Lot 185
Kamehameha IV (1825-1863) King of Hawaii for nine years, he founded the Queen's Hospital and introduced the Episcopal Church. Politically reactionary and pro-British.
Document Signed ("Kamehameha"). In Hawaiian. One page, 8 x 13, Hawaii, August 7, 1955. Accompanied by an English translation. Being a land grant for one Nuuanu (for Kanaina). Countersigned by Victoria Kaahumanu. Intact red wax Great Seal of the Hawaiian Islands shows some cracks, but is intact (there is minor show through). Integral second leaf has separated from body, but is intact and docketed on verso. File folds with minor separation, foxing throughout, still a beautiful document. Very good condition.
A great looking document that is also a very nice piece of real Hawaiian history. The printed section of this document lists Kamehameha III as King, although he had died the previous year there apparently hadn't been time to print new forms and his nephew, Kamehameha IV, signs here. Granting land on Oahu, with a sketch of the parcel drawn beneath the text and a detailed plot description outlined in the text.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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