Richard Howe, Lord Howe manuscript material : 4 items, 1782

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Richard Howe, Lord Howe manuscript material : 4 items, 1782

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· To Mr. Canton, mathematical teacher of Spitalfields Square : 1 autograph note third person : "Wednesday Noon" : (MISC 0289) : from Broadstreet; begins, "Lord Howe would be glad of the favor of seeing Mr. Canton here at any time this morning ..."; along with a separate address panel. · To Captain John Douglas, "of His Majesty's Ship, the Vigilant" : 2 documents : -- 1 memorandum signed, "Of the Order of Battle" : 7 Jun 1782 : (MISC 0288) : 3 p., in the hand of Thomas Hope Byde, with his signature; begins, "The Starboard Division will be generally meant to lead when the Sine [sic] of Battle is to be found ..."; including a diagram of battle-ship formation. -- 1 memorandum signed, "Instructions relative to the Rendezvous, as it may be differently appointed" : 15 Aug 1782 : (MISC 0287) : 2 p., in the hand of Thomas Hope Byde, with his signature; begins, "In case of seperation [sic], and not joining the Fleet in three days after ..."; including a chart with distress flag-waving instructions. · To an unidentified "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday, ¹/₂ past 1 PM" : (MISC 0290) : from Admiralty; begins, "I am much obliged to you for the communication of Mr. [Cakes's?] letter. I don't think his advices are yet of any considerable moment."

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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. 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...