The Journal of Gregory Blaxland

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Copy of letter written by Frank M. Bladen,
Editor “ H istorical Records of
N . S . W t o M r. Charles R.
B I ax I and, of IVollun,« grandson of
the explorer.
I have read your letter printed in the
“ Lithgow Mercury” of the 11th September,
1903, and bearing on the discovery
of a pass over the Blue Mountains
in May, 1813.
I have before me the journals of each
of the three men (Gregory Blaxland,
W illiam Lawson, and William Charles
Wentworth), who, with four servants,
formed the expedition; so far as these
records go, they serve to prove that
Gregory Blaxland was the leader of the
party; and I do not know of any evidence
written or traditional which disputes
his claim. There is certainly
no reliable evidence which points to
Wentworth as being the leader, nor did
he ever claim to have been so.