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Correspondence outward : letter to his family

Correspondence outward : letter to his family

The file consists of two letters written to his brother, James, and his mother, written on the eve before his departure for the Northwest Coast. The letter is written from H.M.S. Discovery, at Falmouth, on March 31, 1791.

Azua, Mario F. Real de. Mexico City; Diplomat, Professor of History.

The file is a photocopy of nine letters written by Captain George Vancouver from Monterey and Nootka to Viceroy Revilla Gigedo and Bodega y Quadra, Commandante, San Lorenzo de Nutka, regarding terms of the Nootka Convention of 1790. Also includes copies of five Spanish charts of Esperanza Inlet, San Lorenzo de Nutka, etc. Originals in the Archivo General de la Nacion, Mexico City.

Thomas New correspondence

Thomas New correspondence

The file consists of two letters written by Thomas New, on board the ship Daedalus, to his sister, Rebecca Coxen in Kent. The first letter is dated September 16, 1792, on board the Daedalus at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound. The second letter is dated December 16, 1793, on board the Daedalus at sea. The Daedalus formed part of the Vancouver Expedition.

The first letter, from Nootka Sound, recounts a story of a Spanish boy found murdered on shore, surveying land, and encounters with Indigenous people. The second letter is incomplete, but appears to discuss sailing to Australia, including Sydney, Port Jacks, Lord Howe Island. The letter discusses taking convicts onboard from Australia as well as an Aboriginal man.

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