Letter, 1775 October 22, Norfolk, Va., to the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, London, England.

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Letter, 1775 October 22, Norfolk, Va., to the Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, London, England.

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Montague [sic] [Montagu] writes concerning the bill drawn in favor of George Hastings of the ships "Rebecca" and "Frances Transport" for boatswain and carpenter's stores.

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Rebecca (Ship : 1799-1801)

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Montagu, James, 1752-1794.

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Hastings, George, fl. 1775.

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Frances Transport (Ship)

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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...