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Henry Williams

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Missionary Henry Williams, about 1865. Henry Williams was a missionary who supported British annexation. He believed that Māori should be protected from lawless Europeans and fraudulent dealings. He and his son Edward translated the Treaty of Waitangi into Maori.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington
Reference: PAColl-7578
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Henry Williams, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/henry-williams, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated