Baker family : Papers

Date: 1863-1875, 1977

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-7

Description: Folder comprises miscellaneous newspaper cuttings relating to the Baker family. Includes an obituary for Charles Baker (1875) and an article on the Baker family to mark the publication of Hilary Shackleton's book `The history of Charles & Hannah Maria Baker : missionaries in New Zealand for 47 years, 1828-1875' (1977). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: [1890]

From: Baker family : Papers

By: McKee & Gamble (Firm); Nattrass, Luke, 1804-1875; Richardson, William, active 1842-1877

Reference: MSI-Papers-10816

Description: Folder comprises two lithographs. These lithographs are part of three sections that make up the full panorama. These two sections depict a panoramic view from the sea of Wellington a year after settlement by Pakeha, showing named houses, businesses and ships, drawn from on board the ship London. These are the first two sections of the panorama and numbers the properties, ships and businesses 1 to 42. Other - A complete set of this panorama is held in the Drawings and Prints collection Quantity: 1 folder(s) (b&w art print). Physical Description: Mss (lithographs on filled and calendared cream coloured machine made wove paper, 730mm x 187mm (each))

Date: 1854

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-6

Description: Folder comprises two partial journals. One on the Treaty of Waitangi which Baker gives a first-hand account of the signing, and subsequent discussions. Also a recollection from Baker of the Treaty document nearly being destroyed in a fire at the Auckland offices in 1841. The second volume comprises `Notes for journal' (February - July 1854). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1827-1860

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-1

Description: Folder comprises inward correspondence (six letters) to Hannah Baker from her friend, Harriet Pratt from Packington, England (1827-1832). Also includes one letter to Baker from an Auckland glove supplier (1860). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1855-1882

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-2

Description: Folder comprises inward correspondence and legal papers relating to Ebenezer Baker. Includes notification of Baker's appointment as Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court (1858), appointment as Sheriff of the District of Wellington (1878), appointment as Interpreter (1888), appointment to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand (1889), pension papers and other documents. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1856-1862

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-4

Description: Folder comprises of five sets of documents in Maori. One letter includes a fair copy transcription. Also one waiata `He waiata aroha'. Includes drafts of a letter from Waiapu Maori (possibly members of Anglican Mission?), April 26, 1856, to Auckland merchants. Expresses concerns over dealings with Pakeha merchants, particularly in regard to the delayed delivery of goods in a transaction involving wheat. Document recording restitution for an incident involving a horse and cart, dated 18 April, 1857. Note attached to main witnessed document addressed to Te Peka (Baker?). Handwritten transcription of various Bible verses in Maori commencing with Luke 18. Written in a regional dialect that uses `w' instead of `wh'. He waiata aroha. Includes the phrase `Te murau a te tini, te wenerau a te mano' which is referenced in Nga Moteatea (by Ngata) 1929, p212. Letter dated 14 February, 1862. To Te Puni from Te Peka (Baker?). An enquiry about lost goods (possibly bits and bridles?) from Minister Harawira's (Hadfield?) cart along the windy road near Ngauranga. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1827-1864, no date

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-3

Description: Folder comprises inward and outward correspondence relating to Charles Baker. Much of the correspondence relates to matters of the Church Missionary Society. Also includes appointment of Baker into the Holy Order of Priests on sixth of May, 1860. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: 1826-1879

From: Baker family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10816-5

Description: Folder comprises miscellaneous family correspondence, partial letters and private jottings. One letter is addressed `To The Colonel' from Henare Wiremu Taratoa (1864). Includes a recollection of growing up in New Zealand by Charles Pratt Baker and other personal histories by unidentiified authors. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss