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Stowe MS 474
- Record Id:
- 040-001953286
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x000008
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 474
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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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 raising of a Spanish regiment under J. Richards as Colonel ; the battle of Almanza; the capitulations of the French in Italy; the siege and capture of Xativa and Alcyra ; the siege of Lerida; and the attack on Toulon, etc. Among the persons addressed are :-the King of Spain; Conde de la Corsana, Viceroy of Valentia; Lieut.-Gen. Erle; Col. Michael Richards; the Earl of Galway; Don Ramon de Vilana Perlas, Secretario de Estado, Barcelona ; James Craggs, sen.; Paul Methuen, British Envoy at Lisbon; Sir George Byng; Sir Cloudesley Shovel; the Earl of Godolphin ; Maj.-Gen. J. Stanhope; the Comte de Noyelles; Maj. Charles Percival, Governor of Denia; the Viceroy of Majorca; Gen. Basset y Ramos, Denia; the Duke of Marlborough; the Earl of Sunderland; Prince Lichtenstein; and the Earl of Rivers. At the end (f. 140) is inserted a paper entitled Rota de Massegosso a la Ciudad de Saragoza por la Carretéra &al."
Xativa, Spain: Letters relating to the siege of: 1707.
John Richards, General: Letter-book of, as governor of Alicante: 1707-1709.
Denia, Spain: Letters relating to the siege of: 1707-1709.
Alicante, Spain: Letters relating to the siege of: 1707-1709.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001953247
037-001953257
040-001953286 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 438-488 : CLASS IX.ARMY.
Stowe MS 447-480 : MILITARY COLLECTIONS of the three brothers Jacob, John, and Michael Richards, sons of Jacob Richards; 1685-1714. For the…
Stowe MS 474 : RICHARDS COLLECTIONS. Vol. XXVIII. (ff. 140.) Letter-book of John Richards, as Governor of Alicante; 7 Apr.-24 Oct. 1707. At the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0009]/036-001953247[0010]/037-001953257[0026]/040-001953286
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1707
- End Date:
- 1707
- Date Range:
- 7 Apr 1707-24 Oct 1707
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Richards, John, General
- Places:
- Alicante, Spain
Denia, Spain
Xativa, Spain