John Grant (Coromandel) to Elizabeth and Matilda Grant, 1804-05-2-22 May 1804

 
Component identifier:
Item 13
Content Summary:
Voyage; sightings of birds and fishes; disembarkation at San Salvador; 'priests are as numerous as locusts'; fruits and crops; death of Capt. Robinson; sighting of South West Cape of Van Diemen's Land; changes in climate; sighting of coast of New South Wales; arrival at Port Jackson (7 May); Sydney Harbour; meetings with Major Johnston and John Harris; disembarkation (9 May); meetings with Judge Advocate Richard Atkins; beauty of countryside; meetings with Indigenous Australians; journey to Parramatta; offer of a house by James Williamson; rum trade; the emancipists. (20pp)
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M462

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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