Draft letter written by Banks to Lord Sandwich, ca 30 May 1772 (Series 06.001) - No. 0005

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or of our respective employments

When these alterations & those which were judgd[sic] necessary also for the acommodation[sic] of the Captain & the people were made the ship in falling down the river was found absolutely incapable of pursueing[sic] her intended voyage

The navy board have attributed this incapacity to the alterations which had been made & are of opinion that when those ^ the ship is reduced to her original situation that in which I before refusd her she will

 accomodations are removd the ship will be the fittest that can be had for answering the nautical purposes of the Expedition