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Admiralty Office 8^th July 1768

Sir

In order to make surveys of such parts as His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour under my command may touch at, it will be necessary to be provided with a set of instruments for that purpose. Please to move my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to order me to be supplied with the under mentioned mathematical instruments.

I am

Sir

your most obedient servant

James Cook

Theodolite complete..................one

Plane Table..............................one

Brass scale 2 feet long.................one

Double concave glass.................one

Glass for tracing plans from light...one

A pair of large Dividers

A Parallel Ruler

A Pair of Proportional Compass's

Stationary & Colours

Phillip Stephens Esq.