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Letter from Marianne Williams to Marianne Davies, May 20, 1845

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  • Description

    Marianne describes the fever suffered by her children Edward, Thomas, Jane, and Henry. She includes anecdotes of her daughter Sarah, who had maintained the school and cooked for the whole family while they had been unwell. In this letter Marianne also discusses the Northern War. She writes of Henry Williams visit inland to Hone Heke at his new Pa at Owaewae [Ohaeawai].

    The rumoured withdrawal of troops to Auckland until the summer, and Thomas Walkers assertion that if they were to move the troops inland the war could be finished without bloodshed. She reports that Te Ruki Kawiti had rallied [600] men for a move against troops who were responsible for the death of his son and people.

  • Other Id

    14463 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1991-75-775 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Letter from Marianne Williams to Marianne Davies, May 20, 1845
  • Primary Maker

     Algar Williams

  • Date
    1845
    1783-1963
  • Physical Description

    6pp on 1 leaf ; 235mm x 373mm

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
    Algar Williams
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Williams Family Papers, 1783 - 1963

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Correspondence, Colonialism, Typhus, Pakaraka, George Clarke, Thomas Walker, Philpot, Captain Johnson, Hazard, North Star, Cross-written]

  • Last Update
    07 Dec 2023
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