Samuel Barrington manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1782

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Samuel Barrington manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1782

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ยท To Captain Douglas, Commander of His Majesty's ship, the Vigilant : 1 autograph document signed ; (MISC 0629), titled: "Disposition of the Fleet in Order of Battle and of Sailing." With the note: "Given under my hand on board the Britannica the 7th Septemr. 1782."

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Barrington, Samuel, 1729-1800

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Samuel Barrington, British naval officer. In 1779, while battling the French in St. Lucia, Barrington briefly became second in command to Admiral John Byron, grandfather of Lord Byron. From the guide to the Samuel Barrington manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1782, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English admiral. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to "Sir Charles", [no year] Jan. 14. (...

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...