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Title
Item 1: 'Orders. His M S. Providence'
Call number
Safe 1/22b
Level of description
item
Date

1791-1793
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
422504
Issue Copy
Digitised
Physical Description
0.01 metres of textual material (1 notebook, 28 pp.) - hand stitched canvas cover with hook loop off the spine, manuscript
Scope and Content
Orders mainly in Bligh's hand. General orders, orders given at Otaheite (Tahiti) and orders given to Lieutenant Francis Godolphin Bond at Jamaica and at sea. General orders include those for watches, the galley fire, cleaning and airing the ship, watering and the issue of rations and stores. Orders issued at Otaheite on 8 April 1792 concern the silence of the crews of the Providence and Assistant on subjects relating to the loss of the Bounty, the death of Captain James Cook and the purpose of the present expedition; proper behaviour toward the natives; pilfering by the natives and the use of firearms. Orders issued to Lieutenant Bond at Jamaica on 1 June 1793 refer to the care of the stern hawser, and at sea on 19 June 1793 to the preparation of the ship for action. Draft order headed 'Calcutta' regard the placing of sentinels and the use of naked candle flames.
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: State Library of New South Wales.
Finding Aids
Read the transcription here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D33704/a959.pdf
General note

Microfilm copy available at CY 1480, frames 1-19.
Digital order no:Album ID : 824238
Signatures / Inscriptions

Orders mainly by and signed by William Bligh. Draft order headed 'Calcutta' not in Bligh's hand, heading in Bligh's hand and signed by Bligh. Title on front cover 'Order Book'.
Date note

Orders issued at Otaheite on 8 April 1792 dated from entries in log of HMS Providence located at SAFE/A 564/1 (Safe 1/407), pp. 246-247.
Creator/Author/Artist
Bond, Francis Godolphin, 1765-1839
Name
Providence (Ship)
Subject
Commerce--Pacific area.
Great Britain. Royal Navy--Regulations.
Tahiti--Commerce.
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