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Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
- Date
- 1839-1863
- By
- Dieffenbach, Johann Karl Ernst, 1811-1855
- Reference
- MS-Papers-1109
- Description
Letters to and from Dieffenbach, including three to his family describing his journey to New Zealand on board the `Tory' and his time at Queen Charlotte Sound. Letters mainly in German, some translated by Dr Gerda Elizabeth Bell (1903-1992).
Title supplied by Library.
Quantity: 5 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, manuscripts, typescripts, and printed matter (photocopies).
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- 5 folder(s), 0.10 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Personal correspondence, Personal narratives, Holographs, manuscripts, typescripts, and printed matter (photocopies).
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Letters from Dieffenbach to his family
Date: 1839
From: Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1109-1
Description: Letters written by Ernst Dieffenbach to his family, describing his journey on board the 'Tory' to New Zealand and his time at Queen Charlotte Sound, dated 1839. With accompanying translations by Dr Gerda Elizabeth Bell. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letter from Dieffenbach at Cloudy Bay
Date: 10 October 1839
From: Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1109-4
Description: Copy of letter by Ernst Dieffenbach, dated Cloudy Bay, 10 October 1839. Includes photograph of Dieffenbach's signature, 1845. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1843-1852
From: Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1109-2
Description: Letters to and from Dieffenbach, mainly in Berlin. Copied from originals held by Vieweg und Sohn Verlag, Braunschweig, Germany. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters
Date: 1843-1846
From: Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1109-3
Description: Copies of letters held by the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence relating to the claims of the widow of Dr Dieffenbach
Date: 1862-1863
From: Dieffenbach, Ernst, 1811-1855: Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1109-5
Description: Correspondence dated 1862-1863 relating to the claims of the widow of Ernst Dieffenback to land in Taranaki, purportedly granted to Dieffenbach in recognition of his services to the New Zealand Company. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s).