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Missionary Ship Durr voyage letter recalls Pacific voyage
Capt Wilson writes to Joseph Hardcastle detailing the Durr voyage from Rio Janeiro toward Mataiva and the Friendly Islands. The crew faced gales around Cape Horn, sought passage by the Cape of Good Hope, landed at Otaheite and Eimeo, supported by Pomarre and Maravira chiefs, faced a potential mutiny by two Europeans, feared attacks in Tongatapu, and later reached the Marquesas and Christiana reef with missionaries Harris and Crook.
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The
Missionary Society
Wilson
Durr
Dean
Rio Janeiro
Cape Horn
Cape of Good Hope
New Zealand
Otaheite
Matavia
Divine Providence
Capt. Bligh
Pomarree
Otoo
Eimeo
Pomarrec
Europe
Peter
Daedalus
Andrew
Maravia
Marquesas
Palmerston Islands
Tongataho
Cook
John Kennelly
Benjamin’ Ambler
London
Ambler
Kennelly
Tibo Mamoe
Tuga-how
Otahelle
Eeither
Meif
Harris
Crook
Sir Charles Middleton
Gambier
Mr. Searle
Cate Hare