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                  <text>��Letter Reference:
1841_Jun19_Kekuanaoa-Chamberlain
Date of Letter:
June 19, 1841
From:
Kekuanaoa [Mataio Kekūanāoʻa]
To:
Kamalani [Mr. Levi Chamberlain]
Content Summary:
Mataio Kekūanāoʻa writes Mr. Levi Chamberlain concerning financial accounts.
Typescript:
[Page 1 of 2]
Papu June 19/41
E Mise Kamalani e
Aloha oe,
E hai mai oe i ka'u
mau dala o ka holo
ana aku nei o ka
moku o Paalua
a e uku ae oe ia
Kauka Jada, no kuu
aie ia ia i ka pepa
he 10 dala, a koe ke
koena e hai mai oe
ia'u.
Na'u na Kekuanaoa
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter Cover]
Kekuanaoa
June 19 1841
Na
Mise Kamalani
Waiahao

�Demijohn 1.50
5 galls, alcohol c75c
charged to
[illegible pencil]
DWm Richards
5 gals wine to
Mr Smith see if chgd
Translation:
[Page 1 of 2]
Fort June 19, 1841
Mr. Chamberlain,
Greetings to you.
Tell me about my money from the sailing of the ship, Paalua, and pay Dr. Judd what I owe him
for the paper, 10 dollars. And if a balance remains, let me know.
From me, Kekuanaoa
[Page 2 of 2]
[Letter cover]
Kekuanaoa
June 19, 1841
For Mr. Chamberlain
Waiahao
Demijohn 1.50
5 galls, alcohol c75c
charged to
[Illegible pencil]
DWm Richards
5 gals wine to
Mr. Smith see if charged
Notes:
1. Kamalani - 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.

�2. Paalua - The Paʻalua was a Hawaiian schooner used for inter-island commerce and
passage.
3. Kauka Jada - Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd, known as Kauka, was a member of the 3rd
company of missionaries, arriving in Hawaiʻi in 1828. A medical doctor by training, he
became an important advisor to the king and the government, holding a number of
official positions and resigning from the mission in 1842.
4. Kekuanaoa - Mataio Kekūanāoʻa, of chiefly descent, was first married to Kalani Pauahi
and then to Elizabeth Kīnaʻu. He was the Royal Governor of the island of Oʻahu from
1834-1868, a member of the House of Nobles and Privy Council, the 6th Kuhina Nui
(regent) and the father of Kamehameha IV and Kamehameha V.

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