https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/1ddd918f2ae7aa030206f9bb8356b86c.pdf ce07f301a5811853ec6e89c8b69c1542 PDF Text Text ���Letter Reference: 1827_May29_Laanui-Ruggles Date of Letter: May 29, 1827 From: Gideona Laanui [Gideon Laʻanui] To: Keiki ame Keiki wahine [Samuel and Nancy Ruggles] Content Summary: Gideon Laʻanui writes to Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles regarding cloth, expressing his affection to people there, and promoting faith in God. Typescript: [Page 1 of 2] Mei. 29. 1827. Oahu, Aloha oe e Keiki ame Keiki wahine a me ko olua mau ohua apau loa a me Kamahiainui ame Haole aloha nui loa oukou apau loa i ola pu kakou ia IESU Eia kou wahi manao u uku ia oe e Keiki e hooili mai oe iou wahi kapa ina ia Maalo na Kamahiainui, e kii aku a ike oe hooili mai ma ka hi moku o oukou alaila palapala iho oe haawi iho ia Mr Kemelena Pau ia oia E hai aku oe i kou wahi manao aloha i ka poe kane [Page 2 of 2] hooikaika ma laila ame ka poe wahine hooikaika o laila e aloha pu kakou i ke Akua me ka olioli nui loa ame ka hopohopo hoi o ka naau ke ka hi, i ke Akua i ka nui o ka hewa pela kou wahi �manao e hai aku ai oe ia lakou pau ia Na Gideona Laanui [Letter Cover] Na Keiki Hilo Hawaii Po maikai lakou Translation: [Page 1 of 2] May 29, 1827 Oahu Greetings to you, Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles, and to all your retainers, as well as Kamahiainui and Haole. Great affection to you all; may we all be saved through Jesus. Here is my little message to you, Ruggles. Deliver my cloth. If it is with Maalo, then Kamahiainui should go get it, and once you see it, send it on one of your people's ships, then document that and give it to Mr. Chamberlain. Finished, that is all. Relay my affectionate thoughts to the faithful men [Page 2 of 2] there and the faithful women there. Let us all love God with great joy and with fear of God in our hearts for our many wrongdoings. That is my short message for you to tell them. It is done. By Gideon Laanui [Letter Cover] For Ruggles Hilo Hawaii Notes: 1. Keiki - This is a name of endearment for Mr. Samuel Ruggles who arrived with the first company of missionaries. 2. Gideona Laanui - Gideon Peleiōhōlani Laʻanui born in 1797, was a native of Waimea, Hawaiʻi who was partly raised in the court of Kamehameha I, and married Nāmāhana, a sister of Kaʻahumanu. After the arrival of the missionaries, he was an early convert and became an active member of the church, living in Waialua. 3. Kamahiainui - This may be a retainer of Mr. Ruggles. 4. Haole - This may be a retainer of Mr. Ruggles. 5. Maalo - The identity of this person is unknown. �6. Kemelena - 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. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laanui, Gideon - Ali`i Letters - 1827.05.29 - to Ruggles, Samuel Description An account of the resource Gideon Laʻanui writes to Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles regarding cloth, expressing his affection to people there, and promoting faith in God. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hawaiian Evangelical Association Archives, 1853-1947. Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laanui, Gideon Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Puakea Nogelmeier Translated by Awaiaulu Foundation Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource If you would like permission to publish or reproduce this material, please send your requests to archives@missionhouses.org Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1827-05-29