Henry Kendall family papers, 1862-1867, with associated material, 1936

MLMSS 2797

fonds

1862-1936

932213

Photocopy : CY MLMSS 2797

1 box of textual material

Henry Kendall had one brother, Basil Edward Kendall, and three sisters, Christina Jane, Mary Josephine and Edith Emily. Their father died in 1852 leaving money in trust for them in the care of Thomas Surfleet Kendall and Thomas Bowden. During the 1860s Henry Kendall was the sole supporter of his mother and sisters, a situation which he found difficult on his salary. He and his sisters therefore applied to their uncle for the money which had been left in trust for them

Series 01: Mary Josephine Kendall, 1862-1865
Item 1
Album presented by her brother Henry Kendall, 1862, with poems by Henry Kendall, Basil Edward Kendall, Derwent Moultrie Coleridge and James Lionel Michael in their own hands, 1862-1865. Also includes sketches of Henry Kendall
Manuscript poems of Henry Kendall comprise
'By The Sea'
'Mountain Moss'
'The Stanza of 'Childe harold''
'The sunsets fall, and the sunsets fade'
(first line)
'The River and the Hill'
'A Mother's Lament for Ella'
'But Ruth of the dark eyes and passionate face' (first line)

Series 02: Thomas Surfleet Kendall, 1867
Order to pay Henry Kendall all money held in trust, signed by Christina Jane Kendall, Mary Josephine Kendall, Edith Emily Kendall and Henry Kendall, 1867

Series 03: Lawrence Kendall, 1867
Item 2
Receipt from his nephew Henry Kendall, 1867

Series 04: Associated material : George Mackaness
Letters received by George Mackaness from Joseph Kendall, 1936 regarding, inter alia, a painting of Reverend Thomas Kendall with Hongi and Waikato, Maori chiefs

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.3222 in Pic.Source file

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-722 C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Acquired from the estate of Dr George Mackaness, through his son-in-law C. K. Urban in 1975