Bonhams Auction House of London was to auction on Tuesday, 17th December 2002 a recently discovered letter written by Cook in 1771. The estimate was GBP15,000-20,000. It was withdrawn before it appeared in the catalogue, and its future is uncertain.
Hi I'm just reading you log on a signiture of James cook ,well I think I have one to from 1751 ,when he was a merchant seaman ,working on the coastal waters Also in the ships log on the first page it makes reference to John Newton ,it is bound in vellum or pig skin ,and it has detailed accounts on what was on the ships and dates , I believe cook signed the bottom of page 3 , I haven't had it looked at of yet but this is a good starting point ,I'm happy to show you pictures or communicate by phone , look forwards to hearing from your organisation Kind regards Adam Burman 07786996338 I am based in the uk
Freeman, the Captain Cook Society only holds an image of part of the letter, as shown in the above illustration. The entire letter can be seen on-line as it was subsequently sold by Sothebys (London) in December 2006, Lot 11 of that sale can be seen athttp://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.11.html/2006/english-literature-history-fine-bindings-childrens-books-and-illustrations-l06410
Can I please have an image of the letter? Thanks.
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