University of Otago Library Letter: Reverend Samuel Marsden to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 7 February 1820 Reverend Samuel Marsden Author Reverend Josiah Pratt Receiver text Letter New South Wales, Australia 7 February 1820 24 June 1820 4 July 1820 10 July 1820 Notes about where the letter was created: Parramatta, New South Wales eng text/html 322 x 204 mm 2 leaves 4 pages reformatted digital Hocken Collections' Title: Marsden to CMS Secretary, Josiah Pratt Parramatta -33.814525,151.003448 Feby 1820 Sir Surry ship New Zealand -41.244772,174.675751 Revd Butler Diaries Journal Hope Hope Christian New Zealanders Gospel God God Heathens Dromedary ship Commissioner Captain Great Britain. Parliament British Government Colonies -- History Colony Duaterra Land settlement Settlement Pine Pine The Active ship Committees Committee Dwellings House Sydney Gazette Mr Bigge Honor Truthfulness and falsehood Falsehoods Govr Macquarie Marsden Pratt Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014_001 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014_002 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014_003 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014_004 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0057_014_005 MS_0057_014 Trimble 14 CMS Number 15, 16 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 2015-06-11T12:23:12+12:00 machine generated eng Letter: Reverend Samuel Marsden to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 7 February 1820 Reverend Samuel Marsden University of Otago Library Digitised from the Hocken Library Collection Number MS-0057/014 Trimble 14 CMS Number 15, 16 Digitised by the Marsden Online Archive Library of Congress Subject Headings Letter Maori Subject Headings Reverend Josiah Pratt 7 February 1820 New South Wales, Australia 24 June 1820 4 July 1820 British English Diaries Hope God Great Britain. Parliament Colonies -- History Land settlement Missions Pine Political science Committees Dwellings Truthfulness and falsehood Parramatta Feby 1820 Surry New zealand Butler Journal Hope Christian New zealanders Gospel God Heathens Dromedary British government Colony Duaterra Settlement Mission Pine The active Committee House Sydney gazette Bigge Honor Falsehoods Macquarie Marsden Pratt Parramatta Feby 7th 1820 Revd & dear Sir By the Surry I informed you of my Intention to visit New Zealand with the Revd J. Butler, and his Colleagues which I did. I herewith forward you my Journal for the Information of the Society I have not had time since my return to examine it, or make any Corrections. You will make allowance for any Errors or want of method, as I wrote my observations where I happened to be at the moment, often surrounded with natives, in the midst of noise and Confusion, when I was with them in the different districts they let me have little Rest either night or day, as they would be continually talking upon various Subjects. I hope the Christian world will now be convinced from possitive positive Facts that the New Zealanders are prepared for the Gospel, and ready for any Instruction they can get God has wonderfully helped the feeble means that have been used for their Good in spite of all that the Enemy could do. The only thing I regret is the Expense but I hope the Head of the Church will move the Hearts of those who love him to contribute their Portion for his Cause and Interest. I pray to Lord jesus that in Proportion as the Christian world becomes acquainted with the miseries of these poor Heathens that they will wittingly lend their aid to relief them, I hope the observations I now send will be the means in some degree of increasing the Societys Society's Funds. I can only say that all has been done that I could possibly do to lessen the Expenses. All new Colonies are attended with heavy expenses at the first: and I now hope they will not in future be so much as they have been. I am now preparing to visit the Settlers again in His Majesty's Ship the Dromedary agreeable to your wishes. The Honourable Commissioner of Enquiry, wished me to go, as well as the Captain of the Dromedary. I have put the Commissioner in full Possession of all the Affairs of the mission He has seen the New Zealanders who are with me, and is much pleased with them, 25 in number; some of them will accompany me in the Dromedary. I hope a good understanding will now be established between the Chiefs and the British Government. If the Spars are found to answer New Zealand will be of great national Importance and there can be little doubt of this The Nation may derive all the advantages they may wish for from New Zealand, without the Expenses of forming a Colony, and what Government will do, will relieve the Society of part of the Expenses and at the same time forward your views Duaterra had often informed me of a fine River which runs into the Sea on the west side of the island I had not time to visit it when I was first at New Zealand, but went to see it at the last time. I have sent you a Chart of the River, which I have named Gambier Should there be no more difficulties in entering the Harbour than we were able to discover, this River will form a very fine Settlement for the Mission The King's Ships will no doubt come here for timber, as the Banks of the River are in many Parts covered with the lofty Pine. But this I am not certain of yet It is my Intention to visit it again with an officer of Experience in the dromedary, in order to settle this important Point what Spars the Active has brought formerly are much approved of, and the Gentleman whom Government have sent out to examine the Timber gives it as his opinion that none can be better. Should Government succeed in their views, New Zealand will soon become a very great Country The Society will be aware what difficulties have opposed their labours and will learn the real State of this Colony from the Examination before the Committee of the House of Commons and from the Reports of the Commissioner of Enquiry. Should you see a document published in the Sydney Gazette relative to the human Heads brought from N. Zealand you will not I trust give Credit to such a Statement. It appeared about 6 weeks ago It came from the old Quarter. I have the fullest Conviction, when the Honorable Commissioner returns, the Society will have the Satisfaction to know that their Labours have not been in vain, and that they may now hope for every Countenance from the British nation in the great work they are engaged in. Mr Bigge is a man of great Judgment, and Honor and will clearly see into the Spirit of the time From the moment I learned that the affairs of the Colony were to come under the Consideration of a Committee of the House of Commons my mind was relieved I was comforted with the prospect that some Relief would be provided for the public Evils of which I had so long complained, and the private wrongs I had suffered,– I am very thankful to my Friends for their Support The Lies and Falsehoods of every kind which were spread would never have obtain[ed] a Confutation, without a public Enquiry The Truth will now rise from under the Rubbish under which it has long been buried when the dromedary returns you will have then a full Account of what may be looked forward to I have had no Communication with Govr Macquarie excepting by Letter since my Return we have never spoke upon any Subject. he will struggle hard, but the day of Retribution will come. His Superiors may aid him, but he cannot justify his measures. It is impossible I have stood my Ground hitherto, but with the greatest difficulty, and now I hope to stand I shall not return at present to Europe as the Commissioner is come out my Buisness business may be settled without that. I could not have remained here had there been no Check put upon the Enemy I remain Dr Sir Yours affectionately Saml Marsden Revd J. Pratt Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0057/014 38MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 c41ee1c789c320752dbef96ca7460d82 ACEMC 2958 4566 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0057/014 204 mm 322 mm 2014:04:09 14:11:37.30 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1.3 Manual 0220 1.3 11.0 6.5 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 60.4 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 2014:04:17 12:34:26 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-0057/014 37MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 9e603e7c4832d4dc07d94614afa30fed ACEMC 2862 4530 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0057/014 204 mm 322 mm 2014:05:22 14:37:50.85 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: 61.4 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 2014:05:23 10:08:28 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-0057/014 38MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 aa1b652bcdffdea6447245ae1fb2c30c ACEMC 2928 4560 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0057/014 204 mm 322 mm 2014:04:09 14:10:42.34 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1.3 Manual 0220 1.3 11.0 6.5 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 60.7 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 2014:04:17 12:33:41 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-0057/014 38MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 fc8b899bcd27c3ebc870c71c72038f7e ACEMC 2922 4542 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0057/014 204 mm 322 mm 2014:04:09 14:10:11.45 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1.3 Manual 0220 1.3 11.0 6.5 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 60.9 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 2014:04:17 12:33:21 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