Papers, 1772-1998.

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Papers, 1772-1998.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754846054

The collection consists of copies of orders given and received, June 1784 - 4 February 1786, 16 April 1799 - 14 June 1801; copies of letters sent and received, 25 April 1798 - 21 February 1799, 4 May 1799 - 9 June 1801; copies of letters and orders sent and received, 20 September 1803 - 1 November 1804, 9 June 1807 - 1 May 1809; copies of outgoing correspondence, 19 August 1808 - 1 November 1809; manuscript Track Charts, 1809-1810; naval cadet's journal, 1846-1847; J. F.W. Des Barres' Charts of Several Harbors...; charts of Holland, Brittany and Normandy, 1693-1753; naval appointments, 1799-1844; sailing instructions, 1791; the Dublin Chronicle, 1790-1791; biography of Whitshed by Captain Lawrence Kurtz, USN (ret.); and various other printed books and several manuscripts.

27.6 linear ft.; 10.5 x 5 x 12 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Popham, Home Riggs, 1762-1820

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English rear-admiral. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), document on vellum signed(1) and letter (1) : Bremen, [London], [n.p.], to various recipients, 1795 Apr. 7-1813 Apr. 26 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860193 From the description of Autograph document, unsigned : [n.p., 1793 Sept.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618100 Epithet: Rear-Admiral British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descripti...

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...

Whitshed, James Hawkins, Sir, 1762-1849

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British admiral. From the description of Sir James Hawkins Whitshed papers, 1812-1822. (Rice University). WorldCat record id: 28417417 Sir James Hawkins Whitshed, of Anglo-Irish descent, was born in 1762. He joined the Royal Navy in 1773 at age eleven. He served in a variety of ships as a midshipman and saw action off Cape Vincent in 1780 against the Spanish. He delivered General Guy Carleton to New York in 1780 as Commander-in Chief of British forces in the American Revolut...