Telegram, Gilbert Mair

Object detail

Brief Description

Telegram written to George Preece, Resident Magistrate of Napier from Gilbert Mair. Mair writes wishing to pay £80 to Petuha Haupapa, Patene and Otimi who live at Mokaweka in Waipawa.

Courthouse number 135/83 and envelope number 14.

Maker

Gilbert Mair; 10 Jan 1843; 29 Nov 1923

Production date

03 Mar 1883

Production place

Bay of Plenty/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1880s/19th Century

Production technique

Handwritten

Media/Materials description

Handwritten in carbon on paper.

Media/Materials

Black Carbon/Black/Ink/Man-made Materials
Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Height x Width: 220 x 188mm

Classification terms

Telegram
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

Petuha Haupapa

Subject period

1880s/19th Century

Subject date

03 Mar 1883

Other number(s)

24778

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Place made

Bay of Plenty North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Waipawa Central Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Government Archive classification Banking and Finance Business and trade

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