Extracts from the letters of the Rev. Henry Williams and his wife from their first setting out..., 1822-1824 (inclusive) [microform].

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Extracts from the letters of the Rev. Henry Williams and his wife from their first setting out..., 1822-1824 (inclusive) [microform].

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Covers journey to New Zealand and life and relations with Maori at Bay of Islands; interval in Australia, Feb-Aug 1823.

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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