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Gollan, Donald, 1811-1887 : Letter started on board the `Clydeside' and continued in Port Nicholson / Transcribed by Marsha Donaldson (electronic transcription of MS-Papers-3271)
- Date
- Aug-Nov 1841
- By
- Gollan, Donald, 1811-1887Grieve, John G, active 1841
- Reference
- MSDL-1259
- Description
Gollan describes his feelings on leaving Scotland, his family and friends; voyage to Wellington, New Zealand on the `Clydeside' from Greenock via Adelaide (with refrence to fellow male passengers); short period spent in Adelaide en route; impressions of the settlement and aborigines; arrival in Wellington; European settlers; business opportunities; resident Maori (makes reference to cannibalism)
Accompanying material - Typed transcript done by M Donaldson, 2007
The letter addressed to his friend John G Grieve of Whitsome, Dunse, Berwickshire was begun on board the Clydeshire on 16 Aug and resumed once he reached Port Nicholson on 8 Nov 1841. It was postmarked Dunse, 25 Mar 1842.
Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).
Processing information: Part of SBDD (shipboard diary digitisation) project
- Additional description
Alternative form available: A paper copy of this file is available at fMS-Papers-7990
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection / Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945- : Research papers and transcripts
- Format
- 1 Electronic document(s), Electronic records (Digital records), Personal correspondence, Personal narratives, Transcriptions (Documents), Electronic documents
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