridge, Deputy Paymaster in Portugal: Correspondence with Lord... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XX (ff. 239). 7-23 Mar. 1763.includes:f. 1 Captain Hugh Bowen, 91st Foot: Letter to Col. B. Armstrong: 1763.ff. 5, 82, 101, 137, 197 Major William Dalrymple, 91 st Foot: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1771.ff. 7, 167 Charles Wyndha... British Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, R-Z and unidentified Houghton Library
referencedIn Vol. XVIII (ff. 241). 27 Jan. -18 Feb. 1763.William Warde, Commissary in Portugal: Correspondence with Lord Loudon: 1762-1763.includes:ff. 1, 165 Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1763.: Mostly copies.ff.... British Library
referencedIn SURVEYS of Belle Isle, France, and plans and sections of its fortifications during the British occupation after its capture in 1761. Paper; ff. 79. Atlas Folio. Presented by the same., 1761 British Library
creatorOf TOWNSHEND PAPERS. Vol. III B (ff. 24). Maps and plans, mostly coloured, as follows: 1. ff. 1-4. Four plans of Fort Monckton, at Gosport, co. Southt., all on a scale of 100 ft. to 1 in. [1:1200], with north-west at top, and signed by Col. John Archer,..., 1774-1784 British Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE of General William Skinner, Director of Engineers in Scotland, with the Board of Ordnance, relative to the reparation of Fort William and the building of Fort George, co. Inverness, and other works; with copies of his correspondence wi... British Library
creatorOf Liturgies Slavonic: Psalter: 17th cent. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XXII (ff 243). 7 Apr. 1763-1776.includes:ff. 1, 4, 28 Colonel Bigoe Armstrong, 83rd Foot; General 1783: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1763.ff. 5, 102 George Barclay and Sons; merchants of Lisbon: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 17... British Library
referencedIn MAP OF GIBRALTAR: 'A General Plan of the City and Peninsula of Gibraltar and the Spanish Lines', signed by Lieutenant-General William Skinner, chief engineer of Great Britain; 1736-1770. Scale: 1 inch = 200 feet. The plan was originally surveyed in 1..., 1736-1770 British Library
referencedIn Vol. XVI (ff. 253). 13-31 Dec. 1762.includes:ff. 1, 118 Colonel de Böhm, Adjutant-General in Portugal: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762.: Fr.f. 4b Lieutenant John Macbraire, 91st Foot: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762.f. 6b Ensign W... British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIX (ff. 225). 19 Feb.-6 Mar 1763.includes:ff. 1-186 passim Colonel Hamilton Lambart, 67th Foot; Lieutenant -General 1772: Correspondence with Lord Loudoun: 1762-1763.ff. 3, 5, 86, 101, 103 General Charles O'Hara, Governor of Gibraltar: Cor... British Library
creatorOf R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. V (1-22). Portugal, Spain (including Gibraltar), Port Mahon in Minorca, and Malta. 57640 (1-5). Portugal. 1. 'Plan of the position and attack upon the heights of Busaco 27 Sept. 1810. Edwd Cust, Capn 5th Dragn Gds 19th Sept. 1810'..., 18th century-19th century British Library
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Gibraltar, Spain
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Olonne, France
Barrosa, Spain
Malta, Europe
Inchgarvie, the Firth of Forth
Plymouth, Devon
Tangier, Morocco
Tarifa, Spain
Oporto, Portugal
Madrid, Spain
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Newfoundland, Canada
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Albuera, Spain
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Comino, Malta
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Leith, Edinburgh
Port Mahon, Minorca
Ceuta, Morocco
Edinburgh, Scotland
Malaga, Spain
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