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Letter Reference:
1839_Jul16_Kanaina-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
July 16, 1839
From:
C Kanaina [Charles Kanaʻina]
To:
Kemalani [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summary:
Charles Kanaʻina asks Mr. Levi Chamberlain for black cloth.
Typescript:
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[Letter Cover]
Kanaina
July 16 1839
Na Kemalani
ma Pahua
Aloha oe e
Kemalani.
ke noi aku nei a'u
ia oe, he makemake
a'u i wahi a nana
lole eleele no'u ia oe
e like me ko Kekuanaoa, i loaa ona wahi
lakeke, wawae, aia no
hoi i kau mea i ma
kemake ai, a hai mai
ia'u, i lole paha, i Dala
paha.
Aloha oe
Na C Kanaina
Translation:
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[Letter cover]
Kanaina
July 16, 1839
For Chamberlain
at Pahua
Greetings to you, Chamberlain,
I am asking you because I would like a fathom of black cloth from you, like that of
Kekuanaoa, so as to get jacket and trousers. It will be up to what you want for it, so tell me if it
should be cloth or cash.
Regards to you,
From C. Kanaina
Notes:
1. Kemalani - Mr. Levi Chamberlain was a member of the second company of missionaries.
He was the superintendent of secular affairs for the mission and served as a missionary
teacher.
2. Kekuanaoa - Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani Pauahi
and then to Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was the Royal Governor of the island of Oʻahu from
1834-1868, a member of the House of Nobles and Privy Council, the 6th Kuhina Nui
(regent) and the father of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V.
3. C. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina was a man of chiefly lineage who married Miriam ʻAuhea
Kekāuluohi. Their son, Willian Charles Lunalilo, became the sixth monarch of the
Hawaiian Kingdom.
1839_Jul16_Kanaina-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
July 16, 1839
From:
C Kanaina [Charles Kanaʻina]
To:
Kemalani [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summary:
Charles Kanaʻina asks Mr. Levi Chamberlain for black cloth.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 1]
[Letter Cover]
Kanaina
July 16 1839
Na Kemalani
ma Pahua
Aloha oe e
Kemalani.
ke noi aku nei a'u
ia oe, he makemake
a'u i wahi a nana
lole eleele no'u ia oe
e like me ko Kekuanaoa, i loaa ona wahi
lakeke, wawae, aia no
hoi i kau mea i ma
kemake ai, a hai mai
ia'u, i lole paha, i Dala
paha.
Aloha oe
Na C Kanaina
Translation:
[Page 1 of 1]
[Letter cover]
Kanaina
July 16, 1839
For Chamberlain
at Pahua
Greetings to you, Chamberlain,
I am asking you because I would like a fathom of black cloth from you, like that of
Kekuanaoa, so as to get jacket and trousers. It will be up to what you want for it, so tell me if it
should be cloth or cash.
Regards to you,
From C. Kanaina
Notes:
1. Kemalani - Mr. Levi Chamberlain was a member of the second company of missionaries.
He was the superintendent of secular affairs for the mission and served as a missionary
teacher.
2. Kekuanaoa - Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani Pauahi
and then to Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was the Royal Governor of the island of Oʻahu from
1834-1868, a member of the House of Nobles and Privy Council, the 6th Kuhina Nui
(regent) and the father of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V.
3. C. Kanaina - Charles Kanaʻina was a man of chiefly lineage who married Miriam ʻAuhea
Kekāuluohi. Their son, Willian Charles Lunalilo, became the sixth monarch of the
Hawaiian Kingdom.