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Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
- Date
- 1846-1869
- By
- Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902Arnold, Josephine, active 1840s
- Reference
- MS-Papers-1038
- Description
Comprises 31 letters from Collinson to members of his family, written from Wellington, Wanganui, and Auckland with impressions of the Maori, particularly Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata, account of 1848 earthquake, and references to Thomas Arnold (1846-1850). Also 6 letters from others, including Thomas Arnold to Collinson and other documents and letters in Maori (1847-1869).
Language - Some letters in Maori
Relationship complexity - See also Collinson's 'Seven years service...' at fMS-050-051, and his sketches held in the Drawings and Prints Collection.
Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holographs, mss (some photocopies)
Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Some letters include sketches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Please use surrogate copy
- Format
- 3 folder(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Holographs, mss (some photocopies), Illustration: Some letters include sketches
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Maori letters and material about Te Ati Awa and Tainui
Date: 1846-1852
From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1038-3
Description: Letters in Maori; tables of Ngati Awa [Te Ati Awa] migration to Taranaki; 28 sub-tribes of Tainui Waka with their numbers, location, chiefs and origins, and karakia relating to warfare as well as proverbs relating to the Maori migration from Hawaiki to New Zealand Accompanying material - Some translations included Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Inward correspondence
Date: 1847-1869
From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1038-2
Description: Letters from: Bishop Selwyn, H C Balneavis, Thomas Arnold, C W Pasley and [General Henderson] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Letter including sketch of Stockades at Wanganui from Shakespeare Cliff
Date: 1847
From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1-22
Description: Quantity: 1 letter. Physical Description: Four pages on one leaf
Huts and Waikanae Church
Date: 1847
From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902
Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1-17
Description: Sketch by Thomas Bernard Collinson contained on page three in his letter to Dick of 28 Feb 1847 Quantity: 1 piece. Physical Description: Ink sketch 200mm x 90mm, on page 255mm x 200mm
Town of Auckland from the head of the town valley
Date: Nov 1846
From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters
Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1-09/bc
Description: Sketch by Thomas Bernard Collinson contained in his letter to his mother of 30 Nov 1846. Numbered key lists prominent buildings and some local Maori. North Head and Rangitoto Island are in the distance. Quantity: 1 sketch on two pages. Physical Description: Ink 402 x 185 mm