Series 46: ‘Correspondence Bounty’, being letters received by Banks from William Bligh concerning th...
Series 46: ‘Correspondence Bounty’, being letters received by Banks from William Bligh concerning the breadfruit voyage of HMS Bounty, 1787-1790. Includes a copy of a letter written by Joseph Coleman, 1788; and newscuttings, 1790, 1792
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1787-1790, 1790, 1792
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SAFE/Banks Papers/Series 46 (Safe 1/457)
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36 documents
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In August 1787, Lieutenant William Bligh, at Banks' recommendation, received a commission to command a small expedition to the South Seas on board HMS Bounty. Although promised promotion on his return from the voyage by First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Howe, Bligh remained anxious about his chances. The purpose of the voyage, the result of lobbyin...
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Series 46: ‘Correspondence Bounty’, being letters received by Banks from William Bligh concerning the breadfruit voyage of HMS Bounty, 1787-1790. Includes a copy of a letter written by Joseph Coleman, 1788; and newscuttings, 1790, 1792
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Most of these letters were previously located at ML A78-4, were part of the largest accession of the papers of Sir Joseph Banks held in the collection of the Mitchell Library. These papers, purchased in 1884 from Lord Brabourne by Sir Saul Samuel, the Agent-General for New South Wales, were transferred to the Mitchell Library in 1910. They were par...
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SAFE/Banks Papers/Series 46 (Safe 1/457)
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1l4dDXe1
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853059
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