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(1) Indenture made on the 20 October, 1871, in which Lesaa, a chief in the District of Alapata, Upolu, Sumoa, pledges a parcel of land to Bazley Lager (sic) a British subject residing at Alapata, as security for the repayment with "two months" of the sum of $75 lent to Lesan by Bazley Lager (sic). (2) Indenture made on the 20 February, 1872, witnessing the sale by Ania, a Samoan, of the District of Alapata, Upolu, Samoa to John Lawrie, a British subject residing at Alapata, of a parcel of land called "Ulsaia", situated at Alapata, in consideration of the sum of $112 paid to him by John Lawrie. (Regd. No. 747, Folio 374, Book "C" in H.B.M's Consulate, Apia, Samoa on the 16 January, 1873). (3) Deed made on the 14 January, 1873, recording the sale by John Lawrie of Upolu, Apia, to Bazley Leger (sic) of a parcel of land called "Ulsaia" situated at Alapata, Upolu, in consideration of the sum of $50 paid to him by Bazley Leger (sic). (Regd. No. 748, Folio 375, Book "C" in H.B.M's Consulate Apia, Samoa, on the 16 January, 1873)., 1871-1873
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/1
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1871-1873
Inwards letters of the British Consular Office, Fiji, relating mainly to Tonga affairs. (3 Feb., 1868 – 19 Feb., 1876). This correspondence was forwarded by the British Consul for Fiji, E.L. Layard, to Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of Fiji, on the 28 March, 1876, and was presumably transmitted later, for purposes of reference, to the British Consulates at Naku'alofa., 1868-1876
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/2
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1868-1876
(1) Indenture made on the 15 December, 1875, in which S.S. Foster of Apia, Samoa, pledges a parcel of land called "Altupotoi", situated on the north side of Pago - pago (sic) Bay, Tutuila, to Moses David of Apia, as security for the repayment of the sum of $1,000 by the 1 December, 1876, according to the tenor of a promissory note made by S.S. Foster in favour of Moses David. (2) Power of Attorney made at Apia, Samoa, on the 15 November, 1879, by Antonia Sobreno of Apia appointing Charles Frederick Coventry of Tonga his attorney to conduct and manage his business as an inn-keeper at Nuku'alofa, Tonga., 1876-1879
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/3
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+ Users of this list are requested to note that:(a) in cases where the papers comprising any one lot amount to a thickness of one eighth of an inch or more the measurements are indicated within brackets below the relevant lot numbers in the list.(b) unless otherwise indicated the titles "Deputy Commissioner", "Agent", "Consul" and "Vice-Consul", refer to the British Deputy Commissioner, Agent, etc., Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Similarly the titles "Secretary of State" and...
Dates:
1876-1879
Two statements of Accounts of Receipts and Disbursements on behalf of Distressed British Seamen relieved by H.M's Consul at Apia, Upolu, Samoa dated 31 December, 1875 and 31 March, 1877, respectively., 1875-1877
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/4
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1875-1877
"Rough Translation" into English by S.W. Baker of the Instrument of Ratification of the Treaty of Friendship concluded on the 1 November, 1876, between Germany and Tonga. Date of ratification 31 October, 1877., 1876-1877
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/5
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1876-1877
Copy of a letter signed "M.K. Le Mamea, Secretary", to the Taimua and Faipule, Government of Samoa, concerning his negotiations in the United States for the return of Colonel Steinberger to Samoa; dated at New York, the 23 February, 1878, 1878
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/6
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1878
Portion of a transcript of evidence given at an enquiry into the nature and extent of the indebtedness of native Tongans to European traders and others on account of money said to have been borrowed by natives for contribution to missionary collections. (c.a. Sept., 1878 – Oct., 1878)., 1878
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/7
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1878
Drafts of correspondence, statements by witnesses and notes of evidence relating to an enquiry, commenced at Lifuka, Haapai on the 31 December, 1878, into the circumstances attending the death of Captain J. Bradley at Haapai on the 12 November, 1877. (31 Dec., 1878 – 7 Mar., 1879)., 1877-1879
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/8
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From the Series:
This set consists mainly of the following classes of materials:1. Registered and unregistered papers which have been withheld or removed, or which have become detached by accident, from the main body of the Consulate archives;2. archives of other offices which for one reason or another have been transferred to the custody of the Consul;3. Estrays from the archives of other offices and persons.The papers comprising this miscellany are described...
Dates:
1877-1879
Correspondence and other papers connected with the visit of the High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Gordon, to Tongan in 1878. (18 Oct., 1877 – 15 Apr., 1878)., 1877-1878
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/9
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The file consist largely of letters and memorials addressed to Sir Arthur Gordon by foreign residents in Tonga complaining about the conduct of certain Tongan Government officials, together with drafts of replies on behalf of Sir Arthur Gordon and correspondence received from the Tongan Government in relation to the complaints.
Dates:
1877-1878
Papers relating to the negotiations between the Deputy Commissioner, A.P. Maudslay, and the Tonga Government leading to the conclusion in September, 1878, of an interim Agreement between Grant Britain and Tonga., 1878
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Identifier: MSS Archives. 2003/01. BCT 1. Series Set 43. File 43/10
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This Agreement foreshadowed the Treaty of Friendship between Britain and Tonga concluded on the 29 November, 1879, and is referred to in a letter from A.P. Maudslay to Sir Arthur Gordon dated the 30 September, 1878, and in Despatch No. 12 of the 14 October, 1878, Acting High Commissioner to Secretary of State.
Dates:
1878