Richard and William Howe collection 1758-1812 Howe, Richard and William collection

William L. Clements Library

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William Clements was a Bay City businessman who served as regent from 1910 to 1933. An Early interest in collecting books crystallized around gathering rare books related to American history that were printed before 1800. In 1921, he gave his collection of books, manuscripts and maps to the university and provided a building to house them, which was opened in 1923. Mr. Clements continued to serve on the Committee of Management of the Clements Library until his death in 1934. He wo...

Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814

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Commander-in-chief of British forces in North America from 1775 to 1778. From the description of Appointment, 1778 Feb. 23, Philadelphia, of Charles Bowden. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122625975 Commander of British Army troops in North America during the American Revolution. From the description of Book of general orders: manuscript, 1777. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 80960793 Army officer, Great Britain. ...

O'Beirne, Thomas Lewis, 1748?-1823

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Howe, Mary Juliana, b. 1765.

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Strachey, Henry, Sir, 1736-1810

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British public official. From the description of Sir Henry Strachey papers, 1776-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981060 1764-1768 private secretary to commander-in-chief in India; 1768-1774 MP for Pontefract; 1774-1780 MP for Saltash; 1774-1778 and 1780-1802 MP for Bishop's Castle; 1782 joint secretary to the Treasury; 1782-1783 under-secretary in the Home Office; 1794-1810 master of the king's household; 1801 baronetcy; 1802-1807 MP for East Grinstead ...

Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799

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Richard Howe, British admiral; commander of the North American fleet (1776-1778); commander of the Channel fleet (1782), First Lord of Admiralty (1783-1788); created Earl Howe (1788); Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet (1793-1799). From the description of Correspondence of Richard Howe, 1776-1799. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122551617 Richard Howe, Earl Howe, British naval officer. From the description o...

Howe, George Augustus Howe, Viscount, 1724-1758.

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...

Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813

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British public official. From the description of Collection of Stowe MSS., 1375-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85185766 George Grenville, afterward Nugent Temple Grenville (1753-1813), of Stowe, succeeded his uncle as Earl Temple in 1779 and was created 1st Marquess of Buckingham in 1784. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1782 unrtil his death and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1782-83 and 1787-89. Before his elevation to the peerage he had been a ...

Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Howe, Mary Hartopp, 1758-1800.

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Serle, Ambrose, 1742-1812

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Ambrose Serle was an English civil servant, diarist and writer of Christian prose and hymns. He was also the private secretary to the British General William Howe. From the description of Military Journal of Ambrose Serle, 1776-1778. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758909456 ...