Correspondence of Richard Howe, 1776-1799.

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Correspondence of Richard Howe, 1776-1799.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122551617

Howe's letters to Admiral Sir Roger Curtis concerning British navy (administration and personnel, ships and equipment, signals and signal books); naval operations, chiefly in the Channel during the wars of the First and Second Coalitions; personal affairs of Earl Howe.

408 pieces.6 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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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...

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...

Great Britain. Admiralty. Channel fleet.

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Curtis, Roger, Sir, 1746-1816

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British naval officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Portsmouth, to Sir Richard Bickerton, 1812 Mar. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270527187 ...