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Auckland Septr. 22, 1845 My Dear McLean - By return of Mr. Bolland I send you a line or two, though I have nothing particular to relate, excepting an event which has cast a gloom over all our spirits I mean the death of Mr. Skevington who fell down in Chapel last evening in an apoplectic fit and died almost immediately - This is a solemn warning to us all, to be also ready for "we know not the day nor the hour when the Son of Man cometh" - The poor widow will feel this most keenly I trust however she will be supported by Him who is peculiarly the help of the widows - Our public affairs are in much the same position as when Mr. Clarke wrote - The troops are still at Waimate, Kawiti is in a new strongly fortified pa at "Ruapekapeka" and Heke at Hikurangi, the object of the expedition when they set out I believe was to crush Kawiti - but what they intend doing now I cannot say. Some say peace will be made! Two hundred more soldiers are expected from Sydney, but have not yet arrived - I fear matters have gone so far now that nothing but a complete and decisive victory over the rebel will restore tranquility to the Island. I perceive by the rules forms sent by your last report that you are out of forms. I therefore send you some - We have no Maori papers to send you, we have too busy to get this Month through the press - but when that is accomplished will send you some - You must excuse the hasty unconnected nature of this epistle - as I am very busy, and shall therefore close by remaining Yours very truly Thomas Forsaith D. McLean Esqr.
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4 pages written 22 Sep 1845 by Thomas Spencer Forsaith in Auckland Region to Sir Donald McLean in Taranaki Region, Inward letters - Surnames, Foo - Fox

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Key Value
Document date 22 September 1845
Document MCLEAN-1009639
Document title 4 pages written 22 Sep 1845 by Thomas Spencer Forsaith in Auckland Region to Sir Donald McLean in Taranaki Region
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 20431/Forsaith, Thomas Spencer, 1814-1898
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1845-09-22
Decade 1840s
Destination 66394/Taranaki Region
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 12
Format Full Text
Generictitle 4 pages written 22 Sep 1845 by Thomas Spencer Forsaith in Auckland Region to Sir Donald McLean in Taranaki Region
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 20431/Forsaith, Thomas Spencer, 1814-1898
Origin 66181/Auckland Region
Place 66181/Auckland Region
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0368-0030
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 37
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Correspondents:A Cracroft Fookes, Wanganui, 1873 (1 letter); James Foot, Point Russell (Waikato), 1870 (1 letter); Charles Forbes, Manawatu Ferry, undated letter; Father J Forest, Napier, 1865-1873 (3 letters); Thomas Spencer Forsaith, Waingaroa, Wellington, Wainui & Auckland,1844-1858 (8 letters).Also: P Fortescue, Patea, Napier & Akitio, 1864-1871 (3 letters); Miss Eliza Foster, undated letter; Frederick A C Foster, Wellington, 1869 (2 letters); John Foster, undated letter; R N Foster, Mount Erin (Havelock), 1867 (1 letter); Ebenezer Fox, London, Wellington & Auckland, 1872-1875 & undated (3 letters); Edward Thomas Fox, Wanganui, 1856-1874 (9 letters); James G Fox, Wellington, 1870-1871 (3 letters).
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 20431/Forsaith, Thomas Spencer, 1814-1898
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0277
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - Surnames, Foo - Fox
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-053
Teipb 1
Teiref ms-1307-140
Year 1845

4 pages written 22 Sep 1845 by Thomas Spencer Forsaith in Auckland Region to Sir Donald McLean in Taranaki Region Inward letters - Surnames, Foo - Fox

4 pages written 22 Sep 1845 by Thomas Spencer Forsaith in Auckland Region to Sir Donald McLean in Taranaki Region Inward letters - Surnames, Foo - Fox

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