Lot 196
[Kaiulani] Autograph Book. "A Birthday Book. Designed by Her Royal Highness the Princes Beatrice" (daughter of Queen Victoria; she lived 1857-1944 and married Prince Henry of Battenberg). 11 x 8¾ in. and 1½ in. thick. Leather red morocco covers are covered loosely by a hand-sewn linen cover; marbled end papers; gilt-edged pages. A bordered page is devoted to each day. Signed by numerous U.S. naval officers, Hawaiians, and visitors from all over. The first person to sign was Princess Abigail Wahi'ika'ahu'ula Campbell Kawananakoa; on Oct. 16th, Kaiulani signed her full name, "Victoria Kaiulani Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa"; Hawaiian Governor W.F. Frear signed on Oct. 29th, and Archibald Scott Cleghorn (Kaiulani's father) on Nov. 14th.
Among the U.S. officers who signed were: Albert Gleaves, Commanding U.S.S. St. Louis (in 1919 he was promoted to Admiral and commanded the Asiatic Fleet); Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet W.J. Swinburne, Rear Admiral C.S. Sperry (Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet), Admiral Sam. W. Very, Rear Admiral Thomas Holdup-Stevens, and Brig. Gen. John McClellan. The entire index is written in Kaiulani's hand. In it she lists the names and birthdates of various friends and family members, including King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Descended through the Cleghorn family.
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