MANUSCRIPT
Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
- Date
- 16 Dec 1841-9 Jun 1851
- By
- Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866Bett, Francis Arnot Blackader, 1873-1957
- Reference
- qMS-1758-1762
- Description
Saxton recorded both the minutiae of his daily life, such as food, crops he was growing, as well as observations on local politics, New Zealand Company affairs, negotiations between the Company, government officials and settlers and especially describes the discomforts and lowered expectations of being an immigrant. Not all persons mentioned frequently have been entered (see index for full list).
Relationship complexity - Some original fragments at MS-Papers-0107 and typescript of fragments at MS-Papers-4417
Quantity: 5 volume(s).
Physical Description: Typescript with annotations by transcriber (36 cm; green linen)
Finding Aids: Index is part of collection (qMS-1762).
Provenance: The diaries were intended to be destroyed at the death of the diarist. However, they survived and Dr F A Bett, whose collection is now in the Nelson Provincial Museum, transcribed the extant diaries. There are two sets, one in the Bett Collection in Nelson, the other in the Turnbull Library. The Turnbull copy has many annotations by Dr Bett, generally with additions to the text. It is understood that parts of the diaries were in Greek and Hebrew but it is not known how much Dr Bett translated or how much of the diaries he retained.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 5 volume(s), Diaries, Manuscripts, Typescript with annotations by transcriber (36 cm; green linen)
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Diary Volume 4
Date: 1 Jan 1849-9 Jun 1851
From: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
Reference: qMS-1761
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (212 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (34cm, green linen) Finding Aids: Index available (qms-1762).
Diary Volume 2
Date: 21 Jun 1845-31 Dec 1846
From: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
Reference: qMS-1759
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (271 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (34cm, green linen) Finding Aids: Index available (qMS-1762).
Diary Volume 3
Date: 1 Jan 1847-31 Dec 1849
From: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
Reference: qMS-1760
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (191 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (34cm, green linen) Finding Aids: Index available (qms-1762).
Diary Volume 1
Date: 16 Dec 1841-30 Jun 1845
From: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
By: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866
Reference: qMS-1758
Description: The journal begins with the Saxton family boarding the Clifford for Nelson and describes the first few years of their settler experiences. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (177 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript with annotations by transcriber (33cm, green linen) Finding Aids: Index available (qMS-1762).
Index to Diaries of J W Saxton 1841-1851 / compiled by Margaretha Hickman
Date: 1841-1851 (1969)
From: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866 : Diary
By: Saxton, John Waring, 1807-1866
Reference: qMS-1762
Description: Relationship complexity - Index to qMS-1758-1761 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (60 pages).