| Collection | George III Calendar |
| Reference | GEO/MAIN/1322 |
| Record Type | Correspondence |
| Title | Letter from Joseph Banks to [Lord Sandwich] on his reasons for declining the proposed expedition to the South Seas |
| Date | 30 May 1772 |
| Writer | Banks, Joseph |
| Addressee | Sandwich, 4th Earl of |
| Description | Recounting his actions, and explaining the necessity of the alterations made to the ship [Resolution]: 'To explore is my Wish: but the Place to which I may be sent almost indifferent to me, whether the sources of the Nile or the South Pole are to be visited I am equally ready to embark in the undertaking when ever the Public will furnish me with the means of doing it properly but to undertake so expensive a pursuit without any prospect but Distress and disapointment is neither consistent with Prudence or Public Spirit.'
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| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 document (4 pages) |
| Physical Description | Loose manuscript paper; mounted |
| Access Conditions | Available in surrogate form only |
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| Level | Item |
| Credit | All rights reserved |
| Publications | Published in J. Fortescue (ed.) "Correspondence of King George III 1760-1783" Vol. 2 (London, 1927-1928), no. 1065 |