G.S. Meade Hawaii letter, 1884

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College of William and Mary
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Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
Creator:
Meade, G.S.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

An eight page letter from G.S. Meade in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Mr. Atkinson. Meade was staying in the home of a British Bishop while touring the islands. Along with describing the native Hawaiian people, and the environment of Hawaii in detail, the letter names specific Hawaiians Meade met at a garden party. Meade writes that "to me it is no pleasant sight to see a favored land with its own princess to govern it, actually in the hands of another race, its trade taken by foreigners, its fields tilled, its resources developed: such is the case in Hawaii."

Content warning for derogatory language and/or descriptions directed towards indigenous populations.

G.S. Meade Hawaii Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

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