Bills of Robert Fairfax [manuscript], ca. 1705.

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Bills of Robert Fairfax [manuscript], ca. 1705.

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1 writing case containing 6 items. Bills and accounts for sugar and clothing bought in Spain, England and Portugal, receipts for money, and verses on the new Buckingham House by Brian Fairfax. R.F. stamped on cover.

6 items.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Fairfax, Brian, 1633-1711

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Epithet: the elder British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x0002fd Epithet: politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x00014a ...

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...

Fairfax, Robert, 1666-1725

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Captain Fairfax was in command of the Torbay in 1705 and took part in the bombardment of Barcelona from where one of the receipts is dated. From the description of Bills of Robert Fairfax [manuscript], ca. 1705. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 436214809 ...