Series 05: George Bass - papers

Waterhouse family papers, together with papers of George Bass and Sarah Bass

1799-1803;  Correspondence with naval and mercantile associates. Seven letters, one written by Bass, six received by Bass, comprising:
1. Autograph letters (2) signed by James Innes, HMS Vigilant, Portsmouth, 15 Feb 1799, and Portsea, 1 Nov [1799], containing mainly news of Innes' family and the war with the French
2. Autograph letter signed by Henry Moor, London, 10 Jan [1801], partly concerning the financial affairs of Thomas Fyshe Palmer
3. Autograph letter signed by Robert Shepherdson, Canton, 30 Oct 1801, in which Shepherdson proposes a voyage with Bass to trade in skins, mentions that  Bass learnt some Arabic in Bombay, and lists the books he has read since their  meeting
4. Autograph letter signed by Lieutenant William Kent, Buffalo, Spithead, 8 Jan 1802, before the Buffalo's departure for Port Jackson in Feb 1802. Kent comments on their mutual associates Charles Bishop, James Williamson and Philip Gidley King, and on Kent's uncle Governor John Hunter
5. Autograph letter signed by George Bass, Venus, Sydney Cove, 5 Jan 1803, to James Sykes, his London agent, mainly concerning financial affairs
6. Autograph letter signed by Matthew Flinders, Porpoise, Port Jackson, 8 Aug 1803. Flinders writes of his exploration of Torres Strait and the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Investigator and his confidence in his charting ability compared with the French. He mentions both their families and their mutual associates Charles Bishop, John Shortland and Governor King

Series 05: George Bass - papers

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