Edward St. Germain. «Richard Howe Biography & Facts». American Revolution(en inglés). Consultado el 27 de mayo de 2025. «Howe was popular with the sailors, who knew him to be just. They called him Black Dick because of his swarthy complexion and dark moods».
William R. Griffith IV (5 de abril de 2024). «The Howe Brothers in North America»(en inglés). American Battlefield Trust. Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2025. «“Black Dick” (as Richard was known for because of his dark complexion)».
Breihan, John R. (2022). «Richard Howe»(en inglés). EBSCO Information Services. Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2025. «he was well-liked by his sailors, earning the nickname "Black Dick."».
«Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ('Black-Dick turn'd taylor')»(en inglés). National Portrait Gallery. Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2025. «The moniker 'Black Dick' referenced in the title is the nickname given to Howe by the men serving under him. In the berth beneath him is a figure if the Devil, whose speech indicates that it is he who controls Howe's actions».
«The Honorable Richard Curzon On a Bay Hunter»(en inglés). Sotheby's. 31 de enero de 2023. Archivado desde el original el 27 de mayo de 2025. Consultado el 27 de mayo de 2025. «Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, G.C.H., D.C.L., D.L., Earl Howe of Langar, Nottinghamshire, Viscount Curzon and Baron Curzon of Penn House (1796-1870), was the second son of Sophia Charlotte, Baroness Howe (eldest daughter of the celebrated Admiral Howe) [...] he assumed the name of Howe and was created Earl Howe on the 15 July 1821».
«Dick was a hero of the high seas». Watford Observer(en inglés). 7 de febrero de 2002. Consultado el 27 de mayo de 2025. «earned the nickname Black Dick, because he only ever smiled before going into battle».