c1880s. Brown cloth spine with typed label ('W Colenso: Autobiography'), plain stiff boards. Title page: 'Private. Autobiography of W C. Copied fairly & sent to England, to Latimer [son]. Octr 6, 1883.' Next page: 'A few scattered heads of autobiography pertaining to 20 yrs of my mid life from AD 1833 to 1853 now for the first time brought together.' Followed by 50 numbered leaves of autobiographical material and around 60 leaves (variously paginated) of related correspondence and notes in typescript. Included are matrimonial letters (3 from W C to wife Elizabeth, 15 from Elizabeth to W C), beginning affectionately, cooling over time. First lines of discord underlined: 'Do not come for Wi, or send for him - I cannot part with him'. 'My Dear William' soon becomes 'My Dear Mr Colenso'. The whole prepared by G C Petersen (W C's biographer) and bearing numerous annotations by him. Much of the material here reproduced was sent by W C to his second son Willie together with a tender covering letter by way of warning. W C's handwritten copy of this enclosed (paper size 12.5 x 20cm, bifolium, text on 3p plus 5 lines, unsigned). Material had been sent to W C's first son Latimer in 1883. A handwritten copy of a short letter (addressed to Willie) stating this included, initialled 'W C' and dated 'Jany 1887' (paper size 11 x 13cm, text on one side). A list of names (4 x 10cm) also enclosed, headed 'Bush Advocate May 29 sent to -' with names following: Grubb, Winkelmann, C S Thomas, H Hill, R Anderson, Fannin, Triphook, R C Harding, Blacklock, Willie, Latty, Brock. A pencil sketch (presumed later) laid in. Condition generally G. [5].