Letter received by Banks from George Suttor, 4 August 1801 (Series 19.43) - No. 0001

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New South Wales
​4 of August 1801

Sir

according to your orders I wrote to you from this place in January last giving an account of what plants I had been able to bring to the Colony alive  Sorry I am my list was not better filled or that I was not more successful -- fearing that account may not have reached you I take the liberty of sending this account of them and also of what Plants had previously been introduced. those that came in the Porpoise are as follows, Grisly Fontiniac Vines ​Black Fontiniac do Tokay​ do -- Muscadine do Muscat of Alexandria do -- 2 Sorts unknown​ from the Cape -- 5 Apple Trees​ 2 Spanish Chestnuts ​ 1 Walnut​ 4 Willows Pomgranits  Black and White Mulberrys  Plantains ​
​1 Olive Since Dead Mint  2 Oakes

​Those that were in the Colony are as follows Several Sorts of Peaches do of Apricots -- Several sorts of Apples among which are the Russeting Orange Pippin a Kind of Russit, non parel, &c -- Several sorts of Pears -- Several Sorts of Organes Lemons & Limes. A [indecipherable] Plum  Almonds, Several Sorts of Vines, Quince, Sage, a bad sort of Wood Strawberrys, Figs, Guavas, Lemongrass and most kinds of culinary Plants. --

Owing to the hitherto wet Season and the necessary attention required for fixing on a spot of ground for farming and the puting part of it in a state of cultivation I have not had it in my power to make any collection of seeds but I hope in the ensuing 

[Dates by Banks] March 26 1802 -- Augt.10 -- 02