Letters and calling cards signed by members of Hawaii's last ruling family
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- 1887-10-01/1887-08-02
- Description
Letters and calling cards from 1840-1887, signed by members of the last ruling family of Hawaii. Documents include a letter in Hawaiian, dated October 1, 1840, signed by King Kamehameha III to Mataio Kekuanaoa, governor of Oahu; and a letter of Aug. 2, 1887 from the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, containing the signatures of Desawongse and the king's sons, Rabi, Pravitr, Chira, and Kitigakara. There is also an English translation of a lette...
- Contributing Institution
- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Translations
Literature
History
Monarchy
Handicraft
Manners and customs
Indians--Kings and rulers
Kamehameha III, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1813-1854
Pravitr
Chira
Kitigakara
Kapiolani, Queen of Hawaii, 1834-1899
Newell, Dr., Charles M
Kalakaua, David, King of Hawaii, 1836-1891
Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917
Kaiulani, Princess of Hawaii, 1875-1899
Desawongse - Type
- image
- Format
- CorrespondenceManuscripts (Documents)
- Language
- Hawaiian
- Rights
- The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions
- Chicago citation style
- Letters and calling cards signed by members of Hawaii's last ruling family. 1887-10-01/1887-08-02. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/23092. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1887-10-01/1887-08-02) Letters and calling cards signed by members of Hawaii's last ruling family. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/23092
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/23092>.