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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Calder, Henry Calder, Sir, baronet, 1774-1792

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Friendship (Ship)

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Built by Wells, 3 decks, 3in bottom, length 118ft, keel 96ft 4in, breadth 28ft 2¼in, hold 12ft 2½in, wing transom 19ft, port cell 23ft ½in, waist 4in, between decks, 6ft 5in & 4ft 8in, ports 11 upper, 407 tons. Voyages: (1) 1796/7 Bengal and Madras. Capt John Newham. Falmouth 11 May 1797 - 28 Oct Calcutta - 21 Jan 1798 Saugor - 4 Feb Madras - 23 Apr Cape - 26 May St Helena - 4 Aug Long Beach. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/...

Hotham, William, 1736-1813.

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Great Britain. Naval Dept.

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Campbell, Archibald, Sir, 1739-1791

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Archibald Campbell was a surveyor. From the description of Map of land adjoining the westside of Lake George, Warren County, New York, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573939 Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort St. George. From the description of Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1789 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122581319 Sir Archibald Campbell (1739-1791) was born at Inverneil, Scotland on August 21, 1739, the second son of James Campbell...

Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816

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Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (b. 12 December 1724, Butleigh, England–d. 27 January 1816. London, England) was an officer in the British Royal Navy. The son of Samuel Hood, a vicar, he entered the Royal Navy in 1741 and served on Ludlow. He became a lieutenant in 1746 and was commander of Jamaica in 1754. During the Revolutionary War battle of the Mona Passage, Hood led the British Fleet and later became the commander of Mediterranean Fleet in 1793 during the French Revolution. He rose to admir...

Christie, Gabriel, 1722-1799.

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Carteret, Philip, -1796

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Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000986.0x0003a9 Epithet: son of George, 1st Baron Carteret British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000986.0x0003aa Epithet: of St Ouen Title: 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1...

Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806

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A member of an old Scots-Irish family, Macartney studied at Trinity College (M.A., 1759) in Dublin. He was knighted and appointed envoy extraordinary to Russia in 1764 and, on his return, entered Parliament, becoming chief secretary for Ireland (1769-72). In 1775 he became governor of the Caribbee Islands (Grenada, the Grenadines, and Tobago), being created an Irish baron in 1776, and from 1780 to 1786 he served as governor of Madras. After being created a viscount (1792), he was sent to China t...

Auckland, William Eden, baron, 1744-1814

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British statesman. From the description of William Eden, Baron Auckland, correspondence, circa 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131525 British Ambassador Extraordinary at the Hague, 1793. From the description of Papers, 1772-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536415 English diplomat and statesman. From the guide to the Baron Auckland letter, 1803, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Robinson, John, 1727-1802

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Col. John Robinson (1735-1805) of Westford, Mas. commanded his a regiment of Massachusetts militia that served with the Continental Army during the siege of Boston. The regiment was stationed in Cambridge. From the description of Orderly book of Col. Robinson's Regiment of Massachusetts militia, 1776, Feb. 6 - Mar. 31. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551969 British public official. From the description of Coll...

Liverpool, Charles Jenkinson, Earl of, 1727-1808

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Title: 1st Earl of Liverpool British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x000052 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London] to Mr. Strahan, 1776 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590173 British statesman. From the description of Papers, 1792-1822. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19851888 ...

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Revolutionary patriot, Continental Army general, and traitor. From the description of Benedict Arnold papers, 1761-1794. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 432702702 Prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War Arnold was a merchant and trader in the West Indies. He served in the Revolutionary Army, but defected to the British in 1780 and served until the War was over. He then went to Canada and eventually to England. He was married to Margaret Mansfie...

Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron, 1719-1792

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English naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Kensington Gore, to John Blackburn, 1789 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656287 ...

Heriot, George, 1759-1839

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Prescott, Robert, 1725-1816

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Vaughan, John, Sir, 1747 or 8-1795.

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British officer and Member of Parliament John Vaughan (ca.1731-1795) was the second son of Wilmot Vaughan, third Viscount Lisburne, and Elizabeth Watson. Vaughan saw duty in the Seven Years' War in England, Scotland, and Germany before raising his own light infantry regiment, the Royal Welsh Volunteers, for service in America. After the capture of Martinique in 1762, his regiment was disbanded and Vaughan took command of the 46th Regiment of Foot; he remained in America until the re...

Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785

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Sackville was at the time of this letter the Secretary of State for the Colonies for Great Britain. He served in this capacity from 1775-1782. He was a member of the Parliament of Ireland (1733-1761) and of Great Britain (1761-1782). From the description of [Letter] 1779 Oct. 8, Whitehall [to] Gov. Dalling / Geo. Germain. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 352925060 British secretary of state for the colonies. From the description of Papers, 1779. (Duke Univer...

Parker, Hyde, 1714-1782

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Sydney, Thomas Townshend, Viscount, 1733-1800

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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount of Sydney, British Whig statesman. Lord of the Treasury (1765), Speaker of the House of Commons (1766), and member of the Privy Council (1767), Secretary of State for Home Affairs, War, and the Colonies (1782). In the latter capacity he guided the negotiations for the Treaty of 1783 between Britain and the United States. From the description of Papers of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount of Sydney, 1765-1787. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Bota...

Cuyler, Abraham, 1742-1810

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Edmeston, William

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Laforey, John, Sir, 1729?-1796

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Epithet: Navy Commissioner at Plymouth Title: 1st Baronet 1789 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001191.0x000191 ...

Stanhope, Henry Fitzroy

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Townshend, George Townshend, marquis, 1724-1807

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English soldier. From the description of Letter signed : Rainham, to an unidentifiedcorrespondent, 1798 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572968 English military officer-One of Wolfe' 3 brigadiers at siege of Quebec. From the description of Autograph signature to a document, 1779 Jan. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572971 George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend, was educated at Cambridge and fought at Culloden (1746), re...

Northumberland, Hugh Percy, Duke of, 1742-1817

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Fought in the American Revolution. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : to Mr. Dundas, 1798 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611811 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Gen. Stuart, 1757 Nov. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611415 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Alnwick Castle, 1796 Oct. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609742 From the description of Autograph signature to dictated let...

Drewe, Edward, -1793

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Edward Drewe was a British army officer. From the description of Miscellanies in prose and verse, 1777. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060216 ...

Sheridan, Henry Fortich

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Dalling, John

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Epithet: General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001294.0x0003a6 Epithet: General; Governor of Jamaica British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001294.0x0003aa Epithet: Churchwarden of Westerham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_...

Conolly, Thomas, 1738-1803

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André, John, 1751-1780

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British army officer. From the description of The American times, a satire, in three parts : poem, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71070981 John André, a British army officer during the American Revolutionary war. In January 1777, he became captain of the 26th Regiment of Foot ; in early summer he became the aide-de-camp to Charles Gret, 1st Earl of Grey (1729-1807). and in 1778 was promoted to major. In 1779 André became adjutant general of the British Army and wa...

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

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British army officer. From the description of Papers of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, 1759-1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062467 English field-marshal. From the description of Document signed : Office of Ordnance [London], 1773 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132562 Army officer and governor general of British North America. From the description of Jeffery Amherst, Baron Amherst, papers, 1759. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Donkin, Robert, 1727-1821

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Temple, William Johnston, 1739-1796

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The author was a friend of James Boswell, and the Vicar of St. Gluvias in Penryn, Cornwall. From the description of Diaries : manuscript, 1780-1791. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612835415 William Johnston Temple (1739-1796), Church of England clergyman and essayist, friend of James Boswell and Thomas Gray. In 1767 Temple married Anne Stow (1741-1793). The Temples had eight children; one, Francis (1770-1863), became an admiral, and another, Octavius ...

Russell, Peter, 1733-1808

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Born in Ireland, Russell came to America as secretary to General Sir Henry Clinton. He later became administrator of the province of Upper Canada. From the description of ALS : New York, N.Y., to Gen. Sir John Vaughan, 1780 Oct. 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617104 ...