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1. Stowe MS 447-480

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Stowe MS 447-480
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MILITARY COLLECTIONS of the three brothers Jacob, John, and Michael Richards, sons of Jacob Richards; 1685-1714. For the military careers of all three brothers, see the Dictionary of National Biography. Thirty-four volumes. Paper. Folio, etc.
Scope & Content:
Army; England: Military collections of Jacob, John and Michael Richards: 1685-1714.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1685-1714
Extent:
34 items

2. Stowe MS 466

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Stowe MS 466
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1703-23 Mar 1704
Extent:
1 item

3. Stowe MS 472

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Stowe MS 472
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jul 1706-3 Jun 1707
Extent:
1 item

4. Stowe MS 468

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Stowe MS 468
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1704-3 Nov 1705
Extent:
1 item

5. Stowe MS 478

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Stowe MS 478
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXXII. (ff. 12). Tables of the increase and decrease, etc., of the Royal Navy between 1 Oct. 1697 and 1 Nov. 1698, with the establishment at the end of the period, giving the fullest particulars regarding each ship. Followed by lists of salaries at the Admiralty, in th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1697-1 Nov 1698
Extent:
1 item

6. Stowe MS 464

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Stowe MS 464
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XVIII. (ff. 86). Letter-book of Capt. Michael Richards, while engaged in completing Fort William, etc., at St. John's, Newfoundland, including various official papers, requisitions for assistance, etc. ; 1 Apr. 1700-Oct. 1703. Among the persons to whom letters are addr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1700-Oct 1703
Extent:
1 item

7. Stowe MS 447

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Stowe MS 447
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Scope & Content:
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. 1. (ff. 12). " A Journal [of Jacob Richards] from London to Vienna, and so to Buda " ; 1 Nov. 1685 (O.S.)-21 June, 1686 (N.S.). Preceded by instructions from the Ordnance Office " to improve himselfe in Forreigne Parts beyond Seas, to be employ'd at his return as one o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1685-1686
Extent:
1 item

8. Stowe MS 449

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Stowe MS 449
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. III. (ff. 11). "A Journal [by the same] from Vienna to Venitia," in company with Lord George Savile, and " Mr. Steward, my Lord Monjoixe's [Mountjoy's] son"; 24 Sept.-10 Oct. 1686, N.S. Among the places he passed through are:-Neustadt, Neuenkirchen (with chapel reputed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1686-10 Oct 1686
Extent:
1 item

9. Stowe MS 450

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Stowe MS 450
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. IV. (ff. 20). " A Journal [by the same] from Venitia into Lombardy "; 1 Nov.-5 Dec. 1686. Among the places visited are:-Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Mantua, Parma, Reggio , Rubbiera, Modena, Bologna, and Ferrara; of many of which he gives very full accounts, largely extract...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1686-5 Dec 1686
Extent:
1 item

10. Stowe MS 473

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Stowe MS 473
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Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1707-3 Nov 1707
Extent:
1 item