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Wellington 29th September 1873 To the Honorable Mr.McLean, Minister for Defence. Honored Sir, I omitted in my letter to you about having served in H. M. Service. I served in H. M. Royal Regiment of Artillery. From 1850 to 1862. Both in the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny Campaigns and left the service on completion of my term of service was discharged with a good character for which I received an alotment of Land in Wellington Given only to such men as bore a Good Character in H. M. Service. I lost my Regimental Discharge during General Chutes Campaign between Wanganui and Taranaki in which I served in the late Major Von Tempskeys Forest Rangers as to my being Discharged with a good Character the Land Office can Vouch for the truth of it. I had to write to Horse Guards since then for a certificate of my Discharge which I received in 1867, And which the Honble.Mr.Fitzherbert saw as he was Commissioner of Crown Lands at that time. Honored Sir you mentioned yourself to me in Decr. 1868 in Napier, you saw my discharge from the Wellington Rangers you mentioned that I should receive some remuneration for my services both in presence Major Green and myself. You were Superintendent at the time I have the Honor to be Sir Your Honors Obedient and Humble Servant Richard Atkins Late Co. Sergt.F. R.

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1 page written 29 Sep 1873 by Richard Atkins in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - Surnames, Ar - Av

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Document date	29 September 1873
Document	MCLEAN-1022466
Document title	1 page written 29 Sep 1873 by Richard Atkins in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	ATL
Author	837022/Atkins, Richard, fl 1873
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1873-09-29
Decade	1870s
Destination	Unknown
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Format	Full Text
Generictitle	1 page written 29 Sep 1873 by Richard Atkins in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean
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Language	English
Name	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Origin	66393/Wellington
Place	66393/Wellington
Recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 1 Inward letters (English)
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Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Correspondents:H Arrow, Wautakai [?], 1867 (1 letter); A C Arthur, Gisborne & Tokomaru, 1873-1874 (2 letters); Frederick Atchison, Wellington, 1869 (1 letter); Richard Atkins, Wellington, 1873 (1 letter); A S Atkinson, Nelson, 1871 (1 letter); George Atkinson, Wellington, 1875 (1 letter); H A Atkinson, Taranaki, 1873-1876 (8 letters including draft reply from McLean); Hastings Atkinson, Mongawhare, 1857-1859 (2 letters); John James Atkinson, Dunedin, 1870 & 1873 (2 letters); W S Atkinson, Mangati & Taranaki, 1860-1861 (6 letters).Also: M W Atkyns, Parnell, 1866 (1 letter); William Atward, Wairoa, 1851 (1 letter); Marie Joseph Aubert, Napier, 1872 (2 letters); H R Aubrey, Wanganui, 1856-1857 (2 letters); Albert W Hansard, Hon Secretary, Auckland Club, 1860 (1 letter); Thomas Kirk, Auckland Institute, 1870-1871 (2 letters with membership card); Auckland Acclimatisation Society (two subscriber's tickets), 1871-1872; John Avent, Ohiwa, 1872 (1 letter).
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Tapuhiitemname	1102277/Hansard, Albert William, fl 1860
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemsubjects 3	1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle	Inward letters - Surnames, Ar - Av
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Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
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Year	1873

1 page written 29 Sep 1873 by Richard Atkins in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Surnames, Ar - Av

author	837022/Atkins, Richard, fl 1873
destination	unknown
origin	66393/Wellington
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0147

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1 page written 29 Sep 1873 by Richard Atkins in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Surnames, Ar - Av

author	837022/Atkins, Richard, fl 1873
destination	unknown
origin	66393/Wellington
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0147

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