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Letter: R.A. Nelson to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 6 April 1819
R.A.
Nelson
Author
Reverend
Josiah
Pratt
Receiver
text
Letter
London, England
6 April 1819
12 April 1819
Notes about where the letter was created: Navy Office, London
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Letter was sent to London, England
Notes about the destination address: Salisbury Square, London, England
Hocken Collections' Title: R.A. Nelson to CMS Secretary
Navies
Navy
April
1819
New Zealand
-41.244772,174.675751
Flax
Flax
Admiral
East Indies
25.324167,74.328003
Hemp
Hemp
Sir
Josiah
Pratt
Committees
Committee
Church Missionary Society
Salisbury Square
51.513417,-0.106112
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MS_0056_148
Trimble 148
CMS Number 165
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Letter: R.A. Nelson to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 6 April 1819
R.A. Nelson
University of Otago Library
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Collection Number MS-0056/148
Trimble 148
CMS Number 165
Digitised by the Marsden Online Archive
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Josiah Pratt
6 April 1819
London, England
London, England
12 April 1819
British English
Navies
Flax
Hemp
Committees
Navy
April
1819
New zealand
Flax
East indies
Hemp
Josiah
Pratt
Committee
Church missionary society
Salisbury square
Navy Office 6th. April 1819,
Sir./
I have laid before the Commissioners of the Navy your letter of the 1st. instant; and am commanded to acquaint you, that they have already made satisfactory trials of Rope manufactured from some samples of New Zealand
Flax with which they had been furnished, and that in consequence thereof the Admiral Commanding in Chief in the East Indies has received Instructions to encourage the growth of New Zealand
Hemp by procuring Rope manufactured therefrom for the use of his Squadron.
I am Sir
Your humble Servant,
R. A. Nelson
Revd. Josiah Pratt
Secretary to the Committee of the
Church Missionary Society
Salisbury Square./
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