London
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Benjamin Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1791-02-01
Thanking him for his assistance regarding his son, William Dawes and assuring him that the books and instruments would be brought back from Sydney on HMS Gorgon, which had just departed from Spithead with supplies. Dawes also discusses the shortage of food and clothing at the settlement, and recounts William's list of rations at the settlement, noting how they were cut after the loss of the Sirius.
Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1792-06-18
Written on board HMS Gorgon on Dawes' return passage to England and concerning the safe return of instruments from the observatory at Sydney.