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He reta na Hamuera Pakaiahi ki te Kopi Kia te Koreneho Minita | Letter from Hamuera Pakaiahi to William Colenso
- Date
- 17 October 1847
- By
- Pakaiahi, Hamuera, active 1848
- Reference
- MS-Papers-12432-1-006
- Description
Letter from Hamuera Pakaiahi to William Colenso addressed "Ki te Kopi Kia te Koreneho Minita", dated "Okotopa 17 1847" writing from Hurunuiorangi in the Wairarapa. He says he cannot go to Te Kopi, as he is too busy with "mahi oranga". Also mentions the surveying of land in the Remutaka area, and that Te Aukarere was going to hunt birds. Tamati is also mentioned, saying he will take food to the Pākehā.
For further details on Hamuera Pakaiahi, the author of this letter, see EATS (Entity Authority Tool Set) database: http://wtap.vuw.ac.nz/eats/entity/80085/
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Physical Description: Manuscript letter, ink on watermarked laid paper, ruled in pencil, 20 x 16 cm.
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- Format
- Personal correspondence, Manuscript letter, ink on watermarked laid paper, ruled in pencil, 20 x 16 cm., Watermark: [seated figure of Britannia with shield and spear/scepter contained within a crowned oval frame]
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