Letterbook [manuscript]. 1771-1778.

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Letterbook [manuscript]. 1771-1778.

Letterbook, 1771-1778 - chiefly orders to and from the Admiralty, Navy Commissioners, and Victualling Commissioners; Cook's orders to his officers and alterations to his staff caused by officers' deaths. Also a typescript list compairing the letterbook with the Historical Records of N.S.W. (58 p.).

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