Letter, Robert Curtis

Production date
05 Sep 1886
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Letter written by Robert Curtis from Wairau, Marlborough, to his mother dated 5 September 1886. He writes of his children's education, the eruption of Mount Tarawera and destruction of the Pink and White Terraces, an earthquake in Christchurch the day before and a severe winter.
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Production place
Blenheim/Marlborough/South Island/New Zealand
Production period
1880s/19th Century
Production technique
Handwritten
Media/Materials description
Handwritten black ink on paper
Media/Materials
Black/Ink/Man-made Materials
Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 205 x 263mm
Classification terms
Letter
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts
Subject period
1880s/19th Century
Subject date
05 Sep 1886
08 Jun 1886
04 Sep 1886
Credit line
gifted by Mrs Frances Bell
Other number(s)
m56/15, 78219

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Blenheim Marlborough South Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Nelson

Subject place

New Zealand Polynesia Oceania Blenheim Marlborough South Island Nelson Marlborough Sounds Bay of Plenty North Island Tarawera Christchurch Canterbury

Subject category

Family life Community and people Archive classification Education Employment Immigration Settlement Travel Children Disaster Environment Weather and climate

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