MANUSCRIPT
Rev John Hutchin - Rarotonga diary/transcribed by Ruth Boyd
- Date
- 4 Nov-31 Dec 1882 (transcribed ca 2010)
- By
- Boyd, Ruth, active 2010
- Reference
- MS-Papers-10083
- Description
Folder comprises photocopy of a handwritten transcription of Hutchin's Rarotonga diary for 1882. The transcription was compiled in two notebooks.
Diary details Hutchin's arrival in Rarotonga aboard the `Waiwera' which was captained by Bushell, relationships with local people and the activities of the Church in the region. Diary continues to document social life and customs of the Cook Islanders as well as the role of the missionary in this society. Includes names and homelands of some of the students attending the Christian school for tution. Some local stories are recounted as is Hutchin's dealing with Cook Island chiefs. Diary ends Sunday 31st December 1882.
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Physical Description: Mss (colour photocopies)
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Hutchin family : Papers
- Format
- 1 folder(s), Diaries, Transcriptions (Documents), Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Mss (colour photocopies)
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