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Howe, General William, (1729-1814), 5th Viscount Howe, army officer

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Surname: Howe
Pretitle: General
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1729-1814
Title: 5th Viscount Howe
Biography: ODNB link for Howe, William (1729-1814) 5th Viscount Howe, General
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P137605 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P14706 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Howe
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1775-78: corresp and papers as C-in-C in the American colonies
The National Archives
2
1777-78: order book
Royal Artillery Museum Archive
See John W Raimo, Guide to MSS rel to America, 1979
3
1795: regimental order book
West Virginia University Library
4
1776-78: orderly book
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
See Guide 1978 p.104
5
1778-81: corresp with General Haldimand
British Library, Manuscript Collections
6
1797-1801: letters to Sir Alexander Hope
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
NRA 10172 Hope

See NRA(S)1021
7
letters (15) to Sir George Pocock
Huntington Library
See Guide 1982