Letters 1776-1811 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1303883
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Bligh, William, 1754-1817
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1776-1811
- 28 p.
- Summary:
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Letter re painting of carriage (undated); Letters addressed to John Bond, 1776-1783; Letters addressed to Lieut. Francis G. Bond, 1791-1811; Two autographed letters to the Honourable, the Commissioners for Victualling, His Majesty's Navy, requesting a supply of Port wine and also beer, 1787.
- Biography/History:
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Admiral and Governor of N.S.W. Appointed master of the Resolution under the command of James Cookin 1776. Offered the command of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1787 on a expedition to procure breadfruit plants for the West Indies during which the crew mutinyed, seized Bligh and placed him in a boat with 18 others crewmen. 1801 made a Fellow of the Royal Society. 1805, Sir Joseph Banks offered him the position of Governor of N.S.W.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 62.
- Reproduction:
- Partly photocopies and typescript.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1776-1811
- Occupation:
- Sailors
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1909 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1839
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1811
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