Wiremu Patara Te Tuhi to Frederick Chesson, 26 February 1885, C144/188

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Correspondent

Te Tuhi, Wiremu Patara

demographic

Indigenous person

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

1885-02-26

City

Whatiwhatihoe

region

New Zealand

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Bodleian Libraries

Call number

MSS. Brit. Emp. S. 18 / C144-188

Transcript:

Whatiwahtihoe
Arekahanara
Pepuere 26 1885

Kia Te Kehana Hekere tari kei Ranana.

E taku hoa ete Kehana tena koe me tou hoa me a korua Tamariki Kaore e wa reware taku manakonako atu kia koutou.

Me mihi taurangi atu e au I konei kia koutou ko Te Kohi ma me tona hoa me a raua tamariki, kia Mihiwira hoki me mata Kerehi.

E taku hoa te hana I tino koa ahau I te taenga mai o to reta kiau kia Tawhiao hoki mo a kolitou porioki mo meiha Tewheoro mo te nui o tona mate a kua tae ora mai aia ki konei kua tae mai hoki a Te Ahipere pere kia matou 14 pepuere I korero ano aia iana kupu mo te nui o te rangatiratanga o Ingarangi me te nui hoki o nga Mema tera pea e pai nga ini maori kia te Ahipere mo te pai o tana korero kua haere atu ia ki te tonga.

Ite ono o nga ra o Pepuere 6/85 ka tae mai ate Paraniki Minita ki whatiwhatihoe.

Koa te tekau marua o Hanuaeli 12, 1885 te tuai te Korero ma nga kangatira ka toa katae mai hoki ratou I 12 Maehe/85.

Hei reira ka tuku atu ano a hau kia kite koutou ka tuku tonu au I nga korero okonei kia koe me tuku mai ano koe I nga korero katoa kiau hoi ano.

No tohoa pono,
Wiremu Patara Tuhi Maioha
Wikehana
Ranana

Tawhiao kua tukua ranei kia Te Kuini ta koutou kupu whokahe mo ta matou pitihana I hoatu ai ki nga tumuaki a te Kuini o Ingarangi.

Paranihi kaore ano kei te mahia e nga roia.

[google translate:

Whatiwahtihoe
Arekahanara
February 26, 1885

The Secretary General’s office is in London.

My friend Kehana, greetings to you and to your friend and to your children. I will never forget my hope for you.

I would like to thank you and Te Kohi and his friend and their children, and also to Mihiwira and Kerehi.

My friend Hana, I was very happy when your letter arrived to Tawhiao about your condolences to Major Tewheoro for his serious illness, and that he has come here alive. we 14 february He also spoke of the greatness of the British Empire and of the large number of Members who might be favored by the natives of Egypt for the good that he had said he had gone south.

On the 6th of February 6/85 the French Minister arrived at Whatiwhatihoe.

Please note that on the twelfth day of January 12, 1885, the winners will be announced on 12 March/85.

Then I will send it to you again so that you can see that I will continue to send you this information, and you must send me all the information again.

To be honest,
Wiremu Patara Tuhi Maioha
Wikehana
Ranana

Tawhiao, or have you submitted to the Queen your objection to our petition, which was presented to the Chiefs of the Queen of England.

France is no longer practiced by lawyers.]