Letter, 1716 August 14, to James Deane.

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Letter, 1716 August 14, to James Deane.

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Chiswell gives an account of his efforts at provisioning His Majesty's ships with beef, pork and bread, and includes values of commodities bought; refers to confusion on the part of both himself and the ship captains re orders for contracts from the Admiralty Office. Mentions ships Shoreham, Valeur, and Success.

[2] p. ; 35.5 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Deane, James, 1801-1858

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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...

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Chiswell, Charles, 1677-1737.

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