Tāwhiao Tūkaroto Matutaera Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , (1825-1894)
Letter written to Governor George Grey
Ko te 15 o Hūrae 15 1850
15 July 1850
E hoa, e Te Kāwana,
Homai he pounamu waina kia rua hei kīnaki i aku haraputu.
Kia rongo mai koe, kei taku korokoro taku mate.
Nō konei au i hiahia ai ki te w(h)aina hei whakangāwari mō taku korokoro.
Abstract:
Asks for two bottles of wine to complement his arrowroot. Says that he has a sore throat and wants the wine to ease it.
Ngā reta Māori
Grey New Zealand Māori letters
Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections
GNZMA 170
https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/manuscripts/id/4441/rec/6
Read by: J. Ramanui
Music Intro: Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns
Sound Engineering: Justin Rodenas & Sue Berman
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