959364
- TitleCopy of letter by Captain Thomas Melville , written on board the ship Britannia at Sydney, Port Jackson, to Messrs. Samuel Enderby and sons, relating to his safe arrival with a load of convicts and his intention of establishing a whale fishery on the coast of New South Wales, detailing his successes to date in obtaining whales, 29 November 1791
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- Call numberDLDOC 136
- Level of descriptionfonds
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29 November 1791 - Type of material
- Reference code959364
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 4446, frames 35-44
- Physical Description1 folder of textual material (6 p.) - manuscript
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Captain John Hunter published the letter in his 'An historical journal of events at Sydney and at sea', p. 557-560 [Q79/35] - Scope and ContentThe letter is a contemporary copy, the paper being watermarked, 1796
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Compiled from the Manuscripts DLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012 - General note
Transferred from DLMSQ 36 to DLDOCs - Creator/Author/Artist
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