Soldier, resident magistrate, administrator. Officer of the N Z Armed Constabulary. See Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (1990, Vol 1, 1769-1869, p368-369)
Roberts, John Mackintosh, 1840-1928
Correspondence
Date: 13-21 Oct 1881
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-05/2
Description: Mainly telegrams. Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Outward telegrams
Date: 13-31 Oct 1881
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-05/6
Description: Identifiable recipients entered in name field Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Correspondence from J M Roberts and related papers
Date: [1868-1923]
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11310-98
Description: Three handwritten letters from J M Roberts to Cowan dated 1922 and 1923. Also two typescripts titled 'Taranaki Campaigns' and 'The defeat at Te Ngutu, Colonel Roberts account' and 'Waikato and Taranaki: Notes from Colonel Roberts'. A pencil drawing of the plan of Te Ngutu o te Manu battlesite by Cowan. Arrangement: Was bundle 47 in original listing Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence with J M Roberts (lot 177)
Date: 1922-1923
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11310-10
Description: A letter written and signed by [Colonel] J M Roberts, describing the bowie knife, its construction, uses and an illustration of the knife, dated 3 August 1922. A handwritten letter signed by [Colonel] J M Roberts dictated to an unknown third party and dated 23 April 1923. It describes the contentious circumstances surrounding the death of Von Tempsky and Captain Buck. A handwritten letter signed by [Colonel] J M Roberts dictated to an unknown third party and dated 6 May 1923. It extolls the `determined pluck throughout displayed by Mair and Preece... in their pursuit and hunting of Te Kooti'. A copy of the article `The Forest Rangers' written by James Cowan and published 10 April 1922. Also extracts of other articles about the bowie knife. Arrangement: Contents of this folder were lot 177 of auction where purchased Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.
Correspondence with Sir Joseph Ward
Date: 1908
From: Ward, John Patrick, 1847?-1914 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11402-3
Description: Folder comprises a copy of a letter from Ward to the Prime Minister Joseph G Ward in 1908 regarding soldiers' pensions. Included with this letter is a detailed list of Ward's military engagements throughout his career including actions against the Hau Hau (1865-1870) with Major Von Tempsky, General Chute, Major General Whitmore and Captain Roberts. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 6 pages.. Physical Description: Typescripts
Official correspondence
Date: 1869
From: McDonnell, Thomas, 1832-1899 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0035-06
Description: Includes: Two letters thanking McDonnell for his services Letter from Ormond to McDonnell re employment Three telegrams of instructions from Ormond to McDonnell Letter from Roberts to McDonnell re safety of convoy Letter from McLean to McDonnell re engagement against Te Kooti Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Correspondence
Date: Apr 1883
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 82-355-05/1
Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Inward correspondence
Date: Feb 1881
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-17/2
Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka
Date: Nov 1881
From: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki
Reference: 10X8-1070-G
Description: Officers of the NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka in November 1881. Back, left to right: Captains W E Gudgeon, H Morrison, Gordon, Taylor, Powell, Fortescue, S Newall and Major A Tuke. Front, left to right: Captains Baker and Anderson, Lieutenant-Colonel John Mackintosh Roberts, Captains Gilbert Mair, Henry William Northcroft, W B Messenger and Major F Y Goring. Taken by William Andrews Collis. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka
Date: Nov 1881
From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs
Reference: 1/1-017952-G
Description: Officers of the NZ Armed Constabulary at Parihaka. Back, left to right: Captains W E Gudgeon, H Morrison, Gordon, Taylor, Powell, Fortescue, S Newall and Major A Tuke. Front, left to right: Captains Baker and Anderson, Lieutenant-Colonel John Mackintosh Roberts, Captains Gilbert Mair, Henry William Northcroft, W B Messenger and Major F Y Goring. Taken by an unknown photographer in November 1881. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Inward letters - Surnames, Rob - Roc
Date: 1843-1876, n d
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0539
Description: Correspondents: John Robertson & Co, Auckland, 1863 (1 letter); J M Roberts, Opepe & Auckland, 1870-1876 & undated (5 letters); C A Robertson, Auckland, 1874 (1 letter); Thomas Robertson, Port Chalmers, 1843 & 1863 (3 letters); F Robinson, Manawatu, 1857-1866 (4 letters); T Robinson & Co, Dunedin, 1873 (1 letter); J M Rochfort, Auckland, 1876 (1 letter); Singleton Rochfort, Napier, 1871-1872 (2 letters). Quantity: 1 folder(s).