Memorandum of Articles Necessary to be Sent Out for the Use of the Settlement of New Zealand, 12 October 1814
Reverend Samuel Marsden
University of Otago Library
Digitised from the Hocken LibraryCollection Number MS-0054/062
Trimble 62
CMS Number 51
Digitised by the Marsden Online Archive
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
12 October 1814
Seringapatam
13 February 1815
13 February 1815
British English
Land settlement
Iron
Fishhooks
Flax
Agriculture
Settlement
New zealand
Iron
Fishhooks
Flax
Agricultural
Marsden
Memorandum of Articles necessary to be sent out, for the use of the Settlement at New Zealand, Viz. ½ Ton 2 Inch flat Bar Iron 100 pounds of Steel Some Hoe’s 7 Inches by 9— Do 6 Do by 8— Do Ax’s Tommyhawks.tomahawk Metal Buttons (Small sizes) Do Spades and Shovels Do Common Scissars.scissors Common Clasp Knives. Do Cross and Pit Saws. Some Files for Do. Do Reap Hooks. Fishhooks different Sizes— nor very small Do Common Needles. 5 Hundred weight of Strong Hoop Irons. Do Billhooks, 5 hundred wt. nail rod Iron. Three sets Hackelshackles for preparing Flax. Scarlet Cloth common. Some common prints. Blue, and red for the Women, (Natives), and some Blue and red Stuffs It will be necessary to have a quantity of Ax’s, Hoe’s, and Tommyhawks sent out, for the encouragement of agricultural pursuits.———————— amongst the natives— I have sent this List of articles— The Society can send out what they think proper Saml Marsden