Papers Past
Papers Past
Back to search results
Previous result
Next result
Previous result
Back to search results
Next result
Page image
Page image
Page image
Page image
English
Maori
March 23rd So this my letter to younger brothers and fathers - listen all of you to these my words - from Matohi and Paraie - but my friends (relative to) the lands of our forefathers. Let [illegible] payment be taken by me and my children we have been talking to Mr McLean (concerning them) and he has agreed to my idea that the only lands belonging to your mother are Petone and Katikara - but Mr Mclean gave to us the payment of our lands this letter is from us - from Manihera Pokau, Matohi, Tamawai [?] and Parae * - and that we all should [illegible]. Matohi, Parae Tamawai, Rongomaimaka [?] Temohuta and then to be taken to the Mokamoka for which reason I say let the next payment be taken by me the former payment is enough for you. Friend [?] McLean listen to me; let the payment of my land be given in cattle and money, as I care for nothing else, *Rongomaimaka was paid by the Europeans some time ago he brought a gun to Rapati but I did not receive it
This article text was automatically generated and may include errors. View the full page to see article in its original form.
Permanent link to this item

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/manuscripts/MCLEAN-1030941.2.1

Bibliographic details

2 pages written 23 Mar 1848 by Matohi, related to Hemi Parae, Taranaki Region, Te Ati Awa, Inward letters in Maori

Additional information
Key Value
Document date 23 March 1848
Document MCLEAN-1030941
Document title 2 pages written 23 Mar 1848 by Matohi, related to Hemi Parae, Taranaki Region, Te Ati Awa
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution 19th C
Author 1109078/Matohi, fl 1848
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1848-03-23
Decade 1840s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin 19th C
Entityid None
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 23 Mar 1848 by Matohi, related to Hemi Parae, Taranaki Region, Te Ati Awa
Iwihapu 5801/Te Ati Awa
Language English
Maoriorigin E Ma
Name 1109078/Matohi, fl 1848
Origin Unknown
Place 66394/Taranaki Region
Recipient Unknown
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder 0298-0049
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 12
Tapuhiitemcount 2 3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure on the west coast of the North Island; in particular, there are negotiations about prices, leasing details, letters about the creation of reserves, warnings not to purchase land from non-owners and letters setting out refusals to sell
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0672A
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription Contains a roughly written English translation relating to a purchase.
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate 23 Mar 1848
Tapuhipieceref MS-Papers-0032-0672A-10
Tapuhipiecesearchdate 1848
Tapuhipiecetitle Draft translation of letter from Matohi and Parae, Taranaki
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-103
Teiref MS-Papers-0032-0672A-10
Year 1848

2 pages written 23 Mar 1848 by Matohi, related to Hemi Parae, Taranaki Region, Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author 1109078/Matohi, fl 1848
destination unknown
origin 66394/Taranaki Region
recipient unknown
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0672A

Using This Item

You can reuse this item for private study, research, criticism, review, or education as allowed by the Copyright Act 1994. All other reuse of the image(s), transcription or translation (including publication, display, copying, or sharing the image with others) requires permission from the rights holder, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item as allowed by the Copyright Act 1994, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't recolour or overprint it) and ensure it is accompanied by the credit provided in the Research Info tab. More information about copyright and use can be found in the Copyright Guide.

2 pages written 23 Mar 1848 by Matohi, related to Hemi Parae, Taranaki Region, Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author 1109078/Matohi, fl 1848
destination unknown
origin 66394/Taranaki Region
recipient unknown
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0672A

Using This Item

You can reuse this item for private study, research, criticism, review, or education as allowed by the Copyright Act 1994. All other reuse of the image(s), transcription or translation (including publication, display, copying, or sharing the image with others) requires permission from the rights holder, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item as allowed by the Copyright Act 1994, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't recolour or overprint it) and ensure it is accompanied by the credit provided in the Research Info tab. More information about copyright and use can be found in the Copyright Guide.

Back to search results
Previous result
Next result
Previous result
Back to search results
Next result

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.

Log in

Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®

Log in

Alert