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[At top] 'Copy' Government House Wellington May 11th 1851 E aku hoa, e Matiu raua ko Ihaia, Tena ra korua. E hoa ma, tenei taku kupu ki a korua. Kei te aroaro mahanatanga ka tae atu au ki kona kia kite i a korua, kahore rawa au i te wareware ki a korua mahi pai. Kia mau te pupuri i te mahi pai. Heoti ano. Ko taku aroha tenei ki a korua. Naku na to hoa '(signed)' G.Grey [At top] 'Copy' Government House Wellington May 11th 1851 My friends, Matiu and Ihaia, Greetings to you. Friends, this is what I have to say to you. I came there to see you in person out of warm feelings for you. And I will not forget your good works. Continue on with them. That is all. My affection is for you both. From me, from your friend '(signed)' G.Grey
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2 pages written 11 May 1851 by Sir George Grey in Wellington to Matiu Whata and Ihaia Te Waka, related to Ihaia Te Waka, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Whanganui, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date 11 May 1851
Document MCLEAN-1031498
Document title 2 pages written 11 May 1851 by Sir George Grey in Wellington to Matiu Whata and Ihaia Te Waka, related to Ihaia Te Waka, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Whanganui
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution E Ma
Author 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1851-05-11
Decade 1850s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin E Ma
Entityid None
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 11 May 1851 by Sir George Grey in Wellington to Matiu Whata and Ihaia Te Waka, related to Ihaia Te Waka, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Whanganui
Iwihapu 53425/Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Language English
Maoriorigin E Ma
Name 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Origin 66393/Wellington
Place 66393/Wellington
Recipient 452321/Whata, Matiu, fl 1840-1860
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder 0449-0024
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 20
Tapuhiitemcount 2 3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there are letters with offers of lands, and details of negotiations about meeting times and venues, boundaries of blocks for sale, and prices; there are also requests from Ngati Kahungunu that, now that the land has been sold, some good quality Pakeha be sent to settle to provide a trade outlet (Note: Some of the letters from Ngati Kahungunu have been signed by many people, and not all of them have been included in the Names Authority Field); there are also letters criticising other Maori for wishing to retain some good quality lands for themselves, and a letter about the tour of Te Miha o Te Rangi to the West Coast North Island, to talk about Haimona Pita's three underlying principles for the land Letter by Te Matapihi of Paekakariki offering to sell various lands with an appending list of place names, and letter outlining the boundaries for Arapawa (Arapaoa, South Island).
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0675D
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 Copy of letter regarding informing Matiu of an intended visit
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate 11 May 1851
Tapuhipieceref MS-Papers-0032-0675D-09
Tapuhipiecesearchdate 1851
Tapuhipiecetitle Letter from George Grey to Matiu
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-104
Teiref MS-Papers-0032-0675D-09
Year 1851

2 pages written 11 May 1851 by Sir George Grey in Wellington to Matiu Whata and Ihaia Te Waka, related to Ihaia Te Waka, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Whanganui Inward letters in Maori

author 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
destination unknown
origin 66393/Wellington
recipient 452321/Whata, Matiu, fl 1840-1860
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0675D

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2 pages written 11 May 1851 by Sir George Grey in Wellington to Matiu Whata and Ihaia Te Waka, related to Ihaia Te Waka, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Whanganui Inward letters in Maori

author 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
destination unknown
origin 66393/Wellington
recipient 452321/Whata, Matiu, fl 1840-1860
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0675D

Using This Item

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