Letter received by Banks from Philip Gidley King, 20 November 1800 (Series 39.061) - No. 0003

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I gave him ten pounds a few days ago for which I have taken the liberty of drawing again & have desired my agent to give you the voucher, as also the Voucher for 50 [Rx?] dollars which was an expense incurred by Suter at the Cape for the Garden with the sanction of Sir George Yonge - If you have so many in hand for this purpose I do not see why you should pay it, I have therefore send Mr Palmer who discharged the Bill -

We are going on in digging for Coals but as yet without success altho the Miner seems confident of succeeding; Great abundance of Coals are to the Northward of this between  Broken Bay & Port Stephens in two inlets which are only accessible to Vesells of 10 or 15 tons - If we can get them nearer it will be more convenient which I hope will be the case, if not a small settlement must be made there, & Coals got from thence by small vesells - as the Buffalo is gone home I have no other Vessel to hand than the Porpoise which will not take more than than 120 Chaldron