Admiral Sir John ThomasDuckworth Correspondence with Vice-Admiral Charles Stirling 1803-1810

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Admiral Sir John ThomasDuckworth Correspondence with Vice-Admiral Charles Stirling 1803-1810

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The collection consistsof 3 folders of correspondence dating from 1803-1810, between British AdmiralSir John Thomas Duckworth as Naval Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica andVice-Admiral Charles Stirling (1760-1833), Resident Commissioner at Jamaicarelating to repairs to ships, stores, defenses and surveys.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Stirling, Charles, 1760-1833

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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...

Duckworth, John Thomas, Sir

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Duckworth entered the navy in 1759 at age 11. He became lieutenant in 1771 and was first lieutenant in 1776 on the Diamond, which was sent to Rhode Island. In 1777, when a shot on board the Diamond killed five men during a salute, Duckworth and the other crew members were court-martialed. They were later acquitted. Duckworth was promoted to commander in 1780, rear admiral in 1799, vice admiral in 1804, and admiral in 1810. Another court-martial was brought against him in 1805 that charged him wi...