Papers [manuscript]. 1885-1905.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1885-1905.

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The collection comprises four letters: 1. Letter to Mrs Bayley and Miss Cave dated August 1885 from John G. Paton, describing fundraising for the mission ships. 2. Letter from Fred Paton to his mother dated 22 March 1905, containing domestic news about his wife Nell and their son Jack. 3. Letter from Fred Paton to his parents dated 30 April 1905, announcing Nell's death on 28th April and describing her final illness, the funeral and graveside ceremony. 4. Letter from Fred Paton to his father dated 20 May 1905, describing his sorrow at the loss of his mother and his wife and the sympathy of the Aniwan people. The collection also includes in memorium notices for Mrs J.G. Paton and Mrs F.J. Paton, photocopied from "The New Hebrides magazine", June 1905.

1.5 cm. (1 folder)

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Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907

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Missionary. In 1858 Paton was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the southern New Hebrides. In 1862 he went to Australia to address meetings and raise funds in aid of the mission. He married his second wife Margaret, nee Whitecross, in 1864, and was subsequently appointed to Aniwa. Paton continued to tour Australia, New Zealand, Britain and the United States in mission interests, and later in life he became involved in the debate on the future of the New Hebrides. Frederick Ja...

Paton, Frederick James, 1867-1941.

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Paton, Nell, 1878-1905.

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Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bw1kmc (person)

Missionary. In 1858 Paton was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the southern New Hebrides. In 1862 he went to Australia to address meetings and raise funds in aid of the mission. He married his second wife Margaret, nee Whitecross, in 1864, and was subsequently appointed to Aniwa. Paton continued to tour Australia, New Zealand, Britain and the United States in mission interests, and later in life he became involved in the debate on the future of the New Hebrides. Frederick Ja...