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21. 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

22. 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

23. Stowe MS 459

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Stowe MS 459
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XIII. (fr. 76). Diary of John Richards; 30 Jan. 1696/7 - 29 May, 1699. He started from Dublin to London, and thence through Holland and Germany to Venice, which he reached on 2 April. He served the campaign with his brother Jacob in the Morea; and at its conclusion the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1697-29 May 1699
Extent:
1 item

24. Stowe MS 469

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Stowe MS 469
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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-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1705
Extent:
1 item

25. Stowe MS 451

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Stowe MS 451
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. V. (ff. 31). "A Journal [by the same] from Venitia to Zante, with a Diary of the Venitians' proceedings and conquests in the Morea"; 31 Mar.-10 Sept. 1687. He reached Zante 12 Mar., and gives sketches of various islands, etc., sighted on the voyage. After joining the V...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1687-10 Sep 1687
Extent:
1 item

26. Stowe MS 458

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Stowe MS 458
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. Xll. (ff. 22). Diary of Jacob Richards, of the artillery train in Flanders, narrating events up to the battle of Landen; 8/18 Apr.- 20/30 Jul)-, 1693. He was present, among other places, at Ghent, Greinbergen, Vilvorde, and Pare Abbey near Louvain, and gives plans of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1693-1695
Extent:
1 item

27. Stowe MS 460

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Stowe MS 460
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XIV. (ff. 45). Copies of letters to and from Jacob Richards, and of other documents connected with his engagement in the Venetian service as "Sergente Generale"; 29 Nov. 1696-30 Mar. 1699. Italian. They deal principally with the organisation of the artillery, fortifica...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
29 Nov 1696-30 Mar 1699
Extent:
1 item

28. Stowe MS 448

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Stowe MS 448
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RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. II. (ff. 19). A Diary by the same of the siege of Buda, from 15 June, 1686, down to its capture on 2 Sept. ; continued to the return of J. Richards to Vienna on 17 Sept. Among the generals, etc., mentioned during the siege are.-The Duke of Lorraine; Field Marshal Count...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1686-2 Sep 1686
Extent:
1 item

29. Stowe MS 475

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Stowe MS 475
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Spanish
Date Range:
31 Oct 1707-26 Feb 1709
Extent:
1 item

30. Stowe MS 467

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Stowe MS 467
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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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 May 1704-29 Dec 1704
Extent:
1 item