University of Otago Library Letter: Reverend Samuel Marsden to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 30 March 1817 Reverend Samuel Marsden Author Reverend Josiah Pratt Receiver H.M.S. Kangaroo The ship that sent the letter Isabella The ship that returned the reply text Letter New South Wales, Australia 30 March 1817 23 February 1818 9 March 1818 12 March 1818 Notes about where the letter was created: Parramatta, New South Wales eng text/html 228 x 186 mm 2 leaves 4 pages reformatted digital Hocken Collections' Title: Marsden to CMS Secretary Parramatta -33.814525,151.003448 March 1817 Sir Colonies -- History Colony New Zealand -41.244772,174.675751 Land settlement Settlement River Thames 51.512161,0.113876 Cattle Cattle The Active ship Great Britain. Parliament British Government England 52.456009,-1.189957 Horses Horses India 22.755921,79.17572 English Whalers Europeans Revd A Cheaps Governor Mr Divine Providence Marsden Pratt Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050_001 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050_002 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050_003 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050_004 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0056_050_005 MS_0056_050 Trimble 50 CMS Number 68 The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. University of Otago Library 2015-06-11T14:48:03+12:00 machine generated eng Letter: Reverend Samuel Marsden to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 30 March 1817 Reverend Samuel Marsden University of Otago Library Digitised from the Hocken Library Collection Number MS-0056/050 Trimble 50 CMS Number 68 Digitised by the Marsden Online Archive Library of Congress Subject Headings Letter Maori Subject Headings Reverend Josiah Pratt 30 March 1817 New South Wales, Australia H.M.S. Kangaroo Isabella 23 February 1818 9 March 1818 British English Colonies -- History Land settlement Cattle Great Britain. Parliament Horses Parramatta March 1817 Colony New zealand Settlement River thames Cattle The active British government England Horses India English Whalers Europeans A cheaps Divine providence Marsden Pratt Parramatta March 30, 1817 Revd Sir Should any small Colony be sent to New Zealand, I should have no objection to go there for a time, to assist in forming the Settlement, and arranging matters with the natives. I am of opinion that New Zealand will repay, at a future Period, any reasonable Expenses, if what its seas and Land produce can be brought to market. I am well acquainted with the natives for one hundred and twenty miles on the east Side of the Island; and some of the Chiefs I know as far as the River Thames— I should be under no apprehensions of danger in examining the Country for the most advantageous Situations for fixing a Colony. With a view to a settlement being formed at some distant Period I shall send over Cattle from time to time as opportunity offers in the Active— I have six young Cows which are now ready to embark when the vessel sails. These i shall send at my my own Risque and Expense, and as my own property— When the Colony was established it was a great oversight in the british Government, the neglect of sending any Quantity of Cattle for many years— The Colony was victualled victualed principally from England for more than twenty years— and so scarce were Cattle that they sold at the highest prices— a Cow would sell for £80— to £100, after the Colony had been established almost twenty years— and Horses from £100 to £150. At length the Government imported Cattle from india and the Cape; and tho’ the first expense was very great, yet it was comparatively small, to victualling the Colony from Europe. We have now the greatest abundance of animal Food— I am not afraid of the natives killing my Cattle— I have no doubt but they will take Care of them, for a small Reward— The Horse and mare I took over with me are doing well— The mare has got two Females— These are the property of the Society— There can be little doubt, but the islands will be stocked with Horses from there, if no more are imported in time— Cattle I consider of vast moment in a new Colony; as they will supply so many of the real wants of the Colonists— There are numbers of islands along the East Coast upon which Cattle might be put, and taken off as they were wanted— Whether a Colony is established or not, I have resolved to introduce a number of Cattle into New Zealand, and let them take their Chances— The males may be killed to supply the English Whalers or any other vessels with fresh meat, if no Europeans sh[oul]d settle there— and if they should, they will be ready to supple them with animal Food milk and Butter— Should the Revd A. Cheaps Plan be adopted in any degree, and my Services considered by those concerned of any moment in forming the Colony it would be necessary that the Permission of the Governor of this Colony should be obtained for me to go to New Zealand for a given time— I have little doubt, but we shall have another Governor and then this Point might be settled with him. Another Clergyman might be sent out to do my duty in the Colony; and on my Return from New Zealand he might either be appointed to officiate at New Zealand, or he would easily obtain an Appointment in this Colony— I have merely mentioned these Circumstances to you in Consequence of Mr Cheap’s Letter— I am ready to render all the Service I can to promote the object of the Society, and in any way that divine Providence may point out— My long Experience in this Colony might be of some Service in the first Instance— I am Dear & Revd Sir Yours affectionately Saml Marsden Revd J. Pratt &c &c &c Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0056/050 24MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 f43a61afc9d85f41b20c1f6880fbfc03 ACEMC 2652 3246 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0056/050 186 mm 228 mm 2014:03:20 14:34:28.33 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 78.4 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:03:24 16:12:19 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0056/050 24MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 cc2181beed34219a03faae398c176270 ACEMC 2634 3222 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0056/050 186 mm 228 mm 2014:03:20 14:35:26.35 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 79.0 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:03:24 16:12:31 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0056/050 24MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 b4b47680d108fba30a463dd021bb5940 ACEMC 2664 3234 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0056/050 186 mm 228 mm 2014:03:20 14:36:17.45 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 78.5 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:03:24 16:12:55 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0056/050 24MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 0574ba8293ddd3905b85c68219c05de6 ACEMC 2628 3228 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0056/050 186 mm 228 mm 2014:03:20 14:34:00.01 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 79.0 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:03:24 16:11:58 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz