Letter received by Banks from Francis Masson, 31 May 1788 (Series 13.37) - No. 0003

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high Mountains where the plants comes later.  We have in False Bay the Sp: [ship] Bounty.  Bound to Otaheite [Tahiti] has beat for 30 days off Cape Horn between 59 & 61º  S latitud [latitude] and at last was obliged to bear away for the Cape of Good Hope.  No person belonging to her has yet arrived here but I intend to morrow [tomorrow] to go to visit them.

I am Sir
with great respect
Yours
Frans: Masson

Sir Joseph Banks Bart