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Samuel Marsden
1765–1838
(Person)

Works by this Author in Our Collection

• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, July 14th, 1819, quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, January 12th, 1820, quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, January 20th, 1820, quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, February 7th, 1820, quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, February 7th, 1820 [2], quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, February 12th, 1820, quoted in Chapter II
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, April 24th, 1820, quoted in Chapter III. — Diary of J. G. Butler, 1819
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, March 21st, 1821, quoted in [correspondence]
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, August 11th, 1821, quoted in [correspondence]
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, 1822, quoted in Chapter VI
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, January 22nd, 1822, quoted in Chapter VI
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to the Missionary Settlers and Mechanics Employed in the Service of the Church Missionary Society, Bay of Islands, March 18th, 1822, quoted in Chapter VI
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Thomas Kendall, July 17th, 1822, quoted in Chapter VI
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, June 11th, 1822, quoted in Chapter VII
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, January 15th, 1823, quoted in [correspondence]
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, January 15th, 1823 [2], quoted in [correspondence]
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, April 10th, 1823, quoted in MR. BUTLER'S JOURNAL CONTINUED, 1823
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, September 20th, 1823, quoted in MR. BUTLER'S JOURNAL CONTINUED, 1823
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, November 1st, 1823, quoted in Chapter IX
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Joseph Butterworth, July 21st, 1823, quoted in Chapter IX
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, November 10th, 1823, quoted in Chapter IX
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, January 13th, 1824, quoted in Chapter X
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, May 14th, 1824, quoted in Chapter XI
• Letter from Samuel Marsden to Ruatara, March 9, 1814, quoted in Chapter XII. — Development of the Mission Scheme, 1807 to 1814

Works by this Author in other Collections

• The letters and journals of Samuel Marsden, 1765-1838, in Early New Zealand Books

Subject of Texts

• An Appreciation.
• Life and Work of Samuel Marsden
• Preface [to Life and Work of Samuel Marsden]

Mentioned in

• A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
  • Two: Aversion to print? Māori resistance to the written word
• A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One.
  • Part I
  • Part II
• An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand
  • Respecting Visit of the Rev. Samuel Marsden to New Zealand
• An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
  • [preamble]
• Aureretanga: Groans of the Maoris
  • [section]
• Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
  • The businesses
  • Regional publishing: Otago
  • Before 1877
• Check to Your King
  • Chapter Four — Nobody is Bored in Cambridge
  • Chapter Ten — Duel with Quill Pens
  • Chapter Eleven — Contemplation and Loquats
  • Chapter Twelve — God Omits to Save the King
• Earliest New Zealand
  • Chapter I
  • Introduction
  • Chapter II
  • Chapter III. — Diary of J. G. Butler, 1819
  • Chapter IV
  • Chapter VI
  • Chapter VII
  • Chapter IX
  • Chapter X
  • Chapter XI
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, July 14th, 1819
  • (Copy of a Letter—Thos. Kendall to Samuel Marsden.)
  • (“HOCKEN” COLLECTION.) — Marsden to Butler
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, January 20th, 1820
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, February 12th, 1820
  • Letter fron John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, November 6th, 1819
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, 8th November, 1819
  • (COPY FROM THE “HOCKEN” COLLECTION, DUNEDIN.)
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, April 24th, 1820
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Captain R. Skinner, April 11th, 1820
  • Extract from Church Missionary Society Accounts, 1819-1820
  • Journal of John Gare Butler, 1820
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Samuel Marsden, January 9th, 1821
  • [correspondence]
  • 1821. DAILY OCCURRENCES IN NEW ZEALAND
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, March 21st, 1821
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, August 11th, 1821
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, March 26th, 1821
  • Letter from Captain Joseph Thompson to John Gare Butler, April 14th, 1821
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, October 10th, 1821
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Samuel Marsden, January 8th, 1822
  • (THIS REPLY IS IN THE “HOCKEN” LIBRARY.)
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, January 22nd, 1822
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, January 22nd, 1822
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to the N.Z. Committee, Church Missionary Society, April 1st, 1822
  • EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE, — LONDON, TO THE ANNUAL MEETING, — April 30th, 1822. — AUSTRALIAN MISSION
  • Letter from Thomas Kendall to John Gare Butler, September 28th, 1822
  • Letter from Francis Hall to John Gare Butler, August 1st, 1822
  • Letter from John Gare Butler to Josiah Pratt, March 2nd, 1822
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, June 11th, 1822
  • MR. BUTLER'S JOURNAL CONTINUED, 1823
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, January 15th, 1823
  • Extract from Commissioner Bigge's Report to Earl Bathurst, 27/2/1823
  • THE ORIGINAL IS IN THE “HOCKEN” COLLECTION
  • ORIGINAL IN THE “HOCKEN” COLLECTION.)
  • (COPY IN THE “HOCKEN” COLLECTION.)
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to Josiah Pratt, November 10th, 1823
  • Letter from Samuel Marsden to John Gare Butler, January 13th, 1824
  • THE DEPOSITION OF MR. SAMUEL BUTLER
  • Justification of the Character of John Gare Butler, November 8th, 1823
  • [conclusion]
  • Copy of a letter sent to the Mission House, January 14th, 1825
  • Letter from Walter Lawry to Basil Woodd, February 3rd, 1825
  • Index
• England and the Maori Wars
  • Chapter 3 — Outbreak Of War
  • Index
• Explorers of the Pacific: European and American Discoveries in Polynesia
  • Index
  • Dumont D'Urville's First Voyage
• From Tasman To Marsden.
  • Preface
  • Chapter XII. — Development of the Mission Scheme, 1807 to 1814
  • Chapter XIII. — Marsden Establishes the Mission, 1814 and 1815
• Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations
  • (C) Occurrence of Moa-Bones and time of Extinction of the Dinornithidæ
• Historical Records of New Zealand
  • Whalers To Governor Macquarie
  • Extract From The Report of The Committee Delivered To The Annual Meeting, 4th June, 1811, At The New London Tavern, Cheapside
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Church Missionary Society
  • Rev. S. Marsden to the Church Missionary Society
  • Missionary Letters.—Rev. S. Marsden’s Voyages to New Zealand. — (Taken from his Journals.)
  • Government and General Orders
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden’s Account of his First Visit to New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • Missionary Letters: Thomas Kendall to Rev. Samuel Marsden
  • Rev. Samuel Marsden To Rev. J. Pratt (26/10/15)
  • Rev. Josiah Pratt To Earl Bathurst
  • Rev. S. Marsden to the Church Missionary Society
  • Shipping.—Sydney To New Zealand (September, 1817, To December, 1820)
  • Rev. S. Marsden to J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden and Rev. R. Cartwright to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Answers of Missionaries to Mr. Marsden’s Questions
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Commissioner Bigge
  • Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Mission and Settlement formed by the Church of England Missionary Society at the Northern Island of New Zealand in the South Seas. Communicated by Rev. S. Marsden to Commissioner Bigge
  • Government and General Orders
  • Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Governor Macquarie
  • Captain Skinner to Samuel Marsden
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Commissioner Bigge
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Major Goulburn
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Butterworth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Missionary Settlers, etc
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Governor Brisbane
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. J. Butterworth
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. J. Pratt. [Extracts.]
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Alex. McLeay and Others
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to——
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Governor Darling
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. E. Bickersteth
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to——
  • Rev. S. Marsden to the Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Mr. Jowett
  • Rev. S. Marsden To Rev. M. Jowett
  • Rev. S. Marsden to Rev. D. Coates
  • Extract of Rev. S. Marsden’s Last Letter to the Church Missionary Society
  • New Zealand Natives
  • [letter]
  • (No. 5.) — Extract of a Letter from Revd. S. Marsden to Revd. Josh. Pratt, Secretary, dated November 6, 1815
  • (No. 6.)
  • (No. 9.)
  • Extract of a Letter from Revd. S. Marsden to Revd. Josiah Pratt, Secretary to the Church Missionary Society, dated Parra matta, 25th Oct., 1810
• Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
  • Chapter XLII — Brief Biographies — Typical Pioneers and Maori Leaders
• History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
  • Tau-Kawau's expedition. — 1816-17
  • Tapui-Nikau. — 1818
  • Death of Tu-Whare
• History of New Zealand
  • Preface
  • Chapter ii. — European Discoveries
  • Chapter iii. — Traffic with Maoris
  • Chapter iv. — Te Pehi
  • Chapter vii. — The Wairau
  • Chapter ix. Provincial Legislatures
• History of New Zealand. Vol. II.
  • Chapter xv. — Sir George Bowen
• History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
  • Index
• Island Stories
  • 4. Wellington Historians, Collecting, and Oratory
  • 5. Establishing the Nation: New Zealand History in Universities
• Maori and Missionary: Early Christian Missions in the South Island of New Zealand
  • Chapter Five — Visit of Tamihana
  • Chapter Fifteen — Centenary of South Island Mission
  • Chapter Sixteen — Rangatiras and Native Pastors
• Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims
  • Deeds—No. 71
• Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
  • Introduction: Colonialism and Embarrassment
  • Index
• Maori Pronunciation and the Evolution of Written Maori
  • The Evolution of Written Maori
• Maori Wars of the Nineteenth Century:
  • 1810
  • Tau-kawau's Expedition, 1816–17
  • 1814
  • The Wai-te-mata and Thames in 1820
  • The Girls War (so called), 1830
• Moko; or Maori Tattooing
  • Moko and Mokamokai — Chapter I — How Moko First Became Knows to Europeans
  • [introduction]
  • Chapter IV — Moko Processes
  • Chapter V — Patterns
  • Chapter X — Tradition, History, and Incidents of Mokamokai
  • Chapter XII — Traffic in Heads
  • Index
• Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835
  • [1907 Preface]
  • CHAPTER XII. — The Sealing Islands, 1804 to 1808
  • CHAPTER XX. — The General Gates, 1819 to 1824
  • INDEX
• Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
  • NICHOLAS, John Liddiard
• Notes on Early Life in New Zealand
  • CHAPTER I
• Notes on the Ancient Dog of the New Zealanders
  • Colenso.—Notes on the ancient Dog of the New Zealanders
• Sir Donald Maclean
  • Preface
• Sketches of Early Colonisation in New Zealand and its Phases of Contact with the Maori Race
  • A Maori Wedding. — Prodigal Hospitality
• Smoked Heads
• Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its Inhabitants
  • Contents
  • Chapter XV. — History
  • Chapter XIX. — Samuel Marsden
  • Index
• The Autobiography of a Maori
  • Chapter V — At Canterbury College
• The Early Journals of Henry Williams
  • I — December 1826 to December 1827
  • Abbreviations
  • Appendix IV — The Herald
  • V. Later Works, Pamphlets, &c
  • a. Parliamentary Papers, Records and Journals
  • Index of Persons
• The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
  • Introduction — The Young Banks
• The Jubilee History of Nelson: From 1842 to 1892.
  • Chapter I
• The Life and Times of Patuone
  • Life and Times of Patuone
• The Long White Cloud
  • Chapter VI — Mission Schooner and Whale Boat
• The Maori Race
  • Chapter XXIV. Modern History
• The Maori Situation
  • II—The Maori as He Was
  • III—The Coming of the Pakeha
  • XII—Maori Problems
• The Maori - Volume II
  • IX Social Customs— Continued Customs Pertaining To Birth
• The Old Whaling Days
  • Chapter XXI. — The Coming of the Church, 1835 to 1840
  • 1837
• The Past and Present Of New Zealand With Its Prospects for the Future
  • Chapter I. — Sunshine and Shade; or, the Past, Present, and Future of the Church in New Zealand
• The Taranaki Question
  • VI. The Consequences
• Through Ninety Years
  • Chapter II
  • Chapter III
  • Chapter VI
• Travels in New Zealand : with a map of the country
• With the Lost Legion in New Zealand
  • Chapter II — The War on the East Coast—The Hau Haus
• Yesterdays in Maoriland
  • Chapter VIII A Slice of History
  • Chapter IX Maori Versus Pakeha
• ‘A Curious Document’: Ta Moko as Evidence of Pre-European Textual Culture in New Zealand

Cited in

• The Early Journals of Henry Williams
  • V. Later Works, Pamphlets, &c
  • a. Parliamentary Papers, Records and Journals
• The Maori - Volume II
  • List of Authorities Quoted

Image Gallery

External Links

• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
• Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
• National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
• nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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