RICHARD HOWE
$250.00
60047-6
(1725 - 1799) British admiral who sailed with his brother William to America to seek peace with the colonies and secure American loyalty to the crown. When his mission proved a failure, Howe commanded British naval forces for two years, during which he battled a superior fleet under the Count d'Estaing off Newport. His signature "Howe", on a small 8vo. partly-printed slip removed from a larger document, apparently a warrant dated at the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, Feb. 22, 1785 directed to Sir. Hugh Pallister and countersigned "Cha Bred" and "Arden". Fine condition. Matted and framed with a portrait of the admiral.