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11 November 1844 Friend, McLean, Listen to what I have to say to you. I have great affection for the Governor, and for you and all Pakeha. Friend, let the Pakeha settle on the land. I don't want them to leave. My affection for the Governor and for you is great, very great. You worked on the boundaries for this land, and if you had not stayed here, the Maori would have quarrelled endlessly with the Pakeha. Friend, the Maori has a slave heart when it comes to senseless fighting with the Pakeha. I would not behave as badly as they do. My only business is to make peace with the Maori who did wrong in the past. Would you put my message to the Governor, yes[?], that he might support it. And friend, you also write to me. That's all. From Moretara
11 Noema 1844 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Kia rongo mai koe i taku kupu ki a koe. Ka nui toku aroha atu ki a te Kawana, ki a koe hoki, ki nga Pakeha katoa. E hoa, me waiho nga Pakeha kia noho i te whenua, e kore au e pai kia haere ratou. He nui, he nui toku aroha ki a te Kawana, ki a koe hoki. Nau hoki i te kai i nga rohe o te whenua nei, me kore koe te noho ki konei, kua riri noa iho te Maori ki te Pakeha. E hoa, e ngakau tutua te Maori ki te riri kau ki te Pakeha. E kore au he penei me ta ratou mahi kino. Kotahi ano nei taku mahi e hohou i te rongo ki nga Maori kino i mua. Mau ra e hoatu taku kupu ki a te Kawana ne[?], ae[?], kia mana nga kupu nei. E hoa, mau hoki he tuhi mai ki au. Heoi ano. Na Moretara
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2 pages written 11 Nov 1844 by Moretara to Sir Donald McLean, related to Far North District, Ngapuhi, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date 11 November 1844
Document MCLEAN-1031167
Document title 2 pages written 11 Nov 1844 by Moretara to Sir Donald McLean, related to Far North District, Ngapuhi
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution E Ma
Author 1102607/Moretara, fl 1844
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1844-11-11
Decade 1840s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin E Ma
Entityid None
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 11 Nov 1844 by Moretara to Sir Donald McLean, related to Far North District, Ngapuhi
Iwihapu 15731/Ngapuhi
Language English
Maoriorigin E Ma
Name 1102607/Moretara, fl 1844
Origin Unknown
Place 66397/Far North District
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder 0020-0032
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 16
Tapuhiitemcount 2 3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Contains letters in Maori, predominantly concerned with land tenure. There are accounts of sales by non-owners and non-residents, confirmation of sales and reserves, declaration of lands as tapu. The letters also include an invitation to the Governor to visit Wanganui and a discussion of the aftermath of sales.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0668
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate 11 Nov 1844
Tapuhipieceref MS-Papers-0032-0668-12
Tapuhipiecesearchdate 1844
Tapuhipiecetitle Letter from Moretara to McLean
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-103
Teipb 1
Teiref MS-Papers-0032-0668-12
Year 1844

2 pages written 11 Nov 1844 by Moretara to Sir Donald McLean, related to Far North District, Ngapuhi Inward letters in Maori

author 1102607/Moretara, fl 1844
destination unknown
origin 66397/Far North District
recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0668

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2 pages written 11 Nov 1844 by Moretara to Sir Donald McLean, related to Far North District, Ngapuhi Inward letters in Maori

author 1102607/Moretara, fl 1844
destination unknown
origin 66397/Far North District
recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder MS-Papers-0032-0668

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