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Letter: John King to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 1 December 1818
John
King
Author
Reverend
Josiah
Pratt
Receiver
Regalia
The ship that returned the reply
text
Letter
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
1 December 1818
24 May 1819
22 June 1819
4 June 1819
Notes about where the letter was created: Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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Letter was sent to London, England
Notes about the destination address: Church Missionary House, Salisbury Square, London
Hocken Collections' Title: John King to CMS Secretary
Bay Of Islands
-35.17886,174.169586
New Zealand
-41.244772,174.675751
Decr
1818
Sir
Hope
Hope
Health
Health
Life
Life
Household supplies
Provisions
Gospel
Maori language
Language
Land settlement
Settlement
Fences
Fences
Thomas
Holloway
Novr
12th
Death
Death
Powders
Powder
Mr
Kendall
God
God
Heathens
Jacob
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Letter: John King to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 1 December 1818
John King
University of Otago Library
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Trimble 101
CMS Number 121
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Josiah Pratt
1 December 1818
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Regalia
24 May 1819
London, England
22 June 1819
British English
Hope
Health
Life
Household supplies
Maori language
Land settlement
Fences
Death
Powders
God
Bay of islands
New zealand
Decr
1818
Hope
Health
Life
Provisions
Gospel
Language
Settlement
Fences
Thomas
Holloway
Novr
12th
Death
Powder
Kendall
God
Heathens
Jacob
Bay of Islands
New Zealand
Decr 1 1818
Revd and Dear Sir/
I hope these few Lines will find you in good Health— as they leaves us at present. We are still going forward— tho but slowly— here is many hindrances which
tikme
time
alone will remove— the Trade the natives have received from us— has not changed their hearts so they are no better in heart or life. They are improving in reading & writing in sawing Timber and in making fishing Lines— Twine & cordige
,
& agriculture— I have a good crop of wheat it will be ripe this month— they receive pay & provisions for these things— it does them good— it keeps them out of mischief it suplyeth their wants gains their atention prepares the way for the preaching of the Gospel while the Missionary is learning the Language & prepareing to preach to them— this is the strong barf the great obstacle— not knowing the Language— and this will take a person of good abilities some years to learn. I am greatly in want of a strong pair of Hackles and six foot
Wheels if they was pulled to pieces & packed up in a box they would easely be put together here— I should be much oblidged to you if you could send them by the first conveyance.— I Should be able to employ more— this settlement is likely to be burdensome to the Honourable Society at present and I think it will be so untill the Gospel reaches their Harts & enlitens their dark minds— and then it will be likely that it will lessen— The natives are such
thiefs
thieves
& begers
—
When large parties come they are so troublesome that all work is almost stoped they pull down our fences & take what they like they are like wolves or wild men but thanks be to god they are not
allways
always
here— dit
.
We have had some heavy trials here— Thomas Holloway King my second Son died Novr 12th 1818. aged 3 years 9 month & 12 Days he died of a consumption— we did not know his complaint
untill
until
after his Death— therefore did not know what to give him suitable to his case— We have been protected— suported in the midst of Dangers fears & doubts [?] Pray for us we trust we have a good conscience willing to live to & die in the service of Jesus Christ—
May the Lord bless you & prosper all your labours and endevours to spread his Holy Name—
—
—
This last year the Natives have carried on a great deal of war at a distance from us, I think it highely prudent, if you would send positive orders to this settlement that [t]here shall be no more guns nor Powder given a way, nor sold in this place— by any that are in any way employed under your direction you will hear from Mr Kendall some thing a bout this—
—
The Lord
knoweth
knows
all things he is well able to begin & to carry on his great work of convincing & converting the most dark & hardened sinners & the most depreaved Heathen, he is my only helper— his work must prosper here & trihumph in his own time, be still & know that I am god, I will be exalted among the Heathens I will be exalted in the earth— fare well at this time. The Lord bless you & Family, the God of Jacob defend & suport you is the sincere prayer of your most unworthy servant
John King
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