| RCS/RCMS 278 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 50 |
Cartoons of New Zealand MPs |
| 51 |
Pictures from New Zealand |
| 52 |
Maori girl in canoe |
| 53 |
Letters from Baron de Thierry |
| 54 |
Letters from Edward Wakefield to G.F. Young |
| 55 |
Letters from G.F. Young to New Zealand colonists |
| 56 |
Correspondence of the Alexander Turnbull Library with the R.C.S. |
| 57 |
Papers on the Queen's visit to Auckland, 1953 |
| 58 |
Sketch of the Conflict Group |
| 59 |
Theo Riaz collection on Fiji |
| 61 |
Map of Samoan Islands |
| See later --> |
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Australasia miscellanea
| Title |
Letters from G.F. Young to New Zealand colonists |
| Reference |
RCMS 278/55
(former reference: MSS 89) |
| Creator |
Young, George Frederick, 1791-1870, MP and shipowner |
| Extent and Medium |
23 pages; paper; Typewritten |
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| Content and context |
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George Frederick Young (1791-1870), M.P. and shipowner, was an active member of the New Zealand Association.
Three undated copies of letters written to settlers who had gone with the early expedition to Wellington and Nelson: James Kelham, 13 November 1842 and 22 March 1846; Henry St Hall, 13 November 1842; and Captain Arthur Wakefield, 13 November 1842.
Presumably presented by Sir Frederick Young, Vice-President of the Royal Colonial Institute, son of G.F. Young.
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| Further information |
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'Problems of early New Zealand' in 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 165, pp. 1-2, reproduces part of the letter to Arthur Wakefield.
The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes letters from Edward Wakefield to G.F. Young, RCMS 278/54.
Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| New Zealand |
| Oceania |
| Young, George Frederick (1791-1870) MP and shipowner |
| No further on-line information. |
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