Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from Bishop George Augustus Selwyn to George Clarke, March 27, 1848
Primary Maker
Date
1848
1783-1963
Physical Description
1p on 1 leaf ; 228mm x 190mm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Correspondence, Land Sales Act, Government, Governance, Sale and Purchase, Tenure, Inheritance, Inheritance, Colonialism, State, Religion]
Subject Notes
George Augustus Selwyn (1809-1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. His career and relationship with the Williams Family was blighted by his injudicious support of Governor Grey, during investigations into missionaries accused of acquiring land illegally.
[Further reading: Warren E. Limbrick. 'Selwyn, George Augustus', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s5/selwyn-george-augustus (accessed 22 March 2018)]
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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