955953
- Title'Draft of a letter from the Duke of Portland to Governor Hunter', relating to the proposal to send Mungo Park to New South Wales for the purpose of exploring the coast and interior of the colony, 1798
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- Call numberDLDOC 53
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1798 - Type of material
- Reference code955953
- Physical Description1 folder of textual material (4 p.) - manuscript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, as Home Secretary was also nominally Secretary of State for the Colonies. - Scope and ContentThe draft forms part of Portland's despatch of 18 September 1798 (H.R.A. vol. II, pp. 225-229). There are minor textual differences between the two. The draft does not appear to be in Portland's own hand
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Compiled from the Manuscripts DLDOCs as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012 - General note
Transferred from DLADD 290 to DLDOCs - Creator/Author/Artist
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