Letter, Ridley Latimer and Frances Mary Simcox née Colenso
Maker
Simcox, Frances Mary
Colenso, Ridley Latimer
Production date
12 May 1851
Current rights
Public Domain
Object detail
Brief Description
Letter, Ridley Latimer and Frances Mary Simcox née Colenso.
a) A letter written in Māori from Ridley Latimer and Frances Mary Colenso to their father, Reverend William Colenso. The children write that they are longing for their father to come back home and that their mother is making medicine for the sick.
b) A translation of the letter by Bruce Biggs, handwritten in pencil on University of Auckland letterhead paper.
a) A letter written in Māori from Ridley Latimer and Frances Mary Colenso to their father, Reverend William Colenso. The children write that they are longing for their father to come back home and that their mother is making medicine for the sick.
b) A translation of the letter by Bruce Biggs, handwritten in pencil on University of Auckland letterhead paper.
Production date
12 May 1851
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Letter: Handwritten on paper with black ink. There is a red seal which has been broken attached to the paper.
Manuscript: Handwritten on paper with pencil.
Manuscript: Handwritten on paper with pencil.
Measurements
Letter: Height x Width: 135 x 160mm
Translation: Height x Width: 174 x 205mm
Translation: Height x Width: 174 x 205mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
12 May 1851
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
gifted by Christopher Parr
Other number(s)
2011/34/4, 2011/34/4, 72392
Accession number
2011/34/4
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