Hine, William
Production date
1883
1880-1889
Description
A photocopy of a letter to Mr James Maydew of Macelesfield, Cheshire, England, from William Hine of New Plymouth. The letter is dated 15 July 1883 and describes some of the places visited during the journey to New Zealand including Naples, Port Said, Suez Canal and Melbourne before describing New Plymouth and the surrounding countryside where Hine was farming. He also mentions conditions of employment for his adult son and daughter. James Maydew was an uncle of two girls who were married to Henry Hine and George Hine respectively.
A transcription of the letter is available.
Object detail
1880-1889
Folder
Photocopy of the original letter and a later handwritten transcript. (17p.)
Digital file
Transcript.
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