Extract from the journal of Captain John Gore. ADM 55/120
Transcript
A part of this log, from 27 June 1778 to 22 August 1779, is missing and was apparently missing before the present binding was put on, which seems to have been done at the Admiralty before the transmission of the volume to the Public Record Office.
27.8.1928
These are extracts from the journals of Captain James Cook and Captain John Gore.
Captain Cook was the leader of the whole expedition, which was trying to find a Northwest Passage. John Gore was first lieutenant on one of the two ships, the Resolution. After Cook died, he became Captain of the other ship, the Discovery.
- What is the date in the last entry in Captain Cook’s logbook?
- How many weeks before Cook’s death is this entry?
- Look at source 1b. This is a note in Captain Gore’s logbook. Why do you think the Admiralty might have removed these journal passages?
- How do these missing journal entries affect our investigation of what happened during Cook’s death?