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Letter: John King to Reverend Daniel Wilson, 15 February 1815
John
King
Author
Reverend
Daniel
Wilson
Receiver
Sir William Bensley
The ship that returned the reply
text
Letter
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
15 February 1815
22 January 1816
5 September 1816
Notes about where the letter was created: Rangihoua, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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Letter was sent to London, England
Notes about the destination address: 31 Milk Street, Cheape-Side, London
Hocken Collections' Title: John King to Rev. Daniel Wilson
Feby
1815
New Zealand
-41.244772,174.675751
Sir
England
52.456009,-1.189957
Mr
Missions
Mission
Diseases
Illness
Williams
Novr
Life
Life
August
1813
Port Jackson
-36.61458,175.44906
Hall
Bay Of Islands
-35.17886,174.169586
Dueaterra
Health
Health
Dwellings
House
Sunday
Clothing and dress
Clothing
Fire
Fire
Marsden
Nicklass
Heathens
Dueterra
Sermons
Sermon
Purchasing
Purchase
Governor
Children
Children
Hope
Hope
Jerusalem
31.770791,35.213821
God
God
Wilson
Zion
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Letter: John King to Reverend Daniel Wilson, 15 February 1815
John King
University of Otago Library
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Collection Number MS-0054/084
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CMS Number 70
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Daniel Wilson
15 February 1815
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Sir William Bensley
London, England
22 January 1816
British English
Missions
Diseases
Life
Health
Dwellings
Clothing and dress
Fire
Sermons
Purchasing
Children
Hope
God
Feby
1815
New zealand
England
Mission
Illness
Williams
Novr
Life
August
1813
Port jackson
Hall
Bay of islands
Dueaterra
Health
House
Sunday
Clothing
Fire
Marsden
Nicklass
Heathens
Dueterra
Sermon
Purchase
Children
Hope
Jerusalem
God
Wilson
Zion
Feby 15. 1815,
New Zealand
Revd Sir,
A long time has elapsed since I have sent you any account of my self, or the great Work I engaged in When in England, having no profitable News to send, What ever blame Mr M[arsden] may think proper to lay upon me on account of the Mission or any thing else he is welcome so to do, I do not conceive why he should, as I have been too much at his call, and too
redy
ready
to obey, if he
don’t
don't
know, I does to my sorrow, I was recovering from a severe Illness when I received your kind Letter also Mr William’s if I mistake not, Novr 10,1812 I changed a single life to a married state In
August 28 1813
Mrs King was put to bed with a son at this season she is expects to be put to bed every Day. As soon as Mr
Kendle
Kendall
& his Family came into port Jackson the thought of N.Z. was stured up in our Minds, & in a short time Mr Hall &
Kendle
Kendall
went to the Bay of Islands to see and Hear and learn all they could of the natives they brought back Dueaterra and two more Chiefs with them with an intention to go with their
Familys
families
to settle at the Bay of Islands, I was called upon to go with them, after three weeks voyage (in which I & my wife and child were very sick) we arrived at this Port and are in good health, but our House or Hut was made with flags it by the Natives it has no Chimney in it it will neither keep wind nor Rain out, we have no window in it. Mr M[arsden] gave orders to have it made he says it is very comfortable indeed it will do very well, This is a f very wet Day it has been so for this three Days on Sunday last Feby 12 it rain’d very much the
watter
water
came through upon our wheat rice bet
clothing &c the
watter
water
was half over my shoes in our bed room
from the wetness of the
durt
dirt
floor as our hut is on low flat ground our clothing is
dampt
damp
tho we do all we can to keep them dry we have no fire to dry them when it rains, as our fire is out of doors for my own part I am in good health, but it is uncomfortable indeed for my fife and Child in the state she is in, it will be a great blessing indeed if it does not make her suffer exceedingly as She has taken a severe cold allredy
.
We expect to have a good House before long but I fear not before winter. Mr Marsden Mr Nicklass Mr
Kendle
Kendall
are a writing
Dayly.
daily
They will give a description of the Island the people their
beheaviour
behaviour
and all that has passed since we embarked for New Zealand they will give a better account to the Society than I am able to give and I doubt but you will have the satisfaction to see it. The Natives beheave to us as well as can be expected considering the state they are in, they are in a most deplorable
wreched
wretched
Missarable
miserable
and pitiable condition as ever Heathens was I think, they know not who made them, nor who made their country or any thing, that is in th it or the Sea that surrounds it, The first sunday that Mr M[arsden] preached on shore Dueterra made him a Pulpit after sermon
Mr M. asked him to explain it to the Natives that ware present but his answer was they know nothing about it now l by and by they will on another Day when Mr M[arsden] was trying to purchase some ground to build our Houses upon Most of the Natives belonging to this place was present he wished Dueaterra to explain for him and tell them what we came for who sent us how they ought to beheave to us what they might expect if they
beheaved
behaved
if good or bad to us, if well they should have plenty of axes &c &c, if bad the Governor would send plenty of Soldiers and kill them all, Dueterra’s answer was they know nothing about it now by and by
they know, at a nother time Mr M[arsden] told him that Mr
Kendle
Kendall
would teach the Children to read and write and he you must send them, by and by, I make Farms first grow plenty of Wheat and corn &c &c, and then teach the Children by & by they like it very well, know nothing about it yet, I hope these few lines will find you in health of body and prosperity of Soul enjoying all the blessings of old England and all the blessings of the new Jerusalem, and be at last filled with all the
fulness
fullness
of God is the sincere prayer of your most unworthy Friend now and ever, please to give my sincere & humble thanks to Mr Wilson
Esqr
esquire
for his kindness in forwarding my Fathers letters to me, having no other way of speaking to them but by Letters, My sincere respects to all that are [near] and Dear, and to all that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and pray for the prosperity of Zion.
Bretherin
brethren
pray for us, that the [Gospel] may have free course and be glorified even [?as it] is with you, and to him that is able to keep us be Glory for ever Amen, So I rest—
—
—
Revd Sir,
Your Most
Unworthy Servant
John King
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