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26 August 1868 Glenorchy My dear Donald I was glade to receive your letter at the time that my leg was gaving me great trouble as it cheered me up. I am happy to state that I came home yesterday in the cart but cannot put my foot under me as yet but I trust in a few more weeks to be able to walk without the assistance of cruches. I was very sorry at the distressed state of affairs in the colony owing to the native prisoners. It is a pity they ever followed them up so unprepaired for such desparatoes. I am certain it will gave you a great deal of anxiety and trouble but I hope as there is so many gold diggers in the north if they will make much further resistance that by the government promising volunteers grants of lands from what they will or may concour from the natives you may depend the government will get plenty to put down the disafected party and if they will only confiscate the lands they take they will soon put down the war. I hope this Governor will shew himself firmer than Sir G.G. but indeed it is very hard to know what is to be done for the best. The weather has been very cold and wett all this month and very hard on stock and grass but I hope we will soon have a change for the better. Mr Condie could not get the oats sowen as yet but if the weather clears up he will in a few days now. He has tried the grass sowing machine but I fear it is not going to be of much use, besides it appears their should have been two handles with it for which it is likely you have paid and they have not come but of course Mr Condie will tell you all about it. He is very anxious to forward things. The diggings are taking a great many people away out of this place but I expect we will soon find some of them coming back. I hear today that Bob and Hugh the bulock driver is made up their mind to go to the diggings. T[w]o very good men but they may not go for all that. Mr Condie [?] got a sheepherd yesterday for the back country at the rate of £50 a year so that the wage is not gone up any as yet and is a very good lad. He was here before and with the Masons for 2 years. The McLean lad I have will turn out a good lad I think, so will his brother. He is very usfull to me now. I hope you hear good accounts of poor Alexr and that he may change his ways and do better. Remember me to Annabella, Catherine & Mr Strang when you see them. Hoping to see back soon. Always your attached brother Archibald John McLean PS. I sent some blue gum seeds and a note to big John McLean and I hope he has got them as I do not like to promise a thing and not do it. Please inquire.
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4 pages written 26 Aug 1868 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 26 August 1868
Document MCLEAN-1006638
Document title 4 pages written 26 Aug 1868 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 1868-08-26
Decade 1860s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin MD
Entityid 58
Format Full Text
Generictitle 4 pages written 26 Aug 1868 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 0006-0194
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-e58
Year 1868

4 pages written 26 Aug 1868 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)

4 pages written 26 Aug 1868 by Archibald John McLean in Glenorchy to Sir Donald McLean Inward family correspondence - Archibald John McLean (brother)

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