| Title: | A Letter to Captain Cook, Asking Him to Captain the Hesperas |
|---|---|
| ID | 4006 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | 1871-80/39 |
| Year | 1876 |
| Sender | unknown |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | ship owner |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | unknown |
| Destination | unknown |
| Recipient | Captain Cook |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | re Ship Hesperas |
| Source | D 2015/6/2: Presented by C. L. Davis, Esq., 59 Maryville Park, Malone Road, Belfast 9 |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland |
| Doc. No. | 9809034 |
| Date | 10/06/1876 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | LET |
| Word Count | 105 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | 27 10th June 76 [1876?] Dear Captain We have arranged to get the Hesperas fitted out & if you are not engaged we will be glad if you can come & take charge of her with a crew as before. We would like you to come at once, if you cannot come perhaps you can send us a good Captain & crew [wages?] as before. I enclose a cheque for five pounds for expences here, the season will close about 2 week of August as we are going to America then send me a Telegraph on receipt saying if you can come yrs [yours?] truly [W ------ll?] Captain Cook |
