Letter received by Banks from Elizabeth Bligh, 30 March 1809 (Series 42.08) - No. 0001

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Durham Place
March 30th 1809

Dear Sir Joseph

As some accounts have at last been received from N.S. Wales which may not have reached you, it may perhaps be interesting for you to know what I have heard. On Tuesday morng. Mr. Wilson the owner of the Ship Rose called here and informed me that he had received a letter by the Camel Store Ship from Captn. Bracks Master of the Rose, from which he allowed me to make the following extract - "I have the pleasure at last after a very tedious passage, to inform you of my arrival here (Cape of Good Hope) the 13th January, we sailed from the Derwent 6th October 1808." - Captn. Bracks then informed Mr Wilson of the product of