Richards, Mary Anne, -1856

Date: 25 Jun 1845-17 Jul 1855, 17 Dec 1861-6 Jul 1872, 15 Jan 1938

By: Richards, Robert, -1847

Reference: MS-Group-1487

Description: Correspondence from Robert Richards to his family in Rio de Janeiro and England. Richards describes the war in the Bay of Plenty against Hone Heke during and after the cutting down of the flagstaff at Kororareka. He gives details of the British response to this event and about the key players involved. Also includes newspaper clippings and legal documents following the death of Robert Richards in 1847 and legal documents relating to the management of land in New Zealand by overseas owners. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, Mss (photocopies), transcripts, typed transcripts Processing information: Material underwent conservation treatment in 2013, which required reprocessing into new folders - old reference was MS-Papers-8523-01 and 02. New reference is fMS-Papers-11558-1 and 2