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Gisborne 31 May 1870. Honl. D. McLean, Defence Minister. My dear Sir, After I saw you on Sunday last I found copy of my letter to you dated 6th. ult. It is strange it had not reached you. I think I have been sufficiently explicit in what I have written, and hope you will assist me as the small sum I claim would be really of service in my reduced circumstance. You must have had a very unpleasant night after the day you left. There are some three natives here now that have returned from East Cape, namely Hemi Tutapo Rameka and Petera te Iwi Rori. These were not only confirmed Hau haus but two (the first ones) were against us at Waerengaahika. The last named is charged by more that one Native with burning several homesteads mine included. Had I have known they were in the district when I saw you I would have spoken to you on the subject, as it is I shall see Major Westrup as soon as he returns and lay information against them, as my fellow settlers as well as myself view with alarm the prospect of these fellows being allowed to return here. Should no notice be taken by the cammanding officer a meeting will be called and the Govt. memorialised on the subject. You may think me a little bloodthirsty but I do not hesitate to say these fellows and many others here ought to have been shot when first taken as that was not done, we do hope they will not be returned on our hands to work us further mischief. I hope we shall not have occasion to hold meeting on this subject. I assure you it is far from pleasant to me to find fault with the Govt. even by implication. Wishing you every success both politically and privately, I am my dear Sir, Yours very faithfully, J.W. Harris.
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2 pages written 31 May 1870 by John Williams Harris in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - John Williams Harris

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Key Value
Document date 31 May 1870
Document MCLEAN-1015960
Document title 2 pages written 31 May 1870 by John Williams Harris in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 44263/Harris, John Williams, 1808-1872
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1870-05-31
Decade 1870s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 65
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 31 May 1870 by John Williams Harris in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 44263/Harris, John Williams, 1808-1872
Origin 72544/Gisborne
Place 72544/Gisborne
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0004-0201
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 70
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 66 letters written from Hawke's Bay & Poverty Bay, 1851-1870. Includes undated note in Maori signed Matiu
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 44263/Harris, John Williams, 1808-1872
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0327
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - John Williams Harris
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-060
Teiref ms-1343-078
Year 1870

2 pages written 31 May 1870 by John Williams Harris in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - John Williams Harris

2 pages written 31 May 1870 by John Williams Harris in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - John Williams Harris

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