MANUSCRIPT
Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
- Date
- [1862-1906]
- By
- Dalton familyDalton, Francis, 1824-1891; Dalton, Esther, active 1860-1906; Dalton, Pattinson, active 1860-1906
- Reference
- MS-Group-0771
- Description
Comprises 137 letters written by Francis Dalton and his family from New Zealand to his family in England (1862-1906) and two account books relating to financial relations between them
The letters from Francis Dalton to his family include descriptions of his passage on the `Indian empire' (1862), experiences in Auckland, his participation in the land wars, settlement in various parts of Auckland, family affairs, business matters and related topics. Generally Francis Dalton mentions receipt of Carlisle newspapers and money. The letters of his wife, Esther, written to her brother-in-law, Pattinson, includes news of her husband's drinking and debts, their family, life in the Otahuhu settlement and the growing up of their children.
Also letters from Eliza Dalton (later Petchell) to her uncle, writing about family matters; from Francis Petchell during the Boer War to his great uncle, and Elizabeth, William and Joseph Henry Dalton, also writing to their uncle about various family matters
A detailed listing of the collection is the Back file and a copy of each folder's contents is in the relevant folder
Source of title - Supplied
Francis Dalton came to Auckland in the `Indian Empire' in 1862 and lived in the Auckland area until his death in 1891. This collection is of letters he and members of his family wrote to his family in England.
Quantity: 7 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 0.10 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, mss and printed matter
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 7 folder(s), 2 volume(s), 0.10 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Accounts, Manuscripts, Holographs, mss and printed matter
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Executors account in the affairs of John Dalton
Date: 1852-1870
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MSX-5000
Description: Executors account book in the affairs of John Dalton (d 1867); includes accounts of the late Philip Milner's estate and the late Thomas Dalton's estate. Records transactions, valuations of property and legacies paid. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Account book
Date: 1867-1906
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MSX-4999
Description: Account book, Frank Dalton in account with John Dalton & Sons, recording money sent to Francis Dalton and later his widow and sons under various legacies (22 Jul 1867-1906); also lists of letters written and received. Includes obituary for Francis Dalton (1891). Loose receipts and other papers at MS-Papers-4602-8. Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Loose papers from account book at MSX-4999
Date: [1867-1906]
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-7
Description: Loose papers, mostly receipts, from account book, Frank Dalton in account with John Dalton & Sons; volume at MSX-4999 Relationship complexity - Volume these papers came from at MSX-4999 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Pattinson Dalton - Inward correspondence
Date: 1872-1903
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-6
Description: Letters to Pattinson Dalton from his niece, Eliza Dalton (later Petchell) writing about family matters, her marriage to George Petchell, the birth of her children, the death of her father and the lettetr from her brother Frank, who was in the South African War (1901) (1872-1901); from his nephew, Francis Petchell, during the Boer War to his great uncle (1901); and from his nieces and nephews, Elizabeth, William and Joseph Henry Dalton, also writing about various family matters (1875-1903) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Francis Dalton - Letters to Pattinson Dalton
Date: 1890-1891
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-4
Description: Letters from Francis Dalton to his brother, Pattinson, in Carlisle, in which he continues to describe family matters and activities and comments on his brother, Henry's, death (1886). He mentions receipt of his remittances and other items, the progress of his children, the family's health, his activities with the Templars, his daughter, Eliza's, husband's desertion and other matters Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Francis Dalton - Letters to his brothers
Date: Feb 1865-Nov 1868
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-2
Description: Letters from Francis Dalton written from Three Kings and Otahuhu, to his brothers, Pattinson and John in Carlisle, describing his experiences in Auckland, the continuation of the land wars, their new home in Three Kings, further land purchases and their move to Otahuhu; includes two clippings relating to hardships faced by settlers in Canterbury and the west coast of South Auckland (1867). He refers to his brother, John's, death and various problems relating to money including farmers going to the Thames goldfields. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Francis Dalton - Letters to his brothers
Date: Jul 1862-Sep 1864
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-1
Description: Letters from Francis Dalton to his brothers, Pattinson and John, in Carlisle, written while on the `Indian Empire' in 1862 and from various parts of Auckland (Vincent Street, Frogmore Cottage, Freemans Bay, the Governor's Guard and Newton). Dalton describes their passage, arrival in Auckland and the expenses of getting ashore, of getting employment on a farm clearing tea tree, of a fire in a grocer's shop in Queen Street which wreaked havoc in the city and the wreck of HMS `Orpheus'. He writes of the developing war with the Maori and negotiations and events associated with this, of his employment, his children's education, and related matters. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Esther Dalton - Letters to Pattinson Dalton
Date: 1878-1906
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-5
Description: Letters from Esther Dalton to her brother-in-law, Pattinson Dalton in Carlisle with news of her husband's drinking and debts, their family, life in the Otahuhu settlement and the growing up of their children. She mentions further debt problems of her husband's, his involvement in the gold mining company, Bright Smile, and his death in 1891. She writes of a tangi for a Maori king held in the Waikato (Tawhiao) in 1894, and continues to thank Pattinson for remitting money to her and often mentions the health of family members. The departure of Lord Ranfurly is mentioned and she writes of her eyesight deterioration with reference to Pattinson's similar affliction. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Francis Dalton - Letters to Pattinson Dalton
Date: 1869-1883, n d
From: Dalton family : Correspondence and accounts
Reference: MS-Papers-6402-3
Description: Letters from Francis Dalton to his brother, Pattinson, in Carlisle, in which he continues to describe family matters and activities including his children's schooling, life in Otahuhu where they now lived permanently, the depressed state of New Zealand's economy and his worsening job prospects, the cost of living, the building of the railway and its effects, relationships with Maori, acknowledges receipt of money from his brother and mentions the accusations of his wife that he is a drunkard and that he had joind the Good Templars Lodge Quantity: 1 folder(s).