Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from William G. Puckey to Henry Williams, May , 1851
Primary Maker
Date
1851
1783-1963
Physical Description
3pp on 1 leaf ; 254mm x 403mm Folded to 254mm x 204mm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Correspondence, Building]
Subject Notes
William Gilbert Puckey (1805-1878) was born in 1805 at Penryn Cornwall, England. He travelled to New Zealand as a boy, recruited for the mission as one of the foremost translators of Te Reo Maori. Puckey was involved in clarifying the translation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and took part in translating the Book of Common Prayer. He died at Kaitaia on March 27, 1878.
Copyright
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Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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