Lot 1016
Emerson, O.P. - Early Micronesian Letter. Autograph letter from Rev. O.P. Emerson, Secretary of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association to Rev. J.F. Whitney, a missionary in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands in Micronesia, 11 x 8½ in., Honolulu, 1895, July 19, 1p. Regarding European powers in Micronesia: "…Spain seems to be still in the night--the Spain of Torquemada & the Inquisition & so they keep our missionaries out of Pompe[Pohnpei.?]. He adds, ".fix up your foreign policy as a nation big as America to continually say they have no responsibility out side of our borders. I blush for such a policy…." Micronesian survivals are extremely rare.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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