MANUSCRIPT
Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
- Date
- 1846-1884
- By
- Renwick, Thomas (Dr), 1818-1879
- Reference
- MS-Group-0933
- Description
Diary and letter books kept by Dr Thomas Renwick (1846-1871) and diary kept by a member of the Mowat family, probably Marjory Mowat (1884-1885). Renwick wanted to keep a diary and made several brief attempts in the 1840s. The letter books mostly relate to business matters, particularly Renwick's farming interests and concerns but do include a few letters to family members. He frequently noted the vessel on which the letter would be sent.
Accompanying material - Photocopy of most of Elisabeth Airey's `Renwick; the story of a pioneer family (1979) available in the Printed Collections
Source of title - Supplied
Dr Renwick was an early settler and runholder in Nelson and Marlborough and very active in local affairs
Quantity: 5 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.15 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph and mss
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Dunbar Sloane, Wellington, Sep 2000
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Microfilm - Use MS-Copy-Micro-0791
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 5 volume(s), 1 folder(s), 0.15 Linear Metres, Diaries, Letterbooks, Essays, Biographies, Manuscripts, Holograph and mss
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Elisabeth Airey - Renwick, the story of a pioneer family (photocopy)
Date: 1979
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6895
Description: Incomplete photocopy of Airey's work; has pages 8-75 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letter book
Date: 1865-1867
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5659
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Diary and letter book
Date: 1846-1858
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5655
Description: Diary begun by Renwick in Feb 1846 with the intention `I have long determined to keep a journal...'; he wrote some entries in 1846, a few in 1847 and ended on 23 Oct 1848 with an entry beginning `I again resolve to resume my journal...'. While he kept the diary he wrote of his activities and interests and of the prospects of the colony of Nelson and of New Zealand as a whole. The volume then becomes a letter book from Jun 1849 to Sep 1858. Some of the unidentified recipients are A McDonald, J C [?] Hamley, Jas [?] Lea, Capt [?] Ray or the `Orion', William, Taunton Esq of Wellington, Mr Bishop, the manager of the UBG of Wellington, Mrs Read, D P McEuen, M Hart of UBG Sydney, Mrs McRae, Bill, his mother, Parsons, Dr Fitzgerald, Mr Bonnington, Donald, Mr Read, Mrs Warburton, Mrs or Mr Sweet, Campbell, Capt Scott, James Wynen and H Williams. Further recipients were Chas Wain, Capt Hays, Nicholson, Mr Bagge, Mr Maxted and Mr Lakeman Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1864-1865
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5658
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company; also includes letter to W Smith, a fencer working in Marlborough, letters to Philip, the executors of F Otterson's estate, to Mr Hyland, and to W W [?] Coope, Mahakipawa Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1867-1873
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5660
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company; includes correspondence re Renwick's intention to sell his property Birchhill (or Birch Hill) in Marlborough Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1863-1864
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5657
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company; also includes copies of legal agreements between Renwick and Samuel Robinson, and copy of letter to Mrs Nicholson of Woodstock Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Marjory Mowat - Diary
Date: 1884-1885
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5665
Description: Diary kept, probably by Margery Mowat, wife of Alexander Mowat Relationship complexity - It is possible some of the diaries attributed to Kenneth Phin Mowat at MS-1677-1679 may have been kept by Marjory Mowat, his mother Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1869-1871
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5663
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company; also includes letters to MacArthur, St James's Run, Waiau, Amuri, to Messrs Sandland and [?] Crane, London, Mr Robertson of Westport, and Messrs Brown & Inglis, Grove, Picton Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1867-1869
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5662
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letter book
Date: 1866
From: Renwick, Thomas, 1818-1879 : Papers
Reference: MSX-5661
Description: Identified persons entered under Name or company; also letter to his brother, possibly Herbert. The letters have been written from Paris and London. Quantity: 1 volume(s).