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Samuel Whitney documented his long stay in Hawaii in many different letters. Whether it be to his family, Levi Chamberlain or ABCFM His wife, Mercy Whitney too wrote many letters, many of which like the one at hand were addressed to her family. In…

This is a second edition, 104-page book of the ‘Memoirs of Henry Obookiah’, edited by Dwight after the death of Obookiah. He was a member of Yale College that developed a close relationship with Henry, assisting him in his learning of the English…

This is an image of a manuscript found among Queen Emma’s private papers titled ‘A Short Elementary Grammar of the Owhhie Language’ along with a note on the manuscript saying ‘Believed to be Obookiah’s grammar.’ This is the first example of a grammar…