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Joseph Banks - Records

Title
Joseph Banks - Records
Repository
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Reference
MS 9
Date Range
1745 - 1820
Description

240 letter, primarily of botanical and zoological interest, of which 31 are from Banks. The remainder are from some 83 correspondents including Sarah Banks, Earl of Bathurst, David Collins, W. B. Conyngham (5), Alexander Dalrymple (3), James Fleming, J. G. A. Forster (11), J. R. Forster (7), John Hunter (5), Philip Gidley King (7), Lord Nelson, William Paterson (5), W. P. Perrin (11), William Perry (5), William Petrie (6), Arthur Phillip and Lord Radnor. Also includes a copy of a letter from Banks, 15 September 1795 and copies of newspaper cuttings 1911, 1920, 1923 regarding auction of Captain Cook manuscripts.

Quantity
0.48 m
Access
Available for reference

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