Letters of James William Smith, 1842-1873.

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Letters of James William Smith, 1842-1873.

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The three James William Smith letters are addressed to his brother J. Edward Smith. The first letter, dated August 4, 1842, was written during his voyage to Hawaii on the brig "Sarah Abigail" and describes his journey thus far. The other letters are from 1845 and discuss the Hawaiian government and politics; a land scheme related to Peter Allen Brinsmade and Ladd ? Koloa, Hawaii; fellow Christian missionaries on the island; King Kamehameha III; and Albert F. Judd. Also included is an albumen print of James William Smith dated 1873.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Kamehameha III, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1813-1854

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Sarah Abigail (Brig)

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Smith, James William, 1810-1887

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Dr. James William Smith and his wife, Melicent Knapp, came to Hawaii on the brig "Sarah Abigail" in 1842 with the Tenth Missionary Company. They were stationed at Koloa, Kauai; Dr. Smith was the only physician on the island. In 1854 he was ordained to the ministry and became pastor of three Evangelical churches. Dr. Smith died at Koloa in 1887. From the description of Letters of James William Smith, 1842-1873. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat re...

Judd, A. F. (Albert Francis), 1874-1939

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Brinsmade, Peter Allen, 1804-1859

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Ladd & Co.

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