448982
- TitleAccount of part of the third voyage of James Cook, describing discoveries in the North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, and the death of James Cook; in the form of a letter written 23 January 1781
- Call numberSafe 1/67
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
23 January 1781 - Type of material
- Reference code448982
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 705 (Safe 1/67)
- Physical Description0.01 metres of textual material (notebook in folder) - manuscript - 18 x 22 cm
- Scope and ContentA manuscript copy of a letter written to Mrs Strachan, dated Spithead, 23 Jan. 1781. The writer was not an eyewitness to the death of James Cook since he was on board the Discovery at the time. The copy is unfinished and the writer is unknown. The letter gives a detailed account of the conduct of Lieut. John Williamson. The account covers the period 1 March 1778 to 15 February 1779.
- Copying ConditionsOut of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
Item 2437 in 'Bibliography of Captain James Cook' edited by M.K. Beddie, 2nd ed 1970. - Name
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