Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 49

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Hawaii and The South Pacific

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 955		Brewer Family Archive. Charles Brewer (1804 - 1885) Born to Moses and Abigail May Brewer and descended from a Brahmin Boston family with roots back to the Mayflower. Founder of C. Brewer & Co., Ltd. the oldest surviving company in Hawaii. One of the Big Five families that controlled Hawaii's economy until the 1950's. An extensive collection of Brewer Family documents and letters. Approximately 35-40 pieces. This lot contains seven letters dating from 1825-1876 and one from 1920 regarding various subjects, including real estate transactions, patents, the Brewer family genealogy and personal family matters. Among the items: the Brewer family genealogy plus addendum; a Prospectus for joining the Puritan Registry and letter dated 1931 regarding same; a memo and receipt for passage; real estate transactions and land documents dating from 1818 to 1916, including quitclaim deeds, mortgages, property deeds, promissory notes; three maritime account sales between Charles Brewer and James Hunnewell dated 1869. Charles Brewer's Last Will & Testament dated 1877; 1861 real estate transaction between Brewer and Lot Kamehameha relative to premises on the corner of Fort and Hotel Streets, Honolulu, Hawaii; 1861 lease by Samuel Savidge of the Stone building on Fort Street, Honolulu, Hawaii Brewer; 1895 letter to Charles Brewer from A. F. Judd regarding payment of claims from crew members of the whaling Bark "Arctic" which was lost in the Arctic ice. Condition fair to fine. Should be seen personally to be fully appreciated. Estimated Value $3,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,800
Lot 956		Kamehameha III. - Royal Land Grant No. 239 (1814-54) King of Hawaii (1825-54); brother of Liholiho, who ruled as Kamehameha II. Royal document half in English and half in Hawaiian with substantial inclusions in Hawaiian, 13½ x 16¼ in., 1850, March 26, 4 pp. Transaction with Peter J. Gulick relative to land at Kamananui, Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii. Gaspar Sylva document collection. Signed by the following: Kamehameha III; Peter J. Gulick (Peter Johnson Gulick was missionary and father to Orramel H. Gulick and John Thomas Gulick and uncle to Charles T. Gulick); and Keoni Ana (John Young II) as Minister of the Interior. Keoni Ana was the son of John Young and chiefess Kaonaeha. He succeeded Kekauluoki as Prime Minister, 1845-1854, and also served at various times as governor of Maui, Minister of the Interior and of the Supreme Court. Includes royal stamp and red wax royal seal. Minor age toning. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 957		Kamehameha III. - Royal Hawaiian Patent (Land Grant) No. 503. Transaction with Nathaniel Emerson, Justin E. Emerson and Oliver P. Emerson relative to land at Mokuleia, Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii, 13 x 16 in., 1851, January 16, 4 pp. Signed by the following: Kamehameha III; Nathaniel Emerson, Justin E. Emerson; Oliver P. Emerson;and Keoni Ana as Minister of the Interior. Document has Royal Seal. Some age toning. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 958		Kamehameha III. - Royal Patent (Grant) No. 1454. Document signed by Kamehameha III; Keoni Ana, and James Bishop, Minister of the Interior, 16 x 20 in., Honolulu, 1854 & 1880, 4 pp. Relative to Kauhako Kona district in the island of Hawaii (legendary as the site of a famous battle in ancient days) and "Reserving the rights of Native tenants". With Royal Seal (green). Slight foxing and minor fold separation. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 959		Kamehameha III. - Royal Hawaiian Patent (Land Grant) No. 502. Signed by Kamehameha III as King, John S. Emerson, and Keoni Ana (as Minister of the Interior) 13 x 16½ in., 1851, January 16, 4 pp. Transaction with John S. Emerson (1800-67) relative to land at Mokuleia, Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii. Emerson arrived in Hawaii in 1832 with the Fifth Company of American missionaries; he opened the station at Waialua, Ohau from 1832-1842, and again from 1846-1864 when he resigned from the mission. Document has Royal Seal. Slight age toning. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 960		Kamehameha III - Royal Hawaiian Land Grant. Survey of land. Signed by Kamehameha III, 12½ x 8 in., 1852, September 15, 4 pp. Some soiling and age toning. Also included are four 12½ x 8 in., 4 pp. Documents written entirely in Hawaiian pertaining to the land grant with affixed $1 duty stamps. Some age toning. Partial fold separation; and 18 x 9 in., 1p. handdrawn map of property. Soiled. All documents held together by rusting paper clip. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,170
Lot 961		Kamahameha IV - Royal Hawaiian Patent (Land Grant) No. 2068 (1934-63) Fourth king of Hawaii (1855-63). Document signed by Kamehameha IV as King and by O. R. Wood, 15½ x 19½ in., 1856, August 6, 4 pp. Transaction with O. R. Wood relative to land at Kaalaa lolo (Fort land), Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Document in Hawaiian and English languages. Royal Stamp. All documents signed by Kamehameha IV are very rare. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 962		Kamehameha V. - Hawaiian Royal Land Grant (1830-72) King of Hawaii (1863-72). Royal document signed as King, 9½ x 12 in., Helu, 1866, September 18, 4 pp. Written entirely in Hawaiian. Transaction with Kaawa Elia relative to land grant at Kuaiula, Honolulu, Hawaii. Includes hand drawn map and royal seal in black ink. Signed royal documents by Kamehameha V are especially rare and valuable in today's market. Partial fold separations, minor foxing. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 963		Emma, Queen. Rare albumen photo of Hawaiian Queen Emma by J.J. Williams, 9 x 7 in. on 10 x 8 in. mount. This image comes from an important collection of Hawaiian papers that belonged to the Harold Sewall family. Sewall was the U.S. Minister to Hawaii during the annexation. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $719
Lot 964		Emma, Queen (Kekelaokalani) (1836-85) Consort of Kamehameha IV; known for her humanitarian work. Manuscript bust portrait order signed by Queen Emma with the name "Kekelaokalani," 7¾ x 5 in., Honolulu, 1876, June 27, 1p. An order for $75, drawn to Eiles Jürgensen for a bust portrait of herself. Fine. Emma took the name Kekelaokalani in 1862 after the death of her four-year-old son; the name means "flight of the heavenly chiefs." Emma was instrumental in raising funds for a hospital to treat the native population; it was named "Queen's"after her. She was fluent in Hawaiian and English and much loved by her people. She was considered as a candidate as the new ruler of Hawaii when her husband died, but the Hawaiian legislature selected David Kalakaua. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 965		Kalakaua Rex - Royal Hawaiian Patent Land Grant No. 3434 (1836-90) Last reigning king of Hawaii (1874-90); called the "Merrie Monarch"; in 1887 he was forced to sign the "Bayonet Constitution" which removed most of his authority and revoked the right of native Hawaiians to vote. Document signed as King, 16 x 20 in., 1888, 4 pp. Transaction with D. S. Kaui relative to fifty-six acres of land at Onokaa, South Kona, Hawaii. Also signed by L. M. Thurston (as Minister of the Interior) and by J. H. Thompson. Document has Royal Seal. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 966		Kalakaua Rex. Autograph letter signed ("Kalakua Rex"), 10 x 8 in., Honolulu, 1876, January 4, 3 pp. To Hon. D. H. Wells Mayor of Salt Lake City, expressing pleasure at having received a delegation of men from Salt Lake City and praising the "great results which labor, economy, industry and union have accomplished…converting "an almost desert waste" into a country teeming with products useful to man…." Important Hawaiian Royalty and Mormon Documents. Very fine, nearly pristine. Also included: 8 x 5 in. 2 pp. letter from Consul General of Hawaiian Consulate of San Francisco forwarding Kalakaua's letter, dated 1876. Some original ink smudging. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 967		Kapiolani, Queen (1834-99) Queen Consort to King David Kalakaua. Hawaiian language typed letter signed ("Kapiolani"), as Queen, to Gaspar Silva, 7¾ x 8 in., Honolulu, 1896, July 16, 1p. All Queen Kapiolani signed documents are extremely rare on the market. Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $604
Lot 968		Keelikolani, Princess Ruth - Judiciary Document (1826-83) Member of the House of Kamehameha; high chiefess; governor of the Island of Hawaii; and the largest landholder in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Extremely rare document signed ("R. Keelikolani") as Govenor of the Island of Hawaii. 13 x 16½ in., 1855, May 2, 4 pp. A very early island of Hawaii judiciary organizational document, dating from the first days of the monarchy's justice system. Also signed by G.M. Robinson, Supreme Court Justice. Princess Ruth signatures, especially those when she was governor of the Island of Hawaii, are extremely rare. In Hawaiian and English language, with Seals (red), some wax transfer and age toning. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 969		Liliuokalani (as Princess Regent) (1838-1917) Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian islands (1891-93). In 1893 she was deposed by a group of American businessmen led by Sanford Dole, and in 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States. Document signed by Liliuokalani as Princess Regent during the reign of Kalakaua and by H.A. Carter, the Minister of the Interior, 16 x 20 in., Honolulu, 1881, 4 pp. Royal Land Deed - Patent No. 532, regarding land in the historically important village of Kaawaloa, South Kona, Island of Hawaii. Kaawaloa was the famous site of Captain Cook's first landing and eventual murder on the shore of Kealekekua. Contains Royal Green Blind Impressed Seal, as well as two 50 cents Duty Stamps. Signatures of Liliuokalani when she was queen are very rare, excessively so when she was younger and Princess Regent. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,013
Lot 970		Lilioukalani, Queen. Letter written by a secretary for Lili'uokalani showing her anger towards the man who attacked her brother, King Kalakaua in the press, 10 x 6¼ in., c. 1880. In part: "The man who wrote this burlesque was a Dr. Purvis (a part Indian) who was Vice Chamberlain to His Majesty Kalakaua. Purvis being in poor circumstances was glad to get this means to save him from hunger…." Accompanied by two satirical poems, 2 pp. each (one with worm holes but legible), similar to the "Gynbergballads" against Lili'uokalani's brother King Kalakaua, but slandering various members of the King's cabinet and the royal family; one is entitled "The Invitation & The Snub." Edward Purvis was a British army officer who had served in India before moving to the Sandwich Islands for health reasons. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $437
Lot 971		Dole, Sanford B. - Royal Patent Grant No. 3631. Document signed as President of the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands, 15½ x 10½ in., 1893, 3 pp. Transaction with Mrs. A. Lidgate relative to land at Puu-alaea, Hilo. Also signed by J. A. King as Minister of the Interior and by James A. King, a pioneer inter-island shipping magnate who was appointed by Dole as Minister of the Interior in the Provisional Government and then to the same position in the Republic of Hawaii. With Seal (red) and duty stamp. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 972		Dole, Sanford B (1884-1926) Honolulu-born son of white Protestant Christian missionaries. He held positions in all three branches of the Hawaiian government under the Monarchy, Provisional Government, Republic and Territory; including being first Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. Manuscript document signed by Sanford B. Dole as Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, 16 x 10½ in., 1903, 4 pp. in very fine pen with partially colored 2 page map and a cancelled $1.00 Hawaiian government duty stamp. Transaction with W. C. Achi [great, great grandson of Puou, one of the warriors of Kamahameha I] relative to land at Honomalino, South Kona, Island of Hawaii. References adjoining properties of J.M. Monsarrat. Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $506
Lot 973		Montagu, John The Earl of Sandwich, & George III. Document signed ("Sandwich") at lower right and ("George R") at upper left, vellum, Court at Saint James, 12 x 16 in., 1764, May 18, 1p. Appointing Thomas Gordon, Esq. to the position of Captain of the Sixty-seventh Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Hamilton Lambert. Lord Sandwich provided the inspiration and financial backing for Captain James Cook who named the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) after him. Vellum worn around edges, affecting George III's signature. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $661
Lot 974		Cartwright, Alexander. 12 x 8½ in., 1878, June 30, 1p. Deed to Thomas H. Hobron for cemetery lots 21, 22, 25 and 26. Signed by Henry A. P. Carter (as President of the Oahu Cemetery Association); Alexander J. Cartwright (as Treasurer of the Oahu Cemetery Association); & S.A. Baldwin. Fine. Cartwright is best known as the father of baseball, and a seminal Hawaiian politician and businessman. Baldwin was a rancher whose grandparents were early missionaries. Estimated Value $800 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 975		Original Manuscripts - Page, Bacon, & Co. Honolulu and San Francisco. Accounts of the culture, geography, religious customs, missionary influences, and extraordinary diving capacity of the natives of the Hawaiian Islands. Cogently written and highly detailed, c.1850-1855, this substantial grouping of manuscripts includes the following: Manuscript account composed in ink on blue lettersheets of Page, Bacon, & Co. of San Francisco,14 x 8½ in., 4 pp. A closely written and highly detailed account of the island of Oahu and its geography - specifically Nuuanu Valley, Punchbowl, Waikiki and Diamond Head. Slight foxing. Manuscript account composed in pencil on the reverse side of blank check sheets for the Banking House of Page & Bacon of St. Louis, 10 x 8 in., 10 pp. Describes Hawaiian religious practices, and the influence of missionaries. Light stain on one sheet corner and one corner missing, not affecting writing. Manuscript account composed in ink describing the great diving skills of the natives and their custom of fighting sharks, 9¾x 7¾in., 3 pp. Also 2 pre-printed envelopes on blue paper addressed Messrs. Page, Bacon & Co. Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 976		Marshall's Deed By William Parke, Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands. 16 x 10½ in., Honolulu, Hawaiian Government, 1878, 4 pp. Handwritten manuscript in fine pen document complete with green embossed seal as well as duty stamp and blind embossed stamps. Concerns suit of A.J. Cartwright (founder of baseball and important monarchy era businessman) versus native Hawaiian by the name of Pekero. Slight age toning. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $360
Lot 977		Two Early Hawaiian Monarchy Maui Land Deeds, 1862 and 1866. Maui land deed, 12½ x 8 in., 1862, September 15, 4 pp., being a transaction with T. H. Hobron relative to Kahului described in a lease from Kamehameha III dated March 10, 1851. Signed by the following: William Enos; Kuhilani, wife of William Thomas Brown, Registrar of Conveyances Document has Royal Seal (Ink). With a second deed, 12½ x 7¾ in., 1866, March 28, 4 pp., being a transaction with O. H. Gulick relative to land described Royal Patent No. 261 granted to Keliihuluhulu on May 10, 1850. Signed by P. J. Gulick, Fannie T. Gulick, and Thomas Brown. Gulick was a famous Hawaiian missionary and early naturalist. Both fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $506
Lot 978		Two Hawaiian Monarchy Land Deeds. One document is 12½ x 8 in., 1883, March 24, 4 pp., being a transaction with John D. Paris, Jr. relative to land in South Kona, Island of Hawaii. Includes 4 cancelled $1.00 Hawaiian government duty stamps. Fine with slight foxing. Paris was elected to the Territorial Legislature in 1887 and was a member of the Reform. With a Hawaiian monarchy land mortgage deed 12½ x 8 in., 1888, June 25, 5 pp., being a transaction with D. S. Kaui and Mrs. S. Robertson relative to land in Omokaa (Royal Patent 3434), Kona, Island of Hawaii. Among the signatories are Thomas G. Thrum, A., Charles Gulick, and William R. Castle. Thrum issued the first Hawaiian Almanac and Annual in 1875; he was a leading writer on Hawaiian archaeology and folklore. Gulick was a prominent businessman and one of the few missionary sons holding royalist sympathies. William R. Castle was Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii from February to November, 1876. Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $504
Lot 979		1856 and 1866 Honolulu Documents Signed by Missionary Asa Thurston. Two documents regarding land at Pualoalo, Honolulu, Hawaii, both documents 12½ x 8 in. One is dated 1856, December 17 and the other 1866, December 18. Both documents have Royal Stamp (Green). Fine. Asa Thurston and his wife Lucy came to Hawaii in 1820 as part of the First Company selected by the Mission to work in Hawaii. He was one of the leading translators of the Bible into Hawaiian. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $748
Lot 980		1852 and 1857 Hawaiian Monarchy Deeds. 12½ x 8 in., 1857, May 14, 4 pp. Transaction with Oral R. Wood relative to land at Kaalaalalo, Honolulu, Hawaii. Also signed by Warren Goodale, Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands, and others. Fine. The second document is 12½ x ¾in., 1852, December 13, 4 pp., regarding land at Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii sold to O. H. Gulick and A. K. Clark by William C. Parke at a public auction. C. H. Nicholson was the plaintiff against defendant Kealiihuluhulu. William C. Parke would become Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $408
Lot 981		1882 and 1887 Hawaiian Monarchy Land Deeds. Transaction with John D. Paris, Jr. relative to Kaawaloa, South Kona, Island of Hawaii, 12½ x 8 in., Kona, Hawaii, December 1882, 4 pp. Signed by Pari, John Davis (Elected to the Territorial Legislature in 1887; member of the Reform Party), and others. With a South Kona mortgage foreclosure affadavit, 13 x 8 in., 1898, October 5, 1p., in Hawaiian language, transaction with Mrs. S. Robertson relative to land in Omokaa, South Kona, Hawaii. Includes tipped in foreclosure notices published in the English language newspaper "Hawaiian Gazette" and the Hawaiian language paper "Kuokoa." Also has dry stamps of the public and a rare "not liable for duty" stamp. Both fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $483
Lot 982		1850 and 1862 Hawaiian Monarchy Land Deeds. Early land deed, 12 x 8 in., 1850, September 14, 2 pp. Transaction with O. R. Wood; document written entirely in Hawaiian. Fine. With an 1862 Hawaiian language land deed, 12½ x 8 in., 1862, March 2, 4 pp. Transaction with Hana Hikoni and Nahoelua relative to land in Pua'loalo, Honolulu, Hawaii. Signed by Thomas Brown (as Registrar of Conveyances) and Keoahu (with seal). Some foxing and edge splits. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $432
Lot 983		Kahiole, J.H. - 1850 Nuuanu Warranty Deed. Document signed by Kahiole, 12½ x 8 in., 1850, March 30, 4 pp. Transaction with Ashur B. Bates relative to a "piece of land in Kahookane, lying on the west side of Nuuanu Road," Honolulu, Hawaii. Document written in both Hawaiian and English. Fine. Kahiole was the author of "Legend of Kamapuaa" (1861). Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 984		Sylva, Gaspar - Hawaiian Language Land Deed. 14 x 8 in., 1898, March 4, 4 pp. Transaction with Malupo relative to land at Kunawai, Honolulu, Hawaii. Signed by G A S (Gaspar Sylva); Malupo; S. M. Kaaukai (as Agent to accept Acknowledgements for Kona, Mokupuni, Oahu). Fine. With a second document in the Hawaiian language, 12½ x 8 in.; Sept. 9, 1872. Fine; lower edge tear. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 985		Hawaiian Supreme Court. Two documents signed by G. M. Robertson as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: one partly- printed, one page in English and one in Hawaiian, 12½ x 8 in., 1857, Dec. 2, 2 pp. by which William L. Lee, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Law and Equity for the Hawaiian Islands, appoints Hale and Alapai as administrators of the estate of Kauakahi, deceased, of Honolulu, Hawaii. Includes Royal blind stamp seal. With a document in Hawaiian, being a transaction of George Manini with Kumuole, relative to land in Keoneula, Hawaii, 12½ x 8 in., 1862, July, 1½ pp. with the Royal Stamp (ink). Some age toning and small fold splits. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 986		1862 Hawaiian Land Deed. 12½ x 8 in., 1862, July 12, 4 pp. Transaction with Kalawaiahonu relative to land at Keoneula, Honolulu, Hawaii. Signed by G. M. Robertson (as Justice of the Supreme Court) Thomas Brown (as Registrar of Conveyances); Kumuole; Namakahao; Kaheauanui; Kapuhinui; Kahanapule; John L. Nailili (as Witness); Document has Royal Stamp (Ink). Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $334
Lot 987		1849 Nuuanu Land Deed. 12 x 8½ in., 1849, September 4, 4 pp. Transaction with Ashur B. Bates relative to land in Nuuanu Valley, Honolulu, Hawaii. Signed by Gerrit P. Judd as Minister of Finance, Samuel N. Castle as witness, and John R. Jasper as Registrar of Conveyances. Gerrit P. Judd was a medical missionary and a leading counselor for Kamehameha II in 1842, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1845, and Minister of Finance. Samuel N. Castle was the founder of Castle & Cooke, Ltd. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 988		Goodale, Warren, Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands- Land Deed. 12½ x 8 in., 1849, August 18, 4 pp. A property referred to as the "Boyd lot" in "Nuanu Valley" is sold to Ashur B. Bates at a public auction by Warren Goodale. Document has Royal Stamp (ink) and is signed by Ashur B. Bates; Warren Goodale (as Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands); John R. Jasper (as Registrar of Conveyances); Richard Armstrong (as Witness). Some script bleed through. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 989		Emerson, Samuel N. -- Hawaiian Monarchy Real Estate Lease. 12½ x 8 in., 1875, October 1, 4 pp. Transaction with Levi Chamberlain leasing Mokuleia, Waialua Oahu, Hawaii described in Royal Patent No. 261. Signed by the following: Samuel N. Emerson; Levi Chamberlain, William Smith, A. S. Hartwell, Cecil Brown, and Thomas Brown. Chamberlain was a member of the Second Company of American missionaries that arrived in Honolulu in 1823. Smith served as sheriff of Kauai and Maui, was in the Hawaiian Legislature and served as Attorney General and President of the Board of Health. Hartwell was a Justice of the Supreme Court from 1868-1874. Brown served as Attorney General under the Hawaiian monarchy and was often called upon to advise King Kalakaua. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $322
Lot 990		Honolulu Articles of Agreement, 1855 and 1856. 15½ x 12 in., Honolulu, 1855, July & 1856, May, 1p. Indenture; Article of Agreement between Stephen Reynolds and Ira Richardson and then from Ira Richardson to Hamburg/Hawaii trading firm of Krull and Moll. This is for a storehouse at the corner of Queen and Nuuanu Streets, Honolulu. Signed by Richardson, Reynolds, C.F. Hussey, Ashur Bates and W.A. Cooper. Stephen Reynolds was a towering figure in early Hawaiian business and trade. Minor staining and one partial fold separation. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 991		1856 Oahu Hawaiian Land Survey Map and Notes. 10 x 8 in., 1856, August 27, 2 pp. Document written in Hawaiian, headed "Helu Hilanea / Apana Aina ma Kaalaalalo Honolulu Oahu," signed by G: J. W. Makalena (as ana aina). Names written on map include Aupuni, Kaumupo, Hilauea, Kaehu, and Aupuni. At bottom is "Q Kaulahao I Iniha." Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 992		Hawaiian Monarchy Kalihi Mortgage Deed. 14 x 8 in., 1887, March 15, 8 pp. Transaction with Oswald relative to land in Kalihi, District of Kona, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Handwritten manuscript in fine pen. Among the signatories is William C. Parke (who was appointed Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands by King Kamehameha III around 1850 and served in that capacity until 1884 when he was asked to resign for political reasons by King Kalakaua). Property was subsequently sold to Victoria Ward in 1895 and finally to Charles E. Coe in 1897. Includes 5 cancelled $1.00 Hawaiian government duty stamps. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $265
Lot 993		1866 and 1869 Hawaiian Language Land Documents. Hawaiian monarchy Waikiki Beach real estate lease, 7¾ x 9¾ in., Honolulu, 1866. Manuscript document written entirely in the Hawaiian language. Contains the very rare blue royal stamp with the words "Hoailoua Paiokealii Royal Stamp" around outer edge of stamp with an image of the crown in the center. Also contains a blindstamp of the crown. Signed by G.F. Snow, Kaahumanu V. & Kekuanaoa, and M. Thomas Brown as Register of Conveyence. Fine. The second document is a transaction with Pinhasa Wood relative to land at Keoneula, Honolulu, Hawaii, 12¼ x 8 in., 1869, August, 4 pp. Written entirely in Hawaiian. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $299
Lot 994		Hawaiian Prince - Rare Albumen Photo. By J.J. Williams, 9 x 7 in., Honolulu. This image comes from an important collection of papers that belonged to the Harold Sewall family. Sewall was the U.S. Minister to Hawaii during the annexation. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $920
Lot 995		Early Honolulu Mortgage Signed by Richard and Charlotte Coady. 10 x 7½ in., 1858, 6 April, 4 pp. Transaction with James Robinson relative to a parcel of land situated on the northerly side of Nuuanu Road, Honolulu, Hawaii. Attached to the document is a promissory note for $3,000.00 which Coady borrowed from James Robinson. Crosswritten on first page. James Robinson owned Hawaii's first shipyard. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 996		Hawaii (Maui) Whaling Logbook Dated June 1837 - March 1838. Handwritten log book covering the shipboard events of the American whaling ship "Oscar" during its Pacific voyage from June 1837 to March 1838, 12½ x 8 in., 20 pp. With newspaper clippings. In addition to latitude, longitude, weather conditions and shipboard life, the logbook has over 16 sperm-whale stamps. These stamps include full sperm-whale stamps of whales caught and tried out, stamps of sperm whale flukes of those whales lovered for but not caught. An interesting group of entries begins on October 8, 1837 and describes anchoring off the "Mowee" (Maui) of the village "Lahiney" (Lahaina). Toned and brittle with ragged edges affecting some words and some loose pages. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 997		Whaling Ship Document - 1843. "List of Persons Composing the Crew of the 'Bark Elizabeth' of Freetown- Whereof Is Master Bradford W. Winslow Bound for Indian Ocean," 18½ x 13½ in., Freetown, 1843, 1p. With a list of 36 men, their places of birth, residence, age, height, complexion and hair. Most are from Freetown. Among the endorsements on the verso is a lengthy manuscript notation by the American Vice Consul in the Sandwich Isles certifying that some men have been discharged, listing their names, and that one man, J.H. Francis, had deserted. There was probably at least one black crewman, and there are others described as "dark", and one even "Copper" - this one from Society Island. Slight age toning. Fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 998		Bingham, Hiram (1789-1869) American Congregational clergyman; Sandwich Islands missionary (1820-40); devised alphabet for Hawaiian languages; with associates translated Bible into Hawaiian. Large autograph, place, and date, "Hiram Bingham / New Haven, Dec. 18, 1857" written below "Live, every day, for Christ and heaven," 6 x 7½ in. With two autograph letters signed ("H. Bingham"), 1p. each, 10 York Square, 1858 and 1859, to Messrs. Richard Bros. ordering coal. Light toning, else fine. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 999		Ruggles, Samuel - One of First Missionaries to Hawaii (1795-1871) A missionary with the first company to the Sandwich Islands; he established two missions there, including one at Waimea, Kauai and one at Hilo, Hawaii. Autograph letter from Langdon I. Ward, Treasurer of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 8 x 5¼ in., Boston, 1867, Oct. 23, 2 pp. To Rev. A.L. Loomis regarding a monetary grant to Samuel Ruggles in recognition of missionary service in the Sandwich Islands from 1820 to 1834. An extremely rare letter regarding one of most important Hawaiian missionaries and his relationship with the organization which sent him to Hawaii. Rev. A.L. Loomis was apparently a descendent of Elisha Loomis (1799-1836), a missionary in the first company to Hawaii and responsible for the first printing in the Hawaiian language. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 1000		1858 Whaling Letter From Honolulu. Autograph letter on blue paper from James B. Robinson to Capt. H. W. Seabury in New Bedford, Mass., 10¾ x 8½ in., Honolulu, 1858, April 6, 1½ pp. Describing a voyage on the whaling ship Tahmaroo. In part: "Our cruise out south was unsuccessful. The whales were very scarce and shy. We left the 'New Zealand Ground'. and started for the 'Off Shore' where we cruised a month and took 84 Bbls sperm oil. Should have taken more… but unfortunately saw the whales to windward every time we raised them… The loss of the ship 'South Seaman' was very unexpected. The vessels that whaled on the coast of California last season done extremely well…quite a large fleet of whalers at the 'Islands' this spring. [will] continue on the voyage on my old cruising grounds." He appreciates Seabury's high opinion of his ship and crew and says he'll "try to merit the good opinion of our liberal minded owners in the future." Very good; few edge chips. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 1001		Percival, Captain John. Manuscript letter signed ("Percival") by Naval Captain John Percival, Commanding the U. S. S. Constitution, Honolulu, 1845, Nov. 30, 10 x 8 in., 1p. Informing Thomas Holdup Stevens, U.S. Naval Store Keeper at Honolulu, that he has ordered a replacement for an anchor and chain the ship had lost in a storm off Oahu on Oct. 28 and asking Stevens to draw a bill on the Navy Department for $350 and to forward the information to Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft. Stevens would distinguish himself in the Civil War and eventually attain the rank of Rear-Admiral. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 1002		Dillingham, Walter - 1886 Report Card From Barack Obama's School. Punahou Preparatory School report card of Walter Dillingham, one of the leading government ministers and business titans of 19th century Hawaii, 7½ x 5 in., Honolulu, for Winter Term, 1886. It shows that Dillingham was a fair student with perfect attendance. Punahou was founded and continues as one of the elite private schools in the United States - the first west of the Mississippi River. Presidential candidate, Barack Obama, attended Punahou from 1971 to 1979. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 1003		1838 and 1848 Missionary Sandwich Islands. Stampless Letter addressed to "Rev. Dwight Baldwin (Missionary) Sandwich Islands, 10 x 8 in., Otisco, 1838, Oct. 6, 2 pp. plus address leaf. In part: "The state of religion is low indeed in this region……as much heathen as the Sand. Isl…" Penciled 20¾ postage and a handstamped "Paid" in unusual and questionable violet ink and faint penciled "Honolulu Ap. 6/39 and Lahaina 19" on the front and upper right. Docket says "Recd at Oahu April 6/39 Lahaina 19". Possibly hand delivered all the way. Partial fold separation, and seal tear. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 1004		Extremely Rare Missionary Manuscript Letter. 12 x 7½ in., Napoopoo, Hawaii, 1860, June 14, 2 pp. Letter from William P. Simerson addressed to William R. Lawrence sent from Napoopoo "direct to Kealakeakua, Hawaii, Sandwich Islands". Simerson writes "…I have got a second wife Miss Victoria Thornton of English parentage. I still work at my trade masonry and no scarcity of work. I am the only mason on the island of Hawaii. I still have hopes of coming home some time in the future." Slightly soiled with minor marginal chipping. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460

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