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Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
- Date
- 1768-1946
- By
- Cook, James, 1728-1779Cook, Elizabeth, 1741-1834; Beaglehole, John Cawte (Professor), 1901-1971; Jenkins, H, active 18th century; Cook family
- Reference
- MS-Papers-0200
- Description
Group A: Miscellaneous papers mainly relating to Mrs Elizabeth's Cook & Cook's descendants, including letters from Mrs Cook to H Jenkins, & genealogical tables, 1790-1946
Group B: Photocopied material on Cook's voyages collected from various repositories by J C Beaglehole
Group C: Official letters from Cook mainly to the Admiralty, 1768-1793. All, except Cook's description of the transit of Venus, item 24, which is a printed facsimile copy
Group D: Four documents from the Dutch National Archives relating to Cook's visit to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies at the end of his first voyage; photocopies with translations
Quantity: 41 folder(s). 0.41 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss and photocopies
Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Provenance: The collection has several different provenances: (a) Miscellaneous papers mainly relating to Mrs Elizabeth Cook and Cook's descendants, including letters from Mrs Cook to H Jenkins, and genealogical tables, 1790-1946; (b) Photocopied material on Cook's voyages collected from various repositories by J C Beaglehole; (c) Official letters from Cook mainly to the Admiralty, 1768-1793, all of which are photocopies, except for Cook's description of the transit of Venus (MS-Papers-0200-24) which is a printed facsimile copy; (d) Four photocopied documents, with translations, from the Dutch National Archives relating to Cook's visit to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies at the end of his first voyage. See inventory for further details.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 41 folder(s), 0.41 Linear Metres, Business correspondence, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Photocopies, Mss and photocopies
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Copy of the Batavia Port Register entering the ship Endeavour
Date: 10 Oct 1770
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-39
Description: Includes: Document describing negotiations between Cook and the Dutch authorities about a supposed deserter from the Dutch East Indies ship who was on the Endeavour; minutes of a meeting between Cook and local authorities about receiving facilities for the repair of the Endeavour; request from Cook for 5000 Royal Dollars since he has run out of money, this was supposed to be a loan; Magazine article about these documents in `The Holland Herald' ca 1970. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photostat Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - James Cook to the Commissioners of the Victualling
Date: 1768
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-21
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopy Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - Mrs Cook to Mr H Jenkins
Date: 1831-1834
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-02
Description: Also includes correspondence from J Crupp Smith to Mr H Jenkins (Bunhill Row, 14 Jan 1831) and J Bennett to Mr Jenkins (Merton 12 Apr 1833) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - James Cook to the Admiralty Medical Department
Date: 3 May 1776
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-33
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopy Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - Mrs Cook to Mr H Jenkins
Date: 1831-1834
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-01
Description: Also includes correspondence from J Crupp Smith to Mr H Jenkins (3 Nov 1830) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great B...
Date: n d
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-13
Description: Includes secret instructions for Captain James Cook, Commander of His Majesty's sloop the `Resolution'. Signed Sandwich Spencer, Palliser and illegible. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - Duke of Wellington and J Bennett to H Jenkins
Date: 1831-1834
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-03
Description: Includes: An inventory in a letter addressed to H Jenkins with two copies; recommendation for membership of Royal Maternity Charity, signed by E Cook; G Duck to H Jenkins; Passport belonging to H Jenkins; Notice to A H Baron to serve as juror at the Middlesex County Court. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence
Date: 1776
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-19
Description: Includes: Letter from Captain James Cook to George Jackson (14 Feb 1776); Draft copy of order from Capt Cook, Commander of the `Resolution', to the master and one of the mates of the Resolution and the master of the `Discovery' with instructions as to future course of action in case of separation of the two ships (n d) and report of James King, describing observations and conclusions made on voyage in North Pacific Ocean. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Charles Clerke, 3rd Voyage log
Date: 1779
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-10
Description: A log kept by Clerke from Tuesday March 1779, until May 1779, including remarks. 79 pages, some of these are hand written copies, the remainder photocopies. Deals with the voyage of the `Resolution' from the Sandwich Islands and Kamtochatkas. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
Correspondence - Commissioners for Vitualling His Majesty's Navy
Date: 1768
From: Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0200-14
Description: Correspondence from Lieut Jas Cook to Vitualling Officer for Endeavour to be supplied with `undermentioned provisions'. Photocopy (from Nan Kivell Collection in the custody of the Commonwealth National Lib, Canberra); letter from Chas Clerke, Resolution in the harbour of St Peter and St Paul Kamtochatkas to Philip Stephen, Secretary, Admiralty (8 Jun 1779) (from historical records of NSW pp 414-419); letter from John Gore at the Cape of Good Hope (1 May 1780) to Philip Stephen - report of the condition of `Resolution' and mention of death of Clerke; letter from James King, sent from the Harbour of St Peter and St Paul, Kamtochatkas (10 Jun 1779) saying that Cptn. Clerke thinks James King should write to the Board of Longitude re observations which he took..... Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.