Dicky Barrett (trader)
Richard "Dicky" Barrett (1807–1847) was one of the first white traders to be based in New Zealand. He lent his translation skills to help negotiate the first land purchases from Maori in New Plymouth and Wellington and became a key figure in the establishment of the settlement of New Plymouth. He was described by Edward Jerningham Wakefield, son of New Zealand Company founder Edward Gibbon Wakefield, as short, stout and "perfectly round all over" and fond of relating "wild adventures and hairbreadth 'scapes".
Read more about Dicky Barrett (trader): Sailor, Trader and Whaler, Negotiator, Mediator and Settler, Fall From Favour
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