Telegram, John Brooking

Maker
Brooking, John
 Production date
15 Feb 1883

Object detail

Brief Description
Telegram from John Brooking of Gisborne to George Preece, Resident Magistrate of Napier. Brooking writes to inform Preece of the shooting of Hamana Mahuita at Waiapu. It states that he was shot by Naera Whareti.

Courthouse numbered 80/83 with envelope number 8.
Maker
Production date
15 Feb 1883
Production place
Gisborne/Eastland Region/North Island/New Zealand
Production period
1880s/19th Century
Production technique
Handwritten
Media/Materials description
Handwritten in carbon on paper.
Media/Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials
Printing/Ink/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 220 x 190mm
Classification terms
Telegram
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Subject person
Subject period
1880s/19th Century
Subject date
15 Feb 1883
Other number(s)
24514

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