Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799
Four autograph letters from Admiral John Blankett, dated 6 August, 16 August, 27 October and 6 November 1786, including enclosures. There are descriptions of the island of Madagascar, suggesting it as a suitable place for convicts. One of the enclosures concerns places on the east coast of the Bay of Bengal suitable for a settlement, extracted from a paper given at Madras.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HOW/3; MS1958-102 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1786-01-01 - 1786-12-31 |
| Creator: | Howe, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/1)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/2)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/3)
- Four letters from King George III to Lord Howe and one letter to Lady Howe. (Manuscript) (HOW/4)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/6)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/7)
- Regulations and Instructions Relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea, 1772. (Manuscript) (HOW/8/A)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/8/B)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/9)
- Howe, Richard, Admiral Of The Fleet, 1st Earl Howe, 1726-1799 (Manuscript) (HOW/10)
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