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Manuscript copy of orders : to Charles Clerke, 1777 Apr. 29.

BIB_ID
108214
Accession number
MA 38.8
Creator
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Display Date
1777 Apr. 29.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
Description
1 item (2 p.), bound ; 32.6 cm.
Notes
Captain Charles Clerke was the commander of the "Discovery" during Captain Cook's third voyage to the South Pacific from 1776-1779.
Part of a collection of correspondence and papers of Rear Admiral James Burney. Items in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer Quaritch in July 1905.
Summary
Setting forth the regulations for trading with the natives; detailing guidelines for the purchase of "curiosities," and for "exchanges onboard or alongside the ships" for provisions.