https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/148b9d6d364e0b6c2e0b3272d2f4b67e.pdf c3aa7a31ab8961e3fdaecc53e179cace PDF Text Text ����Letter Reference: 1845_Mar07_G.Richardson-Greene Date of Letter: March 7, 1845 From: George Richardson To: Rev. Greene Content Summary: Letter of George Richardson, 15 year old student at Lahainaluna Seminary to Rev. Greene of Massachusetts relaying his study habits and the books that he has read along with his great desire to learn English. Annotated by his teacher, Rev. J.S. Emerson. Typescript: [Page 1 of 4] 3 Seminary, Lahainaluna, Sandwich Islands, March 7th, 1845. My dear friends, we have heard you are our dear friends. Our teacher, who teacheus the English language, told us to write to you all things that we do here. Therefore I ^will write you all things that I do here, and my desire to learn the English languge, and will ^write the names of my books that I have learned in this Seminary. I have been in this Seminary four years. And I studied in some books; because, I thought that wisdom is a desirable thing. Some hours of the day I have studied in my room, and some, I have studied in the school at the school-house; some hours also I work. So all the days of the week, except Saturday. I ^have kept the laws of this Seminary, but some times I have thought to break them., but that thought is nearly ended. I desired to learn the English lan- �guge that I may study in many wise books; because, I have heard many English books are good. Except I learn the English languge, then I shall not have very much wisdom, but I have not thought to learn the English languge to make ^me richer or a chief. Yet to make all the people of the Sandwich Islands happy. I have studied in this school the Hawaiian books three hours daily. These are their names. Geog of the Bible Bible Chronology Bible History [Page 2 of 4] Church History, Moral Philosophy, Natural Theology, The Existence of the Soul, Analysis and Punctuation, Structure of my own languge, The use of the Globes, Arethemetick, Algebra, Navigation, Surveying Geometry, Linear and Drawing, And I have studied in this school the English languge one hour daily, the following books. English Gramar. New Testament. And a little book for beginners. Will you write us a letter that we may read it! Good by George Richardson �The writer of the above is a bright boy 15 years of age, not pious - brother to John Richardson, knew nothing of the English when he entered the schoolhis appearance is quite prepossessing. J.S. Emerson [Page 3 of 4] Blank [Page 4 of 4] Rev. D. Greene Mission House Boston Mass. U. States George Richardson Mission Semny, S.I. 7 Mar. 1845 Recd Sept. 13 Ackd in S.L. Oct. 29 Notes: 1. Seminary - Lahainaluna Seminary was established in 1831 by the aliʻi working with the missionaries to train teachers and to promote the importance of education and literacy for their people. 2. George Richardson - George Richardson is a 15 year old student of Lahainaluna Seminary, the younger brother of John Richardson, who also wrote to Rev. Greene. 3. J.S. Emerson - John S. Emerson arrived in Hawaiʻi with the 5th company of Missionaries on May 17, 1832 on the Averick from Boston. 4. Rev. D. Greene - Rev. David Greene was associated with the A.B.C.F.M. missionaries from Boston, MA. � 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 Richardson, George - Ali`i Letters - 1845.03.07 - to Greene, David Description An account of the resource Letter of George Richardson, 15 year old student at Lahainaluna Seminary to Rev. Greene of Massachusetts relaying his study habits and the books that he has read along with his great desire to learn English. Annotated by his teacher, Rev. J.S. Emerson. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richardson, George Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library at the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1845-03-07 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