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Wrecked on a Reef
IV — Proof of the Authenticity of the Foregoing Narrative
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IV
IV
Proof of the Authenticity of the Foregoing Narrative
Melbourne Museum and Public Library,
February 28, 1866Sir,— The Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the work and articles, enumerated below, presented by you to the Institution: for which they offer you their grateful thanks. They beg to inform you that they have ordered that your name be enrolled on the records as a contributor to the collection. I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
Augustus Pulk, Librarian
| 1. | "Cast Away at the Auckland Isles," one vol. 8vo.; |
| 2. | Pair of blacksmith's bellows, made of scal-skin at the Auckland Isles; |
| 3. | One pair of boots skin made of seal-skin tanned at the Auckland Isles; |
| 4. | One piece of seal-skin tanned at the Auckland Isles; |
| 5. | One needle made of bone from the wing of an albatross;— |
The whole made by F.E. Raynal, Esq.