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REEL LIST

PMB 1387	PATON, Margaret (Maggie) Whitecross (1824-1905), 
Journals and correspondence from the New Hebrides, Sep 1870-Nov 1943. 
1 reel. (Available for reference.)

PMB 1387/
Reel 1	M.Whitecross Paton, journals	[Writer was (second) wife of missionary John G. Paton, mother of Robert, Frederick, Mary Ann Whitecross [Minnie?, b. 13 Dec 1978, Aniwea], Frank (Francis Hume Lyall), James (Jay), John Whitecross (Jack) and four others indicated as ‘deceased’ in note by Helen Rose Gillan (apparently granddaughter of Mary Ann)]
	1870-1872	
		(a) Ms. journal, from 27 Sep 1870 to 10 Mar 1872, 162p., describing life at Aniwa		
		(b)  Ms. Journal, from 23 Feb 1874 20 Nov 1875,  317p.	1874-1875	
		(c)  Ms. list in pencil headed ‘MWP journals’ ‘Her daughter Minn’s extracts and notes from MWP’s journals (1873-1902), with the note ‘Her letter of 27 Oct 1942 says “Florance I think has the rest of Mother’s journals’, 1p.	1873-1902	
		(d) set of personal letters: (i) letter dated 9 Nov (1943) from Drummoyne, signature illegible,addressed to ‘Dear Minnie’ and with a note to’Dear Bess’ asking her to pass letter on to Wilfred because it contains ‘some dates which may be useful’, 3p.; (ii)  letter dated 19 Oct 1942 from Auntie Minn, Dunkeld, to ‘My dear Wilfred’, apparently responding to request for information about history of family, 1p.; (iii) letter dated 27 Oct 1942 from Aunt Minn, Dunkeld, to ‘Dear Wilfred’,1p.; ms. notes headed ‘About the family’, beginning with marriage of John G. Paton and Margaret Whitecross in 1864, including text of Bob’s first letter to his father, 6 Jan 1874 and a poem (parody of ‘Jack and Jill went up the hill’, composed by Rev. Robertson, Erromanga), ‘One of Frank’s jokes’ and ‘Some of Fred’s jokes’ and family chronicle, from Mother’s diary, to Mar 1902, 29p.	1864-1943