ITEM+DESCRIPTIONS
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Hawkesworth, John. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Bromley, 19 November 1771. Acknowledges receipt of first volume of journal of Joseph Banks; hopes to have manuscript ready in time for sanction of Banks and Capt. Cook; editing the voyages will be his principal business. (2pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 13 December 1779. Thanks for information about discoveries of Capt. Cook; suggests expedition against Canary Islands; if any of French sugar islands were seized, white inhabitants would leave and Britain might afterwards form alliance with negroes similar to French alliance with North Americans. (3pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 16 June [1780]. News that Resolution had reached Macao in December 1780 (sic); natural history specimens collected on voyage were destined for Sir Ashton Lever's museum; suggests when Capts. King and Gore arrive they be given directions to give specimens to Leicester House. (2pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 17 June 1780. Acknowledges letter; suggests that crews of Resolution and Discovery should not be immediately turned over to other ships, as after such a voyage this would be used as argument against pressing. (2pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Beckett, 3 October 1780. Reminds Sandwich of Sir Ashton Lever's interest in specimens collected on Cook's voyage. (2pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 11 December 1780. Received from Magellan account of Spanish voyage to north west coast of America in 1775; accurate charting of many ports; offers it for service of Admiralty. (3pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 14 December 1780. Journal of Spanish expedition; Barrington interested in translating and publishing it if not required by Admiralty. (2pp)
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 15 December [1780]. Intends to translate and publish Spanish journal, as not required by compilers of new voyages of discovery. (2pp)
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| Item 9
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Barrington, Daines, 1727-1800. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 24 April [1781]. Interest in Capt. Cook's chart of north Pacific; although Empress of Russia is permitted to have a copy, suggests publication in Russian should not be permitted until Admiralty account of voyage is published. (2pp)
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Douglas, John, 1721-1807. Letter to Prof. A. Shepherd, Windsor, undated. Sends part of manuscript; before printing wishes to have charts and maps, a list of drawings to be engraved, and Capt. King's part of the work; work has been hampered by not having access to charts. (2pp)
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Shepherd, Antony, 1721-1796. Letter to Lord Sandwich, undated. Work at Windsor with Capt. King and Dr Douglas; suggests Sandwich meet King and offer assistance 'or the work may sleep again'. (2pp)
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| Item 12
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Douglas, John, 1721-1807. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Windsor, 8 September 1782. Returns list of engravings which he has transcribed. (1p. + 3pp list of engravings)
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Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792. Notes concerning discussions with Capt. King, 9 September 1782. Insufficient paper for engravings; J. Webber ready to superintend rolling press; promise by King that his work will be finished before he goes to sea. (2pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 14 September 1782. Progress with publication of journal of Cook's third voyage; cost of French paper; difficulties with Strahan. (4pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 16 September 1782. Cost of French paper; draft letter to P. Stephens; suggests the bookseller Nichol be used in preference to Cadel. (4pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, undated. Information about engravings for Sir Joseph Banks; shortage of paper; predicts it will take a year before impressions completed; suggests Sandwich meet Webber and Byrne. (2pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 20 September 1782. Thanks for assistance with publication; division of proceeds between representatives of Capt. Cook and Capt. Clerke and Capt. King; claims of J. Webber. (4pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 2 October 1782. Suggests Dr Douglas be asked to write inscriptions for each plate; weather and crops in Lincolnshire. (3pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 9 October 1782. Procurement of paper; suggests it be sought from Paris bookseller in return for printed sheets for translation; Webber and Byrne. (3pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Revesby, 21 October 1782. Procurement of paper in Paris. (3pp) For Banks' subsequent correspondence with Pancoucke concerning the procurement of the paper see MS 9/16.
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, HMS Resistance, 16 November 1782. Papers left with Dr Douglas; hopes publication will not be hurried at expense of all embellishments originally intended. (2pp)
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Douglas, John, 1721-1807. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Windsor, 20 November 1782. Checking of Cook and Anderson's journals to ensure accuracy of description of engravings; meeting with J. Webber, King and Roberts; reasons for wording of three inscriptions; seeks reprieve of condemned name 'King George's Sound' at Nootka. (6pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, 11 September 1783. Return to England; progress with publication; suggests Sandwich read King's part before publication; differences between Dr Douglas and Sir Joseph Banks; risks that French and German translations might follow closely on English edition; suggests Sandwich speak to Banks; division of profits; Banks' suggestions on price. (7pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Oxford, 19 November 1783. Thanks for letter of Sir Joseph Banks; King and the engraver have written to Roberts. (2pp)
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King, J.. Letter to James King, 24 November [1783]. Books on Kamchatska; King's health. (2pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 31 December 1783. Sends draft on Capt. Cook's life and services; welcomes expert advice on geographical and nautical observations. (2pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, [1784?]. Failure of Dr Douglas to print a sheet in last ten days; meeting with Capt. King; King wishes to take manuscript now with Sandwich to Dr Douglas at Windsor. (2pp)
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, [1783]. Discussion with A. Dalrymple about charts; suggests Sandwich arrange meeting between Dalrymple and Capt. King to resolve outstanding matters. (3pp) [Minutes of the meeting dated December 5th 1783, see MS 9/18].
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 9 January 1784. Sandwich's approval of King's life of Cook; proposed amendments. (2pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 30 January 1784. Discussion with Dr Burney about singing of South Sea Islanders; ideas of James Burney on subject; engraving of map. (2pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 6 February 1784. Sends letter of Dr Burney on counterpoint of South Sea Islanders; hopes to include portion of letter in publication; Roberts hopes he will be in time for publication. (2pp)
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Burney, Charles, 1726-1814. Letter to Lord Sandwich, 11 February 1784. Extract from letter of his daughter on opinion of Capt. Phillips on music of South Sea Islanders; bamboo story implies infancy in music similar to ancient Greece; has asked whether singing in parts is peculiar to any one place in Pacific. (1p + 2pp extract)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 11 February 1784. Acknowledges papers; believes singing was very different from that of American Indians, Negroes in West Indies, New Zealanders or any other islanders except those of Friendly Islands; Manby will deliver further four chapters. (2pp)
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King, James, 1750-1784. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Woodstock, 14 February 1784. Singing of peoples of Sandwich and Friendly Islands; alterations to note by Capt. Phillips. (2pp)
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Burney, Charles, 1726-1814. Letter to Lord Sandwich, London, 17 February 1784. Sends extract from letter from Mrs Phillips with further information on music of South Sea Islanders; Capt. Phillips was referring to Friendly Islands. (1p + 2pp extract)
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Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792. Rough draft by Sandwich of footnote referring to opinions of Lieut Burney and Lieut Phillips on singing of South Sea Islanders. (3pp) |
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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich , Soho Square, London, 31 August 1784. Unable to attend meeting; has communicated all he knows on subject to Lord Howe. (3pp)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Weymouth, St. Petersburg, 9 November 1779. Report from Commandant at Kamchatka of account of visit by two ships to Aleutian Islands in autumn of 1778; crews were received with great hospitality; likelihood it was Capt. Cook. (copy, 3pp)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Weymouth, St. Petersburg, November 1779. Sends report from Commandant at Kamchatka; ships must have appeared in 1777. (1p extract + 3pp enclosure in French)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, St Petersburg, 18 January 1780. News of death of Capt. Cook; will forward logbooks and maps when received from Behm; interest of Empress Catherine in Cook's voyage and concern at his death; her interest in charts relating to her remote dominions. (4pp)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, St Petersburg, 25 January 1780. Sends letter received from courier from Siberia; Major Behm expected in May. (1p)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, St Petersburg, 25 February 1780. No further information about expedition of Capt. Clerke; Empress Catherine ordered fleet to be ready by summer; her animosity towards Spain; opportunity for britain to improve relations. (4pp)
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Malmesbury, James Harris, Earl of, 1746-1820. Letter to Lord Sandwich, St Petersburg, 28 March 1780. Allegations that Harris communicated narrative of Capt. Cook's discoveries to Professor Pallas; news of Capt. Clerke returning to St Peter and St Paul; forwarding box for P. Stephens. (3pp)
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| Item 44
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Inscription on plate presented by Board of Admiralty to Major Behm in gratitude to his hospitality to British fleet on its visits to Kamchatka, 1781. (Latin, 1p) |
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Cook, James, 1728-1779. Letter to Lord Sandwich, Cape of Good Hope, 23 October 1776. Arrival at Cape; Omai and animals intended for Tahiti in fair health; Discovery not yet arrived; Omai's debt to Sandwich. (2pp)
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