Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from George Clarke to Bishop Selwyn, January 1, 1848
Primary Maker
Date
1848
1783-1963
Physical Description
9pp on 3 Leaves ; 326mm x 204mm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
Waimate
[Keywords: Brothers, Land Disputes, Grants, Titles, Government, British, Colony, Correspondence]
Subject Notes
George Clarke (1798-1875) was a missionary, teacher, politician, and judge. He immigrated to New Zealand in 1824, where he and his wife started a school for Maori children, co-founded the Waimate mission, and managed the CMS model farm at Waimate. Clarke also acted as secretary of the CMS between 1831 and 1839.
[Further reading: Ray Grover. 'Clarke, George', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1c18/clarke-george (accessed 22 March 2018)]
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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