Letter, Theodore Haultain

Object detail

Brief Description

Letter to George Whitmore from Theodore Haultain of Napier, dated 18 March 1868. Writes of leaving soon for Wellington, inspecting troops at Opotiki, fighting near Whakatane with the Pai Mārire and the possibility of continuing to march into the Urewera region.

Collection

Whitmore Papers

Maker

George Stoddart Whitmore; 30 May 1829; 16 Mar 1903

Theodore Minet Haultain; 27 May 1817; 18 Oct 1902

Production date

18 Mar 1868

Production place

Napier/Hawke's Bay/North Island/New Zealand

Production period

1860s/19th Century

Production technique

Handwritten

Media/Materials description

Handwritten in black ink on paper

Media/Materials

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

Measurements

Height x Width: 202 x 126mm

Classification terms

Letter
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject person

George Stoddart Whitmore; 30 May 1829; 16 Mar 1903

Theodore Minet Haultain; 27 May 1817; 18 Oct 1902

Subject period

1860s/19th Century

Subject date

18 Mar 1868

Credit line

gifted by Mrs Wanklyn

Other number(s)

m50/2, A 12, 54759

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Place made

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Bay of Plenty North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Opotiki North Island/New Zealand/Polynesia/Oceania Whakatane Te Urewera National Park Wairoa District Hawke's Bay Wellington

Subject category

New Zealand Wars Military Archive classification Politics History Local history

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