Guide to the Captain James Cook letterbook
MS 6
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Cook, James, Captain, 1728-1779
- Title
- Captain James Cook letterbook
- Date Range
- 1771 - 1778
- Collection Number
- MS 6
- Extent
- 0.66 metres (1 volume + 1 folder + 1 phase box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Letterbook, 1771-1778 - chiefly orders to and from the Admiralty, Navy Commissioners, and Victualling Commissioners; Cook's orders to his officers and alterations to his staff caused by officers' deaths. Also includes photocopies of letter book plus a typescript list comparing the letter book with the Historical Records of N.S.W. (9 p.)
