Letter received by Banks from Matthew Flinders, 5 July 1801 (Series 65.28) - No. 0003

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of; for I consider it very material to the success of the voyage, and to its early completion, that we should be upon the northern coasts in winter and the southern ones in summer.

Requesting you, Sir Joseph, to accept my apology for again troubling you, and my thanks for your repeated attentions and assistance, I beg to subscribe myself 

your much obliged and most faithful servt

Mattw Flinders