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1793

7. June.i Rec[eive]d from Botany Bay 82 Boxes & Tubs brought from thence by his M[ajesty's] Ship Atlantic & supposed to be a present to the Garden from Gov[erno]r Phillipsii --

8. [June].iii  Rec[eive]d 3 Boxes of Plants & one of Seeds by Sir Joseph Banks & Bart[?] the Plants appearing when opened to be all dead, they came packed in moss. The Box containing Seeds is from Massoniv & has within several Parcels of Specimens & which are to be shewn to Sir J[oseph] B[ank]s the first time he comes to Kew.

18 [June].v  Rec[eive]d  Viz - from Sir Joseph Banks a Box containing Seeds and Roots collected by Mr Menzies -  N. [1 word illeg.] & in among which curious Banksias & - N.2 a Parcel of Seeds containing 20. Papers sent by Capt[ain] Paterson.

i Date in margin
ii Phillip, Arthur, Governor of New South Wales
iii Date in margin
iv Masson, Francis
v Date in margin