Letter received by Banks from Philip Gidley King, 5 June 1802 (Series 39.068) - No. 0010

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[indecipherable] that employ is, of encouragement & protection from Government ---
What the political object the French have in view of exploring this Coast I do not know, but I suspect they have a Settlement on the West Coast in view ----  I hear of no other new discovery they made except a very large Bay between Swan River & the East Point of the Land of [indecipherable] ... Should that be the case is it not more incumbent on us to make a Settlement at a place so advantageously situated as Port Phillip certainly is ---
Mr. Brown sends a Box of Seeds by this Conveyance, all the Scientific [indecipherable] very assiduous [?] they talk of a Walk to the Mountains ---
With my sincere wishes for your health & my Respects to lady and Miss Banks I by to assure you of the respect with which I am
Your
Faithful & Obliged
Humble Servant
Philip Gidley King

The Rt Honble
Sir J. Banks KB
&c &c &c
Sydney June 5
1802