Slatter, George, 1806-1859 : Diary of a voyage to New Zealand / transcribed by Marsha Donaldson

Date
6 Aug 1849-16 Jan 1850
By
Slatter, George, 1806-1859Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-
Reference
MS-Papers-7078
Description

Shipboard diary kept during a voyage from London to New Zealand aboard the Pekin, 6 Aug 1849-16 Jan 1850. Before arriving at Nelson he also described time spent at Port Chalmers and Wellington.

The voyage entries mainly describe the ship's progress

George Slatter, his wife Sarah and their five children, emigrated as steerage passangers aboard the New Zealand Company vessel Pekin

Quantity: 1 folder(s) (18 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Typed transcript

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Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection / Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945- : Research papers and transcripts
Format
1 folder(s) (18 leaves), 0.01 Linear Metres, Personal narratives, Transcriptions (Documents), Diaries, Manuscripts, Typed transcript
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