Letter received by Banks from LordSydney, 15 August 1787 (Series 45.07) - No. 0001

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Whitehall 15th Augt. 1787

Dear Sir,

The admiralty have I understand purchased a vessel for the purpose of conveying the Bread Fruit Tree and other useful Productions from the South Sea Islands, to His Majesty's West India possessions. She is to be commissioned in the course of a few days, to be called The Bounty, and to be commanded by Lieutenant Bligh. As I am totally unacquainted with the nature of the instructions,
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Sir Joseph Banks  Bart
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