Rawson, Family

Production date
1856-1862
1850-1859
1860-1869
 Description
Copies of three letters to Elizabeth Mellors who was the sister of Dr T. E. Rawson and aunt to Charles E. Rawson, includes comments about the events in New Plymouth in 1861 and 1862. Letters copied by Elsie Holmes (nee Rawson) in 1930. Additional correspondence between various members of the Rawson family, mainly regarding family history.

Object detail

Production date
1856-1862
1850-1859
1860-1869
Production period
1850s
1860s
First Taranaki Land Wars (1860-1861)
Subject person
Classification
letter/s/(for Archives)
Item list

  Part 1

Letter to Aunt Elizabeth, from Charles Edward Rawson May 11 1856 re departure for New Zealand.

  Part 2

Letter to Elizabeth, from Dr T E Rawson, April 4 1861 re events in New Plymouth.

  Part 3

Letter to Elizabeth from Dr T. E. Rawson, Sep 30 1862 re events in New Plymouth.

  Part 4

Letter from H. D. Rawson to Rigby Allen, Director Taranaki Museum. 1969

  Part 5

Photocopies (5) of copies of letters sent by Louisa Rawson Walker to Evelyn Galloway (daughter of T. E. Rawson) c1894. Includes annotations by copy writer Elsie Holmes. 1930

Accession number
ARC2001-99
Collection type
Archives

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