Stevens, John ___ n/a-1726 ___ British ___ civilservant

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is very little information about Stevens readily available on the internet, and what there is focuses on his exploits in Wales and Ireland as recorded in a journal. Stevens, a fervent Roman Catholic, benefitted from the King James II reforms, and was appointed a excise commissioner in Welshpool. After the invasion by William of Orange, he fled to join James in France, and fought with the ex-king's army in Ireland. It is also known that, by 1695, Stevens had returned to London and was translating books from Spanish and Portuguese to English.
A biography link
No Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1689-1691 ___ military Ireland historyeye

WEB TEXT LINKS
good extracts
one good extract

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
British Library, Manuscript Collections

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Journal of John Stevens containing a brief account of the war in Ireland 1689-1691
 

May 2005, August 2008
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