IMAGE
Author unknown :Maori love message, Ruapuke, New Zealand. [August 1863]
- Date
- 1863
- Reference
- E-395-036
- Description
A letter in Maori, dated Akuhata (August) 17 1863 sending love to William Speer, from a woman of Ruapuke
Transcription: 'Ruapuke Akuhata 17/1863 / Haere ra etaku aroha kia Mitipihi e ta tena ra koe ka nui toku aroha kia koe / He mihi atu taku kia koe te noho maina i kona / Ka mutu ia Matou hoa aroha / Na hera tieri'
Translation: Ruapuke, August 17, 1863 / Go my love to Mr Speer. Sir, greetings. Great is my love for you. / I greet you who is living there. / Ended, by our loving friends. / From Sarah Tieri[?]
Transcription and translation provided by Dr Lachy Paterson, University of Otago, December 2012
Quantity: 1 holograph.
Physical Description: Pencil on sheet 88 x 205 mm glued to sheet 228 x 177 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867 / Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867
- Format
- 1 holograph, Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil on sheet 88 x 205 mm glued to sheet 228 x 177 mm
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Usage
Purchasing this Item
This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.
If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.
Using this Item
You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:
Author unknown :Maori love message, Ruapuke, New Zealand. [August 1863]. Speer, William Henry d 1867 :[Speer album] 1860-1867. Ref: E-395-036. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23180701More information can be found in our terms of use.