Collection MS 474 - Miscellaneous papers concerning Hawaii and consular archives in Papeete, Tahiti

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AU PMB MS 474

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Miscellaneous papers concerning Hawaii and consular archives in Papeete, Tahiti

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  • 1845 - 1894 (Creation)

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1 reel; 35mm microfilm

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The papers are: 1. Documents concerning the appointment of a Danish Consul in Hawaii, 1846.

  1. Printed reports of the Hawaiian Minister of the Interior, Attorney-General and Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Hawaiian Legislature, dated 21 May 1845. The Attorney-General's report is entitled On the Inferences of the Constitution (31pp.)
  2. Official correspondence concerning the appointment of the First Danish Consul, E.A. Suwerkrop, and his successor Ludwig Holberg Anthon in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1849-50
  3. A printed Order of the Privy Council defining the instructions to be given to the diplomatic agents and consuls of the Hawaiian Islands, 25 August 1848. (5pp.)
  4. A printed Whalemens' Shipping List from Bush, Makee and Company, Lahaina, Maui, 1848 (list of whalers, date of arrival at Lahaina, name of master, where owned and details of cargo. Covers 103 ships in period 18 July - 25 November 1848)
  5. Correspondence of Royal Danish Consulate, Papeete, Tahiti, 1872-94.

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Rigsarkivet (National Archives) Copenhagen, Denmark

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