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Letter from Hori Kingi and Te Ngere to Henry Williams, May 11, 1850

documentary heritage
  • Kupu whakaahua

    Regarding the settlement at Whananaki, and seeking advise about how to prevent the land being sold to Pakeha. Another letter from Tamihana Te Puai, also dated May 11, 1850 to both Henry Williams and Governor Grey, is included, it states that the sale had been made fraudulently, and declares Te Puai ownership of the Pikiparia and Mariri blocks.

  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    13836 (Presto content ID)

    MS-1991-75-302 (Reference Number)

  • Wāhanga

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Rārangi

  • Momo Taonga
  • Ingoa/Taitara
    Letter from Hori Kingi and Te Ngere to Henry Williams, May 11, 1850
  • Kaiwaihanga Matua
  • 1850
    1783-1963
  • Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

    4pp on 3 Leaves ; 252mm x 406mm Folded to 252mm x 203mm

  • Reo
    Te Reo Māori
  • Kohinga
  • Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei
    Child
  • He Wāhi Nō
  • Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana

    Includes typed translations made by the Turnbull Library -- Ngawae

    [Keywords: Correspondence, Letter]

  • Hori Kingi Warerahi was a leading chief of the Ngapuhi - Ngai Tawake hapu. He was the fifth signatory of The Treaty of Waitangi � Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and had previously signed the Declaration of Independence in 1835. He was known as a peacekeeper, and often acted as a mediator between settlers and the interests of Maori. Both Henry Williams and Samuel Marsden shared a beneficial relationship with him.
  • Whakahounga o Mua
    07 Jul 2023
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