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Inward letters - Thomas Purvis Russell
Date: 1851-1868, nd
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0554
Description: 32 letters written from Wairarapa, Hutt and England, 1851-1868 & undated; with regard to farming, and the leasing and purchase of Maori land in Wairarapa and related disputes Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper
Date: 1862-1876
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0228
Description: 105 letters written from Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington. Contains correspondence between McLean and Cooper with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa in particular, and various complaints and issues that arose from the purchases; also contains information and discussions about the spread of the Pai Marire and Ringatu religions (again, with a particular focus on Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa), and about general Maori affairs. Includes draft letters from McLean to Cooper; letters from George's wife Ellen C Cooper, 1863-1872, and from Sarah Cooper (undated). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory in folder.
Inward letters - W N Searancke
Date: 1856-1868
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0565
Description: 60 letters written from Waiuku, Ahuriri, Waipa, Auckland, Awhitu, Wellington, Masterton, Wairarapa, Otaki, Manawatu, Tuaranganui, Te Purupuru, Greytown, Rangitikei, Waikato, Whangarei, Ngaruawhaia. Includes piece-level inventory (1969 accessions not added). Contains letters from Searancke to McLean with regard to the purchase of Maori land in the lower North Island in the 1850s and 1860s, in Wairarapa, Horowhenua and Manawatu; the letters also contain information about disputes that arose from the sales among Maori and between Maori and the Government; there is also information about the disposition of Maori, and their attitudes towards the King Movement, in these areas during the New Zealand wars of the early 1860s There are also some letters about Searancke's work in the Waikato district as a resident magistrate, with information about his observations of the Kingitanga Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Inward letters - Surnames, Car
Date: 1854-1875
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0211
Description: Correspondents include: Joseph Carroll, Te Hoe, 1851 (1 letter); Gilbert Carson, Wellington, 1874 (1 letter); Alfred Carter, Napier & Gisborne, 1874-1875 (4 letters); C R Carter, Wellington, 1862 (1 letter). Contains personal letters from family friends to McLean, and two other letters about a summons to appear before the resident magistrate (ie McLean) and about difficulties with Maori land tenure at Gladstone, Wairarapa Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper
Date: 1850-1861
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0227
Description: 67 letters written from Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington. Contains correspondence between McLean and Cooper with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa; the correspondence also contains information and discussions about general Maori affairs in these areas, and about personal matters. Includes two letters from Mclean to Cooper, 24 Mar & 1 May 1854 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory in folder.
Inward letters - Surnames, Smith
Date: 1851-1872
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0580
Description: Correspondents: John Valentine Smith, Wellington & Wairarapa, 1851-1872 (22 letters); R W Smith (to Wilson), Wanganui, 1857 (1 letter); Richard Smith, Auckland, 1868 (1 letter); S Percy Smith, Taranaki, 1862-1872 (4 letters); Thomas Smith, Patea, 1868 (1 letter); Thomas Dillon Smith, Shakespeare Road, 1866 (1 letter) Contains correspondence to McLean from a number of people, dealing principally with the purchase and resale of Maori land and related issues; in particular, there are a number of letters from John Valentine Smith of Castlepoint (later Masterton) to McLean with regard to Maori land purchases and related difficulties, and to the disposition of Wairarapa Maori towards the Government and towards the Kingitanga Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Inward letters - Francis Dillon Bell
Date: 1847-1853
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0158
Description: Contains correspondence between McLean and F D Bell, and Bell and William Fox; the correspondence covers the purchase of Maori land (especially at Wairarapa), fighting in the New Zealand Wars, politics (including information about the formation of Governments in the 1870s), and personal matters. 47 letters written from Taranaki, Wellington, London, Shag Valley, Wanganui, Dunedin, Melbourne, 1847-1853 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Includes a piece-level inventory.