Letter of application to join Pacific voyage, received by Banks from George Robertson, 1 January 1772 (Series 06.178) - No. 0001

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Banff 1st Jan.y 1771 -

Dear Sir

     I congratulate you on your safe return from your long Voyage round the World, and I am heartily glad to hear that you and your Companion Doctor Sollander, are both in a good State of health, I hope you had an agreeable pleasant Voyage, but that I need not dout, a Gentleman of your turn of mine, with so noble a disposition, could not feal of making both your selfe and all arround you happy -

I am heartely sorry, that it is not in my power at present, to afoard my self the pleasure of seeing you, to hear a part of your History from your own mouth, I dare say you would make no more Scruple to relate a part of it to me, nor I did with you Capt Camble & Doctor Sollander, when we dined at the King's Yard in Deptfoord,  At that time I was Master of the Dolphin, and drawed all the plans of that Voyage, which I hope you and Capt Cook found tolerable exact, at least what part you had occasion to to try, if there was any considerable error I hope you