The Life of a Greenwich Pensioner by Himself
Auteur : George Bruce
Date de publication : 1898
Éditeur : Non disponible
Nombre de pages : Non disponible
Résumé du livre
MS 3608 comprises an exercise book containing a manuscript copy of the journal memoirs of George Bruce titled "The life of a Greenwich pensioner by himself: being the memoirs of George Bruce, native of London and first European resident in New Zealand upon whom on his adoption into the native race the rank of a chief was conferred in 1806". The memoirs were dictated while Bruce was in Greenwich Hospital, the residential home for injured sailors in London. The manuscript was copied from the original memoirs in 1898 and includes notes by Thomas Whitley, signed and dated 1 January 1899.