Letters of Robert H. Codrington (218pp.), 1867-1887

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Content Summary:: Letters are mainly 1867-1877. Written to members of his family, the letters were written from Auckland, Norfolk Island, Mota and Adelaide. They refer to Codrington's arrival at Norfolk Island (1867), Bishop J.C. Patteson, Sir William Martin, education of boys from Solomon Islands, crops, Pitcairn Islanders, holidays in New Zealand and Australia, English news, epidemics, visit of Duke of Edinburgh (1869), Pacific cruises, labour trade, progress of pupils, Tichborne Case, murder of Bishop Patteson (1871), retaliation by H.M.S. Rosaria, Codrington's unwillingness to accept Bishopric of Melanesia, Bishop G.A. Selwyn, Bishop J.R. Selwyn, Melanesian languages, translations, anthropological collections, plans for return to England (1887).
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Parent Terms of Access:: Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia