https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/94af6ea497525085ba1c83d93c112f2e.pdf 360b7167f6c6f6c6624302e6b0e50127 PDF Text Text ������Part of Letter Reference: 1837_various-various Letter Reference: 1837_various-various Individual Letter Reference: 1837_Nov03_Maigret-KaahumanuII Date of Letter: November 3, 1837 From: L. Maigret To: Kaahumanu II Content Summary: In response to Kīnaʻu's letter to Maigret and Murphy, Jules Dudoit brought a letter from L. Maigret and then proceeds to have a long discussion with Kīnaʻu regarding Dudoit's willingness to put up a bond to ensure that L. Maigret will leave Hawaiʻi in the designated time. The last part of this file is Dudoit's promise that he will pay the fine should Maigret land without permission. [Page 29 of 34] The next morning Mr. Dudoit brought the following from Mr. Maigret to Kaahumahu II. Oahu, Nov 3 1837 This certifies that I, Louis Maigret, a Frenchman, came on board the ship Europa as passenger at Valparaiso. & my object was to remain here until I could get a passage to the Marquesas on the dangerous Archipelago islands, & that I will conform to the laws & regulations of government at all times. (Signed) L. Maigret. Kaahumanu ^earnestly inquired of Mr. Dudoit if Maigret was a priest & he frankly declared that he was. She said he had concealed that fact. Mr. Dudoit said “Mr. Mai- �gret told him he was afraid he should not be permitted to land if it was known that he was a priest. I said that was wrong, & told Mr. Maigret he ought not to have done so. A long conversation ended as follows, Mr. Dudoit said that the refusal on the part of [Page 30 of 34] the government to allow a French subject to land was an infraction of the treaty, inasmuch as citizens of other countries were allowed to come & go freely, Kaahumanu said she did not consider it so. The laws forbid the landing of Roman Catholic priests, but does not forbid the landing of Frenchmen. She did not consider the clause in the treaty to mean that the government have no power to prevent for any cause a subject of France from coming to these shores. It was ^not so understood when signed. Mr. Dudoit said that question he could not settle. K- said she would allow Mr. Maigret to land & stay any reasonable time, provided he gave bonds to go away within the time specified & not to teach his religion while here. Mr. Dudoit presumed no such terms would be complied with. It was never expected a man should give bonds in such a case. Mr. M only wished to stay a short time until he found an opportunity to go to the Marquesas. K. Why then did he not stay at the Society Islands? That was on his way. D. He heard that Bachelot & Short were imprisoned here & came to see if he could not aid them. K. Then let them procure a small vessel & go away together. D. They have no means, they cannot do that. K. I think he [Page 31 of 34] has no intention of leaving the islands. Mr. Walsh a British subject, landed under the same pretext, & has resided here a long time & we cannot get rid of him. D. I give you my word he will leave as soon as he finds an opportunity. K. Vessels never go from here �to the Marquesas: will you give a bond? D. No, Madam, I could not do that: I could not agree to pay my money. I give you my word that he will go away. K. Within how long a time? D. I can’t say - just as soon as he can get an opportunity. K. Cannot he get bonds in the village? D. I think not - nobody will expose themselves in this way. K. Will you give your word in writing officially as Capt Petit Thouars did in the case of Mr. Bachelot that he will go away in any definite period, or in case no other opportunity occurs that he shall be received on board a French ship of war. D. I will guarantee that he will go by the first opportunity, but no ship of war would take him unless he is willing to go. K. Are you a French consul? D. I have been nominated to that office, & Capt Petit Thouars said I should have it. K. Was he authorized to appoint consuls? Did he appoint you? D. He authorized me to act as consul until papers arrive from France K. Did he give you the appointment in writing? D. No. [Page 32 of 34] K: It seems then you can only give your word in the case as a private citizen, & are unwilling to give any of other bonds. D. Yes. K. That would not be according to this terms laid down by this government. D. It seems then Mr. M will not be allowed to land. K. Not unless he complies with the conditions. D. I consider it an infringement of the treaty. K. We do not. D. We shall see. It is then of no use to talk any longer. I will write you a letter & you can answer it & then the matters will rest for the present. I shall send both to the King of France. K. Very well. D. Be so good as to give the terms in writing. Mr Dudoit then requested the interpreter to write down the terms for him. The interpreter declined, but on the urgent solicitation of Mr. D. & the statements that he could not write English, the interpreter did it, read them to Mr. Dudoit, & interpreted to Kaahumanu, both of whom declared the mem- �orandum correct, & Mr. D. took it to carry to Mr. Maigret, saying, perhaps he would assent to them. The memorandum is as follows-may land on the following conditions1st Obseve the laws & regulations of the country & not teach his religion while here. [Page 33 of 34] 2d. Leave the islands within a definite period. 3d. give bonds for the fulfilment of these terms The correspondence already quoted from the supplement here ensued: After this Mr. Dudoit finding that Mr. Maigret would be obliged to go away in the Europa, made application for permission to remove him to a small schooner which he purchased for their use. This was aceeded to on the part of Kaahumanu & Mr. D gave the following bondMadam Kaahumanu II Madam, I bind myself to fulfil the same obligations as the captain of the Europa, that is, should Mr. Maigret land after his embarkation on board the schooner Honolulu without the permission, as your letter expressed, I will pay the fine. I have the honor to be &c (singed) Jules Dudoit Honolulu, November 13 1837 Mr. Murphy being declared by the British consul not a priest, was allowed to land. [Page 34 of 34] 1. Copy of a letter for the Sandwich Islands port to the President of the U.S.A. respecting the Capt J.C. Jones (translation) 2. Official correspondence �relative to the Roman Catholic missionaries, who was smuggled into the Sandwich Islands N.B. This copy was made in October 1842 by Mr Henry M. Hill from a US in the behavior of M. Samuel N. Castle of the Sandwich Islands Mission - author of the pamphlet on Capt Laplace's outrage. R.A. Notes: 1. L. Maigret - Father Louis Desire Maigret was a French Catholic priest who arrived in Hawaiʻi with J.C. Murphy aboard the ship Europa in 1837 to establish the Catholic religion. 2. Kaahumanu II - Elizabeth Kīna‘u was a high-ranking daughter of Kamehameha and an early convert to Christianity. Two years after this letter, she became known as Kaʻahumanu II when she assumed the role of Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands from 1832-1839. 3. Mr. Dudoit - Captain Jules Dudoit arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1837 and was appointed the Consular agent for France. 4. Bachelot & Short - Alexis Bachelot & Patrick Short were Catholic missionaries who arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1827 to practice their religion. Shortly thereafter tensions arose between the chiefs and the Catholics which led to their banishment by Kaʻahumanu in 1831. 5. Capt Petit Thouars - Captain Abel Aubert Dupetit Thouars, a French naval captain, signed an agreement with Kamehameha III that allowed French citizens to live in the islands and also verbally appointed Jules Dudoit as French consul in Hawaiʻi. 6. Brig Clementine - The Clementine was owned by Captain Jules Dudoit and it was the vessel that retruned the banished papal missionaries to Hawaiʻi in 1837 after theri banishment in 1831. 7. Lord Edward Russel - Captain of HMS Actaeon, who signed a treaty with Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli, on November 16, 1836 regarding the rights of British subjects in Hawaiʻi. 8. John C. Jones - U.S. Captain John Coffin Jones was appointed U.S. consular agent to Hawaiʻi in 1820. �� 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 Kinau - Ali`i Letters - 1837.11.03 - from Father Maigret Description An account of the resource In response to Kīnaʻu's letter to Maigret and Murphy, Jules Dudoit brought a letter from L. Maigret and then proceeds to have a long discussion with Kīnaʻu regarding Dudoit's willingness to put up a bond to ensure that L. Maigret will leave Hawaiʻi in the designated time. The last part of this file is Dudoit's promise that he will pay the fine should Maigret land without permission. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Pacific Islands Missions Records, 1819-1960 (ABC 19.1-19.7). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Used by permission of Wider Church Ministries 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 Kinau 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 1837-11-03