Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0654
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Some account of the Cape of Good Hope
& great childbearers had I been inclind for a wife I think this is the place of all others I have seen where I could have best suited myself
Their servants are in general Malay slaves who are brought here from Batavia to these they behave much better than the Batavians in consequence of which these Malays are much quieter honester more diligent & less wicked than those in that place in instance of which I need only say that there was never known an instance of running Amoc in this place
The Town is governd by a Governor & Council who are quite independent of Batavia the Present Governor is Ryck Tulback he is very old & has long enjoyd his present station with a most universal good Character which is easily explaind in this manner he is unmarried & has no connections which may make him wish to make more money than