Letter received by Banks from William Bligh, 21 September 1787(Series 46.04) - No. 0002

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me and to insure the success of the voyage. The Route you have given must be solely attended to.

If the request is not improper I shall take it as a favor if I could get from the Board of Longitude (as I find they have them lying by) a Thermometer & an artificial Horizon and also the Ephemeris [Ephemeris is an almanac of the daily motions of the planets and stars.] for 88 - 89 & 90 .-

I find from Nelson that he has no store and Mr. Stephens told me it rested with you to order it, but I imagine on my applying to Mr Nepean I shall get it .-

Sir Geo Yonge has done me the honor to send me some Coppies of letters which have passed between Coll. Kydd, Lord Cornwallis & others respecting plants in India, & of the Botanical Gardens there, St. Hellena & St. Vincents but I do not see they are of any consequence to our Voyage.

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