Inward letters from Rev William Woon

Date
1841-1844, 1846-1848
By
Woon, William (Rev), 1803-1858
Reference
MS-Papers-10823-2
Description

Comprises 6 letters to Mair at Wahapu and Wangarie [Whangarei?], written from Mangungu Hokianga between May 1842 and Aug 1844. Gives Mission news and personalities, deaths and illness in the family, detailed accounts on economic and social conditions in the Hokianga, comments on the Wairau Affray and his concerns about the unsettled condition of the local Maori.

Also, 3 letters from Auckland and Waimate, South Taranaki Apr 1846-Nov 1848 re his posting to Taranaki; returns chest-of-drawers to Mair at Waihapu; gives impressions of his new station and local rivalry between Methodist and Anglican missions

Quantity: 1 folder(s) 9 letters.

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Part of
Mair, Gilbert, 1799-1857 : Inward letters
Format
1 folder(s) 9 letters, Manuscripts
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