Letter from Sir Phillip Stephens to Captain James Cook, 1776 July 20 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1428016
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Stephens, Phillip, Sir, 1725-1809
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1776
- 0.03 m (1 volume)
- Summary:
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The collection comprises a letter written from the Admiralty Office to Captain Cook, Resolution Sloop, informing him that Doctor Forster had submitted specimens of New Zealand flax 'prepared by a Foreign Lady to a degree of fineness and whiteness which could be little expected' and requesting him to bring from New Zealand, if he should touch there, a quantity of the seeds. Also included is a handwritten note describing the contents of the letter plus a photocopied list of Forster letters held in the Mitchell Library.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 688.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-518299843
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1776
- Occupation:
- Naval officers
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2032 [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):
- 1962
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1908
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