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Captain Cook to Captain Furneaux.

By Capt. James Cook, &c.

You are hereby required and directed to discontinue to serve to the company of his Majesty’s sloop under your command the additional allowance of wheat or oatmeal on Mondays, as directed by my order of the 6th of December and 28th of March last.

Given under my hand, on board his Majesty’s said sloop Resolution, at sea, this 17th of July, 1773.