Marlborough Region (N.Z.) - Militia
Kenny, Courtenay William Aylmer Thomas, 1839-1905 : Volunteers Captain Commission
Date: 1 Feb 1861, 1885
By: Kenny, Courtenay William Aylmer Thomas, 1839-1905
Reference: MS-Papers-10112
Description: Folder comprises a Commission manuscript appointing Kenny as Captain of the "Picton Rangers" Volunteers. Document signed by Governor James Gore Brown with Prime Minister E W Stafford's Government seal affixed. Also includes newspaper cutting which notes Kenny's call to the Legislative Council in 1885. Article continues with a detailed account of Kenny's life. Source of title - Supplied by Library Kenny was a sheepfarmer in Queen Charlotte Sound, Commissioner of Crown Lands in Marlborough, Captain of the Picton Rangers Volunteers and Member of the Legislative Council from 1885. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed material with ms annotation Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Smiths Books, Christchurch, Nov 2010