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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Howe, Richard, Earl 1725-1799 (search)
Howe, Richard, Earl 1725-1799 Naval officer; born in England, March 19, 1725; was educated at Westminster and Eton; and succeeded to the Irish viscounty and the family estate on the death of his brother, George Augustus Howe, killed near Ticonderoga in 1758. In 1739 he was a midshipman in Anson's fleet, and was made post-captain for gallantry in 1745. He entered Parliament in 1757, and in 1765 was made treasurer of the British navy. In October, 1770, he was promoted to Richard Howe. rearadmiral of the blue, and in 1776 was sent to command the British fleet on the American station, charged with a commission, jointly with his brother, William Howe, to make peace with or war upon the Americans. They failed to secure peace, and made war. After leaving the Delaware with his fleet, in 1778, he had an encounter off Rhode Island with a French fleet, under the Count d'estaing, when he disappeared from the American waters. In 1782 he was made admiral of the blue, and created an Engl
The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Singular Narrative. (search)
without ceremony, took out the bed and bedding, as charged, and placed them in another part of the house, out of his reach. The Recorder deeming it a case of trespass, instead of larceny, dismissed it referring the complainant to a civil tribunal for satisfaction. John Womble charged with permitting Heisson to throw stones in the streets, was, after examination, dismissed, on condition that the erring juvenile should be parentally punished for his indiscretion. Ben, a slave of Richard Howe, was accused of stealing $19 from Henry, a fellow servant, with whom he lodged. He admitted the larceny, but plead in justification that it was only a joke. He was ordered 39 lashes. Cornelius a slave, was charged with stealing a turkey at the second market, from William Waddy, while the latter was busily engaged with a number of purchasers around his cart yesterday morning. Cornelius insisted that he paid for the fowl, but his story was of such a confused tenor that his guilt wou