Rear Admiral John Monkton memoirs, 1823.

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Rear Admiral John Monkton memoirs, 1823.

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John Monkton's memoirs recount his naval career up to the rank of lieutenant between 1766 and 1780, when he served in the Caribbean Area, Scotland, and Newfoundland on the ships Chatham, Lark, Aurora, Carysfort, Maidstone, Boreas, Three Sisters, and Vestal. A few pages of transcription of the memoirs is also included.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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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...

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John Monkton was born in the county of Somersetshire, England, in 1755 and began a career in the Royal Navy in 1766, serving in the Caribbean Area, the Orkney and Shetland Islands off Scotland, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, Portsmouth, and the Napoleonic Wars. From the description of Rear Admiral John Monkton memoirs, 1823. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 318815539 ...