Sheehan, John, 1844-1885

Date: [ca 1869-1898]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1034

Description: Most of the papers in the folder relate to R D D Maclean and include correspondence and other papers relating to finance, farming, business, legal matters, insurance, land matters, wool industry and trade, membership and appointments, copies of letters re the Raukawa block, NZI pocket calendar and other papers. One letter is from a Madeline Bedingfield, lamenting her situation as an aunt having the responsibility of looking after her niece and nephew while she is ill and unemployable, and thanking R D D Maclean for his assistance. Identified persons entered under Name. Also includes letter to Donald McLean re the estate of R W I Carver and bankrupt (1869) Includes letter to Rev D McInnes of Oban from John G Campbell, Manse of Tiree re suitable stone for headstone, 1875 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Sotheby's in 1969

Date: 1877-1888

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B052

Description: Contains; copies of letters dealing with land tenure, the Native Land Court and political matters; copies of evidence given in hearings of the Wairarapa Maori Committee with regard to land in the Papawai and Greytown areas, including whakapapa and detailed accounts of the history of the area and the resident hapu; detailed descriptions of the boundaries of land blocks in the Papawai and Greytown areas; waiata and whakapapa; copies of petitions with regard to land tenure; diary-type entries about the activities of the Wairarapa Maori Committee and Henare Matua; lists of the various hapu living around Lake Wairarapa, and the pa and kainga occupied by Ngati Muretu; narratives of historical incidents and conflicts involving various Wairarapa hapu; and copies of evidence given in hearings of the Native Land Court with regard to land in the Papawai and Greytown areas Relationship complexity - Kinds of Peace by Keith Sinclair (1991) has some useful information about the Maori Committee movement and the Repudiation movement Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: ¼ maroon. dark green boards

Date: 1869-1910

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-B012

Description: Letter book with copies of letters re land issues in the Wairarapa district, letters about the establishment of a school at Papawai, letters about the proceeds from wool sales, and the erection of memorials for rangatira; there are also copies of speeches by Sheehan and Grey that were made at a hui to discuss Maori land There are also letters about a land dispute in Horowhenua between Ngati Raukawa and Muaupoko Variations in title - Spine title - Letter Book Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: 27 cm., vol letered 7

Date: [ca 1860s-1890s]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0934

Description: Contents include documents re J Rigger, 1893; land at Glenfalloch (portion of Maraekakaho estate) sold to William Richard Evans and Hugh Campbell, 1892; agreement re land at Ngatarawa pertaining to Karaitiana Takamoana (deceased), 1883; documents re land at Raukawa West, between Paramena One One of Paki Paki, Hawke's Bay and William Lee Rees of Gisborne, 1887; mortgage between Nikora Whitingara of Matahiwi, Hawke's Bay and Frederick Sutton of Napier, 1870; lease of section in Porirua District by James Sim of Johnsonville, 1876; list of property owners, nd; papers re annuity of Miss Annabella McLean, 1870s-1880s; memorandum of agreement between Benjamin Reeves of Porirua District, 1875; deed re Francis Stevens of Wellington, 1876; papers re Articles of agreement of clerkship between Robert Hart and R D D Maclean, and release of articles, 1874 & 1877; papers re land on Fiji, 1876; deed between William Phelan of Wellington, James O'Shea, Robert Hart and P A Buckley, 1868; draft deed re Thomas Kebbell, C J Pharazyn, William Black, 1874; papers re Hortense Eugenie Claire/Clare, Baroness of Ashburton, England, widow, 1877; Power of Attorney documents re Horatio Henry Wraxall of London, Edward Fisher of Leicestershire and John Alexander of Auckland pertaining to conveyance of Pakatua Island in Frith of Thames, 1857; certificate of admission to Middle Temple given to R D D Maclean, 1879; (incomplete) deed re Robert Hart Pike, ca 1873 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1878-1894, n d

From: Ballance, John, 1839-1893 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0025-20A

Description: Identifiable correspondents have been entered in Name field. Some letters are incomplete or undated. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of the contents of this folder.

Date: 1850-1876, n d

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0569

Description: Correspondents: A P Seymour, Wellington, 1872-1873 (3 letters); F Beauhamp Seymour, Waitara & Wellington, 1861 & 1865 (2 letters); A W Shand, Chatham Islands & Port Lyttelton?, 1857, 1865 & 1870 (3 letters); E Shand, Otago, 1852 (1 letter). John Shane, Clutha, 1858 (1 letter); J C Sharland, New Plymouth, 1850-1870 (4 letters); G Sharp, Wellington, 1865 (1 letter); W Shaw, Howick, 1870 (1 letter); John Sheehan, Napier, 1872, 1875-1876 & undated (5 letters). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1882

From: S P Andrew Ltd :Portrait negatives

By: Clarke, William Henshaw, 1831-1910

Reference: 1/1-018643-F

Description: Photographic copy of a montage of photographic portraits depicting members of the 1882 House of Representatives. All portraits taken by William Henshaw Clarke of Wellington. Copy of montage made by S P Andrew Ltd. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: November 1878

By: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920

Reference: 1/2-053940-F

Description: Formal portrait of Rewi Manga Maniapoto with the Honourable John Sheehan and Sheehan's private secretary, Thomas William Lewis. Both Rewi Manga Maniapoto and John Sheehan are seated in front Lewis, who is standing behind their chairs. Taken in New Plymouth by W A Collis. Identified by a researcher as having been taken during a trip to New Plymouth to meet with Hon J Sheehan and others. (Taranaki Herald 26 November 1878 p.2). It was later reported (Taranaki Herald 10 December p.2) that the reporter had inspected "photographs of the celebrities who have been lately visiting New Plymouth". The list included one of Hon. J.Sheehan, Rewi, and Native Minister’s Secretary. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 1844]

From: Schmidt, Herman John, 1872-1959 :Portrait and landscape negatives, Auckland district

Reference: 1/2-004918-F

Description: John Sheehan, circa 1884. Photographer unidentified. Dated assuming the subject was approximately 40 years old at the time this photograph was taken. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1877

By: Palmer, Charles, 1841?-1928; Stout, Agnes Isobel, 1891-1971

Reference: A-051-009

Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Premier Sir George Grey in the centre, with, clockwise from top right, Hon. J. Sheehan, Native Minister, Hon. Robert Stout, Attorney-General, Hon. J. Macandrew, Minister for Public Works, Hon. H. Nahe, Native member of Cabinet, Hon. T. Fisher, Commissioner of Telegraphs, Hon. Col. Whitmore, Colonial Secretary, Hon. John Ballance, Colonial Treasurer. Book illustration. Has a reference lower right: See page 129. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 205 x 130 mm