Letter home while on voyage to New Zealand in 1881 and 1882

Date1881-1882DescriptionThis transcription is of a letter written by William Prole Harris during his voyage to New Zealand aboard the Oxford, beginning on 31 December 1881 and added to intermittently until the ship’s arrival at Auckland in March 1882. Addressed to his mother in England, it accompanies a more formal diary of the journey and provides a personal account of shipboard life, fellow passengers, and the family’s condition during the passage. As the voyage progresses, Harris reflects on the prospects awaiting them in New Zealand, particularly his recently acquired land at Te Puke, and records his expectations of settlement and colonial life.

The transcription was part of the former New Zealand Room's Vertical Files.CreatorHarris, William Prole, 1839–1909

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Letter home while on voyage to New Zealand in 1881 and 1882