Letter received by Banks from William Richards Jnr, 19 July 1791 (Series 31.04) - No. 0001

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Wm. Richards Junr. most respectfull Compliments waits on Sr Joseph Banks & is sorry to find by the publick papers that the settlements at Port Jackson still appears to be much in want of necessaries, & that such a number of convicts have died in their passage out in the Three Ships that Sailed from England in January 1790.

WR thinks that having had the first embarquation of Convicts & likewise those of the Lady Juliana that he can undertake the Business for Government both at to providing the settlement with every Article & to Convey the Convicts from hence on as reasonable terms as any other Person & that he would wish to contract with Government for the whole of that Business (giving proper