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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-01-10 - 1787-01-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 245-246

Scope and Contents

Requesting the advance of a year's subsistence and his request to be appointed to the land service at Botany Bay; also enclosing a copy of a letter from Lord Howe about his appointment.

Dates

  • 1787-01-10 - 1787-01-19

Creator

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Extent

2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Original geographic information

Botany Bay [subject]

Original geographic information

London [destination]

Original geographic information

Portsmouth [origination]

Original geographic information

Sydney [subject]

Finding aid date

2012-11-22 10:02:12+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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