Extract from the journal of Captain James Cook. ADM 55/113
Note: This transcript only includes the dates in Cook’s last entry, rather than the body of the text.
Transcript
COPY OF CAPT. J. COOK’S JOURNAL ON H.M.S. “RESOLUTION”
1776-1779
VOL. 3
[Last entry in book]
1779
January
Tues 5
Wed 6
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?