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                  <text>��Letter Reference:
1832_Mar01_Ii-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
March 1, 1832
From:
John Ii [John Papa ʻĪʻī]
To:
Mr. Chamberlain [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summery:
John Papa ʻĪʻī writes to Mr. Levi Chamberlain about a man and a woman who wish to
join the Poʻahā.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Mr Chamberlain,
Eia keia mau mea i manao e
komo i ka poaha, o Ku ^ka inoa o ke kane, o
Hina ka inoa o ka wahine.
Aloha oe
Nau na John Ii
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Na
Mr. Chamberlain
[In a different hand]
John Ii
March 1
1832
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Mr. Chamberlain,
Here are some people who wish to join the Poaha. Ku is the name of the man, and
Hina is the name of the woman.
Regards to you,
From me, John Ii
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
For
Mr. Chamberlain

�[In a different hand]
John Ii
March 1
1832
Notes:
1. Mr. Chamberlain - Levi Chamberlain arrived in Hawaiʻi with the second
company of missionaries in 1823. He served as the superintendent of secular
affairs for the Hawaiian mission.
2. poaha - The Po‘ahā, lit. Thursday, is a reference to the Bible study meetings, held
on Thursdays, that prepared one for baptism and membership in the church
congregation.
3. John Ii - John Papa ʻĪʻī began his service in the royal court as an attendant to
Kalanikualiholiho, who became Kamehameha II. He continued to serve the
sovereigns of Hawaiʻi until his death in 1870.

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              <text>Hawaiian Evangelical Association Archives, 1853-1947. Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives </text>
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