• Title
  Series 07: James Luttrell - letter received from Henry Waterhouse 14 April 1790
• Call number
  MLMSS 6544/7 (Safe 1/187)
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1790
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  395411
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 3970, frames 525-533 (MLMSS 6544/7, filed at Safe 1/187)
  
• Physical Description
  Textual material - manuscript
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  James Luttrell, 1751?-1788, was a captain in the navy and surveyor-general of the ordnance and a member of parliament. Henry Waterhouse served under him in the Portland and the Mediator. Luttrell became Waterhouse's patron and assisted him in his career. Luttrell died of consumption on 23 Dec 1788, so did not receive this letter from Waterhouse.
• Scope and Content
  Autograph letter signed by Henry Waterhouse, Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, to the Hon. James Luttrell. Waterhouse gives a detailed account of events in Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. He describes the devastating effects of smallpox on the Aboriginal population, mentioning Harrabanu [Arabanoo], Benalong [Bennelong], Nanbarry [Nanbaree], and Aborough [Abaroo or Booron], and his exploration of Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River in a party led by Governor Arthur Phillip. He also gives a first hand account of the wreck of the Sirius at Norfolk Island.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Luttrell, James, 1751?-1788
  Waterhouse, Henry, ca 1770-1812
  
• Name
  Arabanoo, -1789
  Bennelong, approximately 1764-1813
  Booron
  Nanbaree, 18th cent.
  Phillip, Arthur, 1738-1814
  Sirius (Ship)
  
• Subject
  Aboriginal Australians--Health and hygiene.
  New South Wales--History--1788-1851.
  
• Place
  Broken Bay (N.S.W.)
  Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.)
  Norfolk Island
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20365045

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