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Letter from William Williams to Edward G. Marsh, September 26, 1845

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  • Description

    Regarding the Northern War. Williams writes that the New Zealand Company had inflicted much evil upon many settlers and Maori yet most of the responcibility for the present state fell to the Governor, the Bishop and the Missionaries.

    Williams goes on to say that feelings of contempt for the aformentioned parties was spreading into the minds of naval and military men, such as Mr Phillpotts who came after Henry Williams for "the purpose of hiding his own mismangement in the unhappy affair at Kororareka." Next, Williams writes of the proposed solutions to the trouble contemplating the possibility that the Bishop and Missionaries as well as Captain Fitzroy would be recalled. Then Williams reminds Marsh that it was only in the Northern part of the island that conflict was occuring, while in Auckland and Turanga Maori and Pakeha were at peace. Lastly, Williams writes of the circumstances of other misisonaries such as Mr Dudley, whos wife was dying, and Mr K[?] who was struggling in his employment at St Johns College in Auckland.

  • Other Id

    14967 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1991-75-910 (Reference Number)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Letter from William Williams to Edward G. Marsh, September 26, 1845
  • Date
    1845
  • Physical Description

    4pp on 1 leaf ; 247 x 403mm Folded to 247 x 204mm

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Turanga, New Zealand Wars]

  • Copyright
    No known copyright restrictions
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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