George Bruce - 'The life of a Greenwich pensioner by himself being the memoirs of George Bruce, native of London and first known European resident in New Zealand upon whom on his adoption into the native race the rank of a chief was conferred in 1806. Written at Greenwich Hospital A.D. 1817, compiled and abridged from the original manuscript. 1898' by Thomas Whitley

DLMS 165

fonds

1806-1817, 1898

943002

1 volume of textual material (96 p.) - manuscript - 23 cm.

Bruce was transported to Australia in 1792. In 1806 he went to New Zealand and stayed two years.

Writings about Bruce with only extracts from the autobiography

a. Physical description of original manuscript and abridged copy 1831 and explanation of differences.

b. Abridged autobiography in third person with extracts interpolated.

c. Appendices, being extracts from original manuscript from 'The New Zealanders' by George Lillie Crail 1830, from 'Voyage around the world' by John Turnbill 1813, from original manuscript and 1831 copy for purposes of comparison with each other and an index to proper names mentioned in manuscript.

The New Zealanders by George Lillie Craik. London : Charles Knight, 1830.¶¶‬A voyage around the world in the years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804, in which the author visited the principal islands in the Pacific Ocean and the English settlements of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island ‬by John Turnbull. London : Richard Phillips, 1805.

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

The original manuscript is in the Mitchell Library.