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...
RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXIX. (ff. 134). Letter-book of John Richards, as Governor of Alicante, continued; 31 Oct. 1707- 26 Feb. 1709. The letters relate to the affairs of his Spanish regiment; the victualling, etc., of Alicante and Denia, and their siege by the Spaniards; the surrender of Le...
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 ...
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...