General correspondence

Date
1844-1867
Reference
MS-Papers-10105-21
Description

Letters from and to Selwyn, and other letters not listed as SEL010. Some are only partial letters.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Part of
Selwyn family : Papers / Series 1 Papers relating to George Augustus Selwyn
Format
1 folder(s), Manuscripts
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Letter - Marriott to Whytehead

Date: 15 May 1843

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-04

Description: Letter from Rev C Marriott to Rev Whytehead, who has rrived in New Zealand. Family, Oxford and Tractarian news Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Letter - William Ashley

Date: n d [1838]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-10

Description: Letter from William Ashley, writing from St James Palace, requesting favour for the son of Lord Conyngham who is attending Eton Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Memorandum by Selwyn concerning the War in the North

Date: 8 Aug 1845

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-07

Description: Short memorandum in Selwyn's handwriting giving his opinion on the Government's role in the war at the Bay of Islands, the ineffictiveness of the Protector's Office, the failure of the Native Reserves Trust and land sales, and the Report by the British House of Commons. Addressed to `W C' Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Fragment of letter from Selwyn

Date: n d [1868]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-09

Description: Fragment of a letter (at least six leaves) from Selwyn to an unknown correspondent, writing from Lichfield. Invites his correspondents to visit on 24 May Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Letter - from University Life Assurance Society

Date: 22 Jun 1871

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-05

Description: G A Selwyn allowed to cross Atlantic to USA without extra insurance coverage Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Letter - G A Selwyn to his father SEL010/5.00/12

Date: n d [ca Feb 1843]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-06

Description: Fragment of letter from Selwyn to his father describing his travel to Wairoa and the Mahia Peninsula. Separated from the other SEL010/5.00/ letters Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Letter - Marriott to Coleridge

Date: 30 Aug 1844

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-03

Description: Letter from Rev C Marriott to Rev Coleridge, describing possible teachers to be sent to New Zealand to join Selwyn. Need for a good Maori grammar and dictionary for them Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Fragment of letter from Selwyn

Date: n d [1860]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-08

Description: Fragment of originally a long letter (at least six leaves) from Selwyn to an unknown correspondent (Coleridge?), writing from Pepepe. Discusses King Movement, activities of the Missionary John Morgan and the Wesleyans, as to whether the King will become involved in the Taranaki war or stay in the Waikato; whether Selwyn should proceed to Ngarawahia; his counsel to Waikato and the King; the division between old and young men in the Waikato Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Copies of letters to his father

Date: Jan-Mar 1848

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-01

Description: Copies of letters written by G A Selwyn to his father from HMS Dido while off Tonga. Describes Tonga and missionary progress there. Illustrated with pen sketches. Later letter written from Bay of Islands Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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Letter to Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Date: n d [ca 1840]

From: Selwyn family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10105-21-02

Description: Letter from an unknown correspondent, identified only as CGT, to Wakefield. Expresses pleasure at the Bishop and clergymen coming to New Zealand. News of a personal nature; Hobson's movements Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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