Draft letter written by Banks to Lord Sandwich, ca 30 May 1772 (Series 06.001) - No. 0007

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without suffering myself to controvert This opinion of the navy board
"that the ship will be very fit for sea" although many seamen concur with [end of line obscured] in doubting it  I must [end of line obscured ] allowed to say that th[obscured]
will then be if not abs[obscured]  incapable at least  [obscured]  unfit for the intended  [obscured]

in expeditions  [ of ] nature the health & accomod-ations of the people are Essential to success when sickness or discontent are once introduced it will be absolutely impossible  we have