(HAWAII) Instructions of the Prudential Committee of the Ame

Sale 2444 - Lot 165

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(HAWAII.) Instructions of the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to the Sandwich Islands Mission. 122 pages plus final blank. 12mo, original plain pink boards, rebacked; minor dampstaining in upper margin, minor foxing. Lahainaluna: Press of the Mission Seminary, 1838

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Includes the original instructions issued to each of the eight groups of missionaries sent by the ABCFM to Hawaii from 1819 to 1836. It concludes with a list of missionaries in each group, including the names of several Hawaiians. Approximately 250 copies were printed. Forbes 1086. One other copy known at auction.