Barrington family - Papers, ca.1784, 1870-1890, including a published account, 1784, of Cook's Voyages round the world

A 346

fonds

ca. 1784, 1870-1890

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Prints, Drawings, Clippings, Photographs

423640

Microfilm : CY 4780 (A 346)

1 volume - 0.08 Meters
Textual Records
Prints - (printed)
Drawings
Clippings
Photographs

Rachel Barrington, born 24 Sept. 1836, was the daughter of Charles and Hannah Muddle and great grandchild of Captain James Cook. Her first marriage was to Charles Harkness, and second marriage to W.F. Barrington.

COOK'S VOYAGES: The majority of the volume is a printed account of Cook's Voyages, with miscellaneous material added at the beginning of the volume:
"A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority... Captain Cook's firft [i.e. first], second, third and laft [i.e. last] voyages", edited by George William Anderson, 1784.
MISC. PAPERS inserted at the beginning of the volume:
Printed copy of "The Pilot's Yarn" painted by George Fox from Boy's Own Paper.
[Copy of] Baptism entry for Rachel Muddle, child of Charles and Hannah, in 1838, extracted 26 Feb. 1889.
Printed illustrations of Governor William Bligh's House, Captain Philip, Lord Carrington, Henry Parkes, and Government House and Barracks, and a cottage.
Notes on James Cook's marriage to Elisabeth Batts, and dates and names of the vessels on which Cook sailed.
Newspaper articles on the sale of Captain Cook's manuscripts, 1890; Literary notices (reviewing work Captain Cook, by Walter Besant), 1890; and "Grandniece of Captain Cook", profiling Mrs W.F. Barrington.
Letter from G. Grey regarding the deposit of Cook's papers in the Auckland Library, 1890.
Photograph of Mrs. [Rachel] Barrington, ca.1870's.

Typed note inserted into front of volume, "Full kangaroo title in gold. Blind tooling on spine and sides by F. Heyner, Mitchell Library Bindery, 1918"
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover

Preceding the title page of Cook's Voyages is a handwritten inscription, "This book is an old family relic the vacant spaces left in this book to be filled in by the family descendants of Capt. James Cook. This book belongs to Mrs Barrington late Mrs Harkners..."