Letter received by Banks from Evan Nepean, 9 May 1801 (Series 63.59) - No. 0001

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Downing St. May 8 1801

My Lord

I have the honor to acknowledge the Rect of your Lordship's Letter of the 20th of March & [indecipherable] to the request therein Contained I have lost no time in making an immediate application to the French Government for a Passport for the Sloop Investigator.

&c &c &c
Hawkesbury

To the Lord Commanders of the Admiralty

Mr Nepean presents his Compliments to Sir Joseph Banks and desires he will please to return it after having perus'd it.

Admiralty Office
9th May 1801