Record

LevelFile
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)CMS/B/OMS/C N O95/1-244
TitleWilliams, Rev. William
Extent244 docs.
Date1825-1858
DescriptionChairman of Northern District 1826-1845; chairman of Eastern District 1844-1850, 1854-1855; secretary to Northern District 1826-1829: Paihia 1826-1835; Waimate 1835-1839; Poverty Bay 1840; Turanga 1841-1858: Includes /1-176 Letters 1825-50, 1853-58;
/5 Includes indent for supplies including tools [detailed] 1826;
/10 Includes indent for nails [with notes by headquarters clerk of names of suppliers] 1827;
/22/1-2 Copies of letters from George Clarke to Williams and from Captain E. David and Captain W. d Brind relating to alleged discourtesy of Mr. Clarke towards them 1831;
/23 Includes small sketch map of the area around Kerikeri, Waimate and Paihia 1831; also relating to Peter Dillon 1831;
/38 Enclosed brief report of history of Tepuna station 1814-34 [see C N O4/36];
/61 Includes copy of letter to Rev. N. Turner, Mangungu 1839;
/75 Return of land purchased by Williams (gives ages of children) 1841;
/81 Three letters addressed to the Right Honorable the Earl of Chichester, President of the Church Missionary Society relative to the charges brought against the New Zealand Mission by William Williams [59pp.] [sent to headquarters to be printed] 1842;
/87 Relating to W. C. Dudley 1843;
/108 Memorandum on meeting of missionaries at St. John's College, Auckland with bishop of New Zealand relating to pledge required from candidates for ordination 1847;
/127 Private letter to [Venn] enclosing:
/128 Letter to Edward G. Marsh, England relating to bishop's attitude to missionaries relating to land claims, also note by E. G. Marsh to Venn 1848;
/139 Copy of letter to bishop relating to location of Rev. C. P. Davies 1850;
/141 Copy of letter to bishop relating to location of Mr. Telford 1850;
/150 Extract of letter to bishop 1853;
/152 Includes statistics for general return for Turanga district 1853;
/159 Memorandum relating to land and buildings needed for schools 1855;
/160 Estimate for Eastern District for 1856;
/177-226 Journals: 1826 Apr - Dec; 1827 Jan - Sep, Nov - Dec; 1828 Jan - 1831 Dec; 1832 Jan - 1 Jul, 29 Sep - Dec; 1833 Jan - Dec; 1834 Jan - May, Jul - Dec; 1835 Jan - 1838 Jan; 1839 Feb -Jul, Dec; 1840 Jan - Dec 1855;
/184 Includes letter 1829;
/227-231 Reports for Waimate 1835-39;
/232-243 Reports for Eastern District (Waiapu, Turanga, Wairoa, Ahuriri) 1840-46, 1853, 1855, 1857;
/244 Annual letter for 1858
Access StatusOpen
Related MaterialThere is a separate file of papers for William Williams [1859-1877], finding number CMS/B/OMS C N O 13E/1/1-157.

There is a copy of 'A dictionary of the New Zealand language, and a concise grammar : to which is added a selection of colloquial sentences' by William Williams in the Cadbury Research Library book collections (classmark: Wedgwood Collection PL6465.Z5W55)