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.
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