MANUSCRIPT
Halcombe family : Papers
- Date
- Mar 1860-[ca 1900]
- By
- Halcombe familyHalcombe, Arthur William Follett, 1834-1900; Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Harris, Elizabeth, -1892
- Reference
- MS-Group-2139
- Description
Collection contains over 500 letters relating to the Halcombe family. Comprises mainly of letters to and from Arthur and Edith, but also their children and Arthur's cousin Elizabeth Harris in England. Correspondents include extended family members with notable figures including William and Sarah Fox and William Swainson. Also contains letters to and from Arthur Halcombe relating to his business matters and notes and correspondence relating to the murder of Robert Rayner in Rangitikei in June 1864 as well as financial records.
Source of title - Supplied by Library
Arthur Halcombe and Edith Swainson married on 3 December 1863 and had eight children (at least five of whom survived until adulthood). Arthur Halcombe worked as a farmer, farm manager, immigration agent, newspaper editor, justice of the peace, and local councillor. Edith Halcombe worked as an artist, community leader, and farmer. For parts of their marriage they lived in Rangitikei, Fielding, Auckland, Lichfield, and Urenui.
Quantity: 6 box(es). 0.72 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss
Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into manuscripts. Transfers made from here. - To Drawings & Prints Collection - two pencil sketches by Edith Stanway Halcombe from ca 1880s: Astelia bush in flower (A-389-020) and Forest scene with tree ferns (A-389-021). Also holds a Winsor & Newton drawing paper block (E-953)..
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 6 box(es), 0.72 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Mss
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Edith Halcombe outward correspondence
Date: 18 Dec 1861-[ca 1889]
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-26
Description: Contains outward personal correspondence from Edith Halcome. Named correspondents include husband Arthur Halcombe and Elizabeth Harris. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Arthur Halcombe outward correspondence
Date: Mar 1860- 3 Sep 1869
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-01
Description: Contains letters to Arthur Halcombe's mother and father, his cousin Elizabeth [Harris?], and a Mr Stock. He describes life in New Zealand, his marriage to Edith Stanway Swainson, and makes reference to the Fox family. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Bertie Halcombe outward correspondence
Date: [ca 1875-1900]
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-30
Description: Contains outward correspondence from Bertie [Arthur Herbert] Halcombe to his parents. Some letters are written from boarding school at Wanganui Collegiate and from the family farm `Ferngrove' in Urenui. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
John William Fox Halcombe outward correspondence
Date: 6 Dec 1883-30 Jan 1885
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-31
Description: Contains outward correspondence from John Fox Halcombe to his parents Edith Stanway and Arthur William Follett Halcombe and Elizabeth Harris. Many are written from Wanganui Collegiate and relate to school life, including cricket. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Miscellaneous correspondence
Date: [ca 1870s-1890s]
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-34
Description: Contains miscellaneous correspondence relating to the Halcombe family. Letters include Lucilla Beetham to Elizabeth Harris, William Swainson to Elizabeth Harris, John Clark to his son Duncan, and further letters from Katie Goodbehere and a Halcombe cousin in Colorado. Also contains a letter regarding the will of Elizabeth Harris from Shaw & Co lawyers. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript
Information relating to the murder of Robert Stillingfeet Rayner
Date: [ca 1863-1864]
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-36
Description: Contains papers relating to the trial of Tricker for the murder of Robert Reyner in the Rangitikei District. Includes notes taken at the trial of various testimony. Also contains list of community members and their contribution to the reward for conviction of the murderer. Arthur Halcombe sat on the bench as a Justice of the Peace during investigation into Walter Tricker. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Receipts and invoices
Date: 1 Dec 1884-Jul 1894
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-38
Description: Contains receipts and invoices relating to the Halcombe family. Expenses include school fees, produce and household goods, fencing supplies, saddlery, and other farming materials. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Inventory of expenses and letter regarding payment
Date: [ca 1881-1887]
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-39
Description: Inventory of costs in overdue account for daughter Margaret's school and board expenses with accompanying letter from Louisa B Barber of Oxford, England. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Inventory of expenses
Date: 1 Dec 1884-Jul 1894
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-40
Description: Contains exhaustive inventory of Halcombe family expenses 10 May to 31 [Oct?] 1887. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Arthur Halcombe outward correspondence to Cousin Elizabeth
Date: 28 May 1873-4 Feb 1876
From: Halcombe family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11397-03
Description: Letters to Cousin Elizabeth relating to family and life in the Rangitikei District. Subjects include his brother Henry's illness. One letter contains lists of both Arthur and Henry's children. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss