Letter [manuscript] : Rio de Janiero, to Lord Sandwich. 1768.

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Letter [manuscript] : Rio de Janiero, to Lord Sandwich. 1768.

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Letter, Rio de Janiero, 1st December 1768, to Lord Sandwich - re a description of the voyage of the "Endeavour", and of the hostility of the Portuguese. Correspondence concerning the letter is also contained (3 letters).

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