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31. Stowe MS 465

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Stowe MS 465
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1701-1 Mar 1702
Extent:
1 item

32. Stowe MS 476

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Stowe MS 476
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXX. (ff. 51). Letter-book of Michael Richards at Barcelona; 9 Jan.-15 Apr. 1711. At the end are inserted a few letters carrying on the correspondence to 14 July. The period covered immediately follows the battle of Brihuega, and much information is given of the state ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1711-14 Jul 1711
Extent:
1 item

33. Stowe MS 463

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Stowe MS 463
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XVII. (ff. 44). Journal of Capt. Michael Richards from London to Torbay on his starting with Col. Gibson's expedition to Newfoundland; Sept. 1696-20 Apr. 1697. Followed (f 4) by a "memorandum of the present state of Ordnance at St. John's, Newfoundland," and (f. 5) a J...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1696-8 Jun 1700
Extent:
1 item

34. Stowe MS 454-456

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Stowe MS 454-456
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vols. VIII.-X. (ff. 80, 27, 94). Treatise on Artillery, in French, in the hand of Jacob Richards. Three volumes, the last two containing illustrations. Inserted at the end of the third (f. 89) is a map of Newbury, co. Berks; followed (f. 90) by a French treatise entitled " Épreuves du Tir des Bombes avec le Canon par M. Lombard, Professeur royal aux Écoles du Corps-Royal de 1'Artillerie à Auxonne, 1787."
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Ordnance: Treatise on Artillery, with plates: 17th cent.: Fr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
3 items

35. Stowe MS 474

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Stowe MS 474
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1707-24 Oct 1707
Extent:
1 item

36. Stowe MS 461

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Stowe MS 461
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XV. (ff. 45). Letter-book of Jacob Richards, principally in Venice and Napoli di Romania [Nauplia]; 14 June, 1697-14 Aug. 1700. The letters relate chiefly to the subjects touched upon in vols. xiii., xiv; and in the last he appears to be taking service under the King o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
14 Jun 1697-14 Aug 1700
Extent:
1 item

37. Stowe MS 462

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Stowe MS 462
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XVI. (ff. 97). Diary by John Richards on a journey from Napoli di Romania [Nauplia] to Constantinople and thence to Vienna, on his discharge from the Venetian service; 15 July, 1699-21 Sept. 1700. Among the places he describes are Napoli di Malvasia, Canea, Candia, Rho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1699-21 Sep 1700
Extent:
1 item

38. Stowe MS 457

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Stowe MS 457
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XI. (ff. 78). "Eight Books of the Ellements of Euclid with the Use of the Propositions " ; 1700. In the hand of Jacob Richards. He breaks of, however, at the end of the 2nd book. He does not follow Euclid's method in the treatment of parallel straight lines or in the p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1700
Extent:
1 item

39. Stowe MS 477

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Stowe MS 477
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXXI. (ff. 29). Copies in the hand of Michael Richards of his letters, etc., to the Board of Ordnance, as "chief engineer of Great Britain"; 11 Nov. 1711- 20 July, 1714. The papers relate to the fortifications, etc., of Gibraltar, Portsmouth, Hull, Berwick, Carlisle, T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1711-20 Jul 1714
Extent:
1 item

40. Stowe MS 470

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Stowe MS 470
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1703-1706
Extent:
1 item