RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XIX. (ff. 57). Log-book of Capt. Michael Richards at St. John's, giving daily observations of the weather and abstract of work done; 1 Mar. 1701-1 Mar. 1702. St. John's, Newfoundland: Journal, letter-, and log-books of Capt. M. Richards while fortifying: 1697-1703. M...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XX. (ff. 34). Letter-book of John Richards, when in the Polish service, into which he had, in 1701, followed his brother Jacob (whose death on 4 May, 1701, he mentions at f . 6 b );23 Mar.1703-23 Mar.1704. The letters are written from London and Lisbon, and give intere...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXI. (ff. 101). " Diary of the Campaigne. in Portugal," by John Richards, giving a full account of the movements of both armies; 23 May-29 Dec. 1704. Followed (f. 16 b) by a similar " Diary of the Campaigne in Portugal, anno 1705," continued on his departure with the E...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXII. (ff. 129). Letter-book of John Richards at Lisbon, Monsanto, Peñamacor, Pinhel, Almeida, Estremóz, and Albuquerque on the Portuguese frontier, and later at Barcelona; 16 Apr. 1704-3 Nov. 1705. The most detailed and interesting letters relate to the capture of Mon...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXIII. (ff 10.) Diary of Michael Richards in Flanders, giving a brief account of the movements of the Allies, up to the time when troops were detached for the recapture of Huy; 25 Mar., O.S.-to 8 July, N.S., 1705. Michael Richards, General: Military journals of: 1696-...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXIV. (ff. 52). Establishment of the Ordnance Office in 1705, 1706; giving full particulars of the garrisons in England and abroad, and of the trains on active service. Inserted at the end are:-(a) "The Pay of a Portuguese Regiment of Foot" by the Allies. f. 40;-(b) "E...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXV. (ff. 67). Miscellaneous papers, principally in the hand of John Richards. 1. " A memoriall of the Expedition to Barcelona"; 1705. f. 1. Followed (f. 20) by minutes of the Council of War at Barcelona, 26 Aug. 1705, O.S., and various papers presented by Col. J. Ri...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXVI. (ff. 44). Letter-book of Michael Richards, when Colonel of the train with the Earl of Rivers; 21 July 1706-3 June 1707. The letters, which are very brief, relate generally to matters of the service, and are written at Torbay, Lisbon, Alicante, Valentia, Xativa, A...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXVII. (ff. 39). Letter-book of Michael Richards; 1 June-8 Oct. 1707. The letters are written at Lerida, Valentia and Barcelona, and narrate events during the campaign, particularly relating to the siege of Lerida. Among the correspondents are :-the Earl of Galway; Lie...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXVIII. (ff. 140.) Letter-book of John Richards, as Governor of Alicante; 7 Apr.-24 Oct. 1707. At the reverse end are a few letters of 30 Mar.-9 Apr. 1707. The letters relate to the preparations for the defence of Alicante and Denia, and the siege of the latter; the ra...