Arnold, Edward b 1823 : Letters to his family from New Zealand and Australia

Accounts of voyages on the Will Watch and the Rajah, and a letter from Isabella McCallum from Darlinghurst, Sydney, to Edward Arnold in Geelong, dated 14 November 1843, giving news of old mutual friends and events since Arnold's departure from Sydney. The letters contain candid comments on places and people visited, and his attitude to the treatment of convicts and Maori. They also provide brief descriptions of employment prospects, cost and living conditions in Sydney and Auckland.

Arnold accompanied Bishop Selwyn as a servant on the voyage to Australia, ariving in 1842; they then sailed to Waimate in New Zealand, where Arnold remained for about a year.

Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) (56 frames).

Microfilm available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.

Alternative form available: A digitised copy of this microfilm is available on the National Library of Australia website Trove at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-742291256/findingaid