Letter received by Banks from Philip Gidley King, 21 July 1805 (Series 39.099) - No. 0018

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request your farther kindness in promoting their sending eligible Manufacturers for that object.

I have also obtained another very desirable object which is Captain Forrests promise to take the Porpoises Garden with the plants Mr Brown Collected & those which Cayley may add to it to fill it.  This Garden I have every reason to suppose ought & will be consigned to you, Cayley speaks of going with it himself as you will observe by his enclosed Epistle, how far that can be accomplished I do not Know, As I have not spoke yet to Capt Forrest on his going as an objection may be made to his taking his protegée & her Family, but nothing will be left undone by me to ensure its getting home safe, as so good an opportunity may never occur again.

As you seemed desirous about the Many Accounts, I send you the Schedule of the Accounts as they now stand between Cayley & me, & Cayleys observations in his Epistle.  I believe he is right respecting its being only £35.17.4 instead of £37.17.4 which is an error agt. myself as you are in possesion of all the accounts & Cayley receipts you will be able to settle it, I have not mentioned the subject to my Agent therefore if