• Title
  Letter from William Bligh to Sir Evan Nepean, 24 April 1791 / William Bligh
• Creator
  Evan Nepean, Sir, 1751-1822
• Call number
  SAFE/MLMSS 7399 (Safe 1/241b)
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  24 April 1791
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  441800
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 4402 (MLMSS 7399, filed at Safe 1/241b)
  
• Physical Description
  0.02 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript - 21.6 x 28.0 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William Bligh is best known for his voyage to the South Seas in HMS Bounty which ended in mutiny in 1789. In 1791-93 he commanded HMS Providence on a second voyage to transfer breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. He was governor of New South Wales from 1805 until his deposition in 1808.
  Sir Evan Nepean was under-secretary of state in the Home Office when New South Wales was founded. At the time this letter was written he was under-secretary of the Admiralty. He was appointed secretary of the Admiralty in 1795.
• Scope and Content
  Letter (with transcript) from William Bligh to Sir Evan Nepean referring to preparations for the second breadfruit voyage to Tahiti and the West Indies. Bligh reports that he will be ready to sail by the end of May, requests his orders and mentions the Dutch Governor of Timor, Timotheus Wanjon, (who had been of great help to Bligh after the Bounty mutiny) as a person worthy of recommendation. Also included is a list of items to be traded with the Tahitians for breadfruit plants.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Bligh, William, 1754-1817
  
• Name
  Providence (Ship)
  Wanjon, Timotheus
  
• Subject
  Tahiti--Commerce.
  Voyages and travels--18th century.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE19691646

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