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2 April 1874 Glenorchy My dear Donald I received yours regarding the packet of alfapha seed which I was very glade of as I believe it will be a good grass to propogate and procure seed from. The packet came yesterday with 3/2 postage on it. I supose it was posted in Wellington with under postage and they charge double. On that a/c those things should be looked into as I several times have had to pay double postage on things owing to the neglect of the sender putting less stamps on than required. I will do my utmost to rise seed from the grass. I am going to sow it in the low part of the gardin in the best soil I have and see what it will do. We have had very dry weather as yet. Very little rain and the grass backward and if we do not have some rain soon before the heat is out of the ground I fear feed will be scarce this winter owing to the heavey burning but the seed I sowed on the hills in January is coming very well indeed and I hope all that is sowen will be well which I have every reason to believe it will. I have great hope you will run up for a few days as I told you my mind about the sight for the new house in my last. All I can saw [see] in this is that the more I think of it the more I see the folly and danger to health from damp would be by building where proposed. Trusting this will find you well as it leaves me, but poor Kate is very unwell just now but I hope it will not last long. All is well at the station but poor old Campbell is very dispondent owing to the dry weather, and Condie tells me he cannot stand the fugg much longer. He is rather dispondent to but I always cheer him up all I can. I have no more news. With best regards to Annabella & Douglas. I remain yours affectionately Archibald John McLean
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3 pages written 2 Apr 1874 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean, Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)

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Key Value
Document date 2 April 1874
Document MCLEAN-1005894
Document title 3 pages written 2 Apr 1874 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution MD
Author 57168/McLean, Archibald John, 1816-1881
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1874-04-02
Decade 1870s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin MD
Entityid 83
Format Full Text
Generictitle 3 pages written 2 Apr 1874 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Origin 188233/Glenorchy
Place 188233/Glenorchy
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 9 Inwards family letters
Sortorder 0006-0298
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcorpname 57187/Maraekakaho Station
Tapuhiitemcount 112
Tapuhiitemcount 2 1204
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Letters written from Maraekakaho, Warleigh, Doonside and Glenorchy about station matters and family news.Letter dated 24 Oct 1874 recounts the McLean family's lineage and gives dates of birth for family members
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 4811/McLean family
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0818
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 9 Inwards family letters
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 35583/Genealogy
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 9 Inwards family letters
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0726-20
Teipb 1
Teiref MS-Papers-0032-0818-e83
Year 1874

3 pages written 2 Apr 1874 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)

3 pages written 2 Apr 1874 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)

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