Guide to the Letter from Sir Phillip Stephens to Captain James Cook
MS 688
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Collection Summary
- Creator
- Stephens, Phillip, Sir
- Title
- Letter from Sir Phillip Stephens to Captain James Cook
- Date Range
- 20 July 1776
- Collection Number
- MS 688
- Extent
- 0.03 metres (1 volume)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- NLA
Introduction
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1428016).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Letter 1776 July 20, National Library of Australia, MS MS 688'
Item Descriptions
