25 August 1768

Joseph Banks's Journal: Daily Entries

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1768 25 August 1768 25. After having waited in this place ten days, the ship, and everything belonging to me, being all that time in perfect readyness to sail at a moments warning, we at last got a fair wind, and this day at 3 O'Clock in the even weigd anchor, and set sail, all in excellent health and spirits perfectly prepard (in Mind at least) to undergo with Chearfullness any fatigues or dangers that may occur in our intended Voyage. Voyaging Accounts © Derived from State Library of NSW 1998 Transcription of Banks's Endeavour Journal page (vol.1) 1, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/banks/17680825.html