MANUSCRIPT
Petre, Mary Ann Eleanor, 1825-1885 : Diary
- Date
- 4 Aug 1842-20 Jan 1844
- By
- Petre, Mary Ann Eleanor, 1825-1885
- Reference
- MS-1772
- Description
Ellen began her diary on board the `Thomas Sparks' in Portsmouth, bound for Wellington with her husband Hon Henry Petre, whom she had married on 6 Jun 1841. She records the routine of shipboard life and her favourable first impressions of Wellington on arrival, 31 Jan 1843. Ellen records the social life of Wellington and the raising of the volunteer militia in the aftermath of the Wairau affray. In Aug she and Henry moved to Petone where they farmed and bred horses. She describes domestic and social activities commenting on her relationship with local Maori.
Includes genealogical tables
Poem by Blanche? Petre inserted at back
Part of SBDD project
Source of title - Supplied
Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 200 pages). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph (21 cm; ½ red, orange morocco)
`Pitoni Road looking towards town' (ink and wash) is by William Mein Smith. View looking along the Hutt Road from Petone towards Wellington. Also see seperate watercolour by Smith, A-034-005.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Microfilm (MS-Copy-Micro-0502), Transcript (2001-060-08), and Photocopy (2001-060-07)
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 volume(s) (ca 200 pages), 0.03 Linear Metres, Diaries, Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Holograph (21 cm; ½ red, orange morocco), Illustration: `Pitoni Road looking towards town' (ink and wash) is by William Mein Smith. View looking along the Hutt Road from Petone towards Wellington. Also see seperate watercolour by Smith, A-034-005.
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