Letter received by Banks from Arthur Phillip, 22 August 1790 (Series 37.13) - No. 0001

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Sydney Augt. 22nd. 1790

My Dear Sir

I answered the letter with which you favored me, by the Justinian, & by the Neptune, that Sails tomorrow, I send Six Tubs of Plants.  They are marked, to distinguish them from those the Master of the Ship has on board of his own, as all the plants are now very healthy, I have hopes that they will live to reach you, & by the Gorgon, whose arrival I expect daily, Fifty tubs are ready for sending.  You