Series 2 Papers relating to Sarah Harriet Selwyn

Date
1799-1902
By
Selwyn, Sarah Harriet, 1809-1907
Reference
Series-4947
Description

Correspondence with her husband and her children, particularly her son John Richardson Selwyn and relatives, written over her long life. Also, drafts of her reminiscences. Much of the later correspondence is only of marginal relevance to New Zealand; however she continued to have a long-term interest in the progress of the Church, both in New Zealand and Melanesia. Some of the folders subdivided into piece-level items

Quantity: 7 folder(s).

Part of
Selwyn family : Papers
Format
7 folder(s)
There are 3 sub-groups.
There are 4 items in total.
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Reminiscences

Date: [ca 1799-1867], [ca 1892]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MSX-8656

Description: Handwritten reminiscences cover her earliest days, marriage to Selwyn, their travel to New Zealand and activities there. A draft of the final copy of her reminiscences, it includes numerous amendments, additions and other alterations, all in her hand. Pages have not been bound but have been numbered. The date of composition is conjectural only Relationship complexity - Typescript copies of the final copy may be found at qMS-1782 and MS-Papers-7188 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Processing information: Digitisation details - Loose pages have been digitised after the volume and appear at the end of the structure map

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Letter from Fanny Peacock

Date: 24 Jul 1849

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-20

Description: Letter from Fanny [Frances] Peacock, a sister of G A Selwyn, and sister-in-law of Sarah. Mainly social and family news, especially concerning Sarah's sons, william and John Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Reminiscences - Fair copy

Date: Jan 1892

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-05

Description: Incomplete fair copy of Sarah Harriet Selwyn's Reminiscences Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Unidentified and fragments of letters

Date: [ca 1890-1900]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-33

Description: Loose papers, fragments of letters, mainly undated, found with the papers of Sarah Harriet Selwyn Quantity: 1 folder(s).