Grey, Sir George : Papers

Photocopies of original papers by and to Sir George Grey. Contents:

-Poem: "Some say this land..." dated 1845, typewritten transcript of same.

-Letter to T H? Smith about certain works in Maori, including Grey's collection of Maori poems

-Letter to E Shortland asking him to pay Hikario

-Letter to Duke of Buckingham re the shooting of a Maori prisoner by the 50th Regiment, while Grey was Governor of New Zealand

-Holograph letter from Sir George Grey to B T Finnies, 26 July 1855

-Journal of Sir George Grey relating to an overland walk, Gautheaume Bay to Perth, 2-11 Apr 1839

-Letter to Professor Owen 17 Dec 1844 sent with specimens of bone found near Mt Gambier

-Letter from J Ballance, 30 Jan 1891

-Letters from Chief Justice of New South Wales, 17 Mar 1891; J N Nicholson, 4 Apr 1891; and J C? Acting Manager of Broken Hill, 25 Apr 1891.

-Vocabulary of of S W Australia

-Letters from G W Leaah [Leake], 27 Feb 1891; and R D Adams 16 March 1891.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Photcopies of mss

Processing information: Record updated 25 January 2018 to include location of original items.