Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position)
Dublin Core
Title
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position)
Subject
Lincoln
USA
Hawaii
Report
19th Century
Handwritten
USA
Hawaii
Report
19th Century
Handwritten
Description
The Letter from Samuel Long to William H. Seward discusses Long’s service as a US consul in Hawaii. This source directly shows the relations with the USA and Hawaii and just how involved the USA was in the Island. The letter shows how significant being a consul in Hawaii was and how much the consuls thrived on their power, this was seen as a lifestyle and this position was key to maintain, according to the letter. Furthermore, with this letter stated to have been ‘lay upon Lincoln’, it is clear that it was not just the Consuls that were intrigued with the Hawaiian Islands, rather the whole nation. It was matters even the president was concerned with. Showing the construct of Hawaii’s and the States relations.
Creator
Samuel Long, US Consul, Hawaii
Publisher
Library of Congress
Online Collection
Manuscript/Mixed Material
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.1076200/?q=hawaii&sp=1&st=text
Online Collection
Manuscript/Mixed Material
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.1076200/?q=hawaii&sp=1&st=text
Date
15 July 1861
Contributor
Sotira Eren
Rights
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.1076200/?q=hawaii&sp=1&st=text
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.1076200/?q=hawaii&sp=1&st=text
Language
English
Type
Textual - handwritten letter
Identifier
19th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Samuel Long, US Consul, Hawaii, “Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position),” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 9, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/130.