Letter: Reverend Samuel Marsden to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 30 September 1814
Reverend Samuel Marsden
University of Otago Library
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Josiah Pratt
30 September 1814
New South Wales, Australia
Seringapatam
The Ocean
13 February 1815
13 February 1815
British English
Planning
Land settlement
Missionaries
Parramatta
Sepr
1814
Bunker
Seringapatam
Sydney
London
New zealand
The active
Plans
Settlement
Missionaries
New south wales
Marsden
Pratt
Parramatta Sepr. 30. 1814 Revd Sir, This will be delivered to you by Mr E. Bunker Master of the Seringapatam Whaler, now lying in Sydney Cove; but belonging to the Port of London. Mr Bunker was the first Master of a Vessel who landed at New Zealand, after Captain Cooke had visited that Island— he is well acquainted with the Island and the Natives and can give the Society every Information they may wish to obtain— I beg to refer the Society to Mr Bunker, as his Testimony may be depended upon. He is one of the Gentlemen who surveyed the Active— and knows what my Plans are, so far as relates to the safe Settlement of the Missionaries on New Zealand. Mr Bunker will soon after his arrival, return to New South Wales again; probably Master of some Vessel. By him, the Society may send out any thing they wish for he is a very careful man.—
I shall transmit a List of such Articles as will be wanted and if they can be forwarded by Mr Bunker it will be a great object for promoting the good of the Settlement— He will take them as Freight, or some other way I have no doubt— I am dr Sir Your most obedient humble Servant Saml Marsden Revd J. Pratt—