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Green, Jonathan Smith (1796-1878) Notices of the Life, Character, and Labors of the Late Bartimeus L. Puaaiki, of Wailuku, Maui, Sandwich Islands.
Lahainaluna: Press of the Mission Seminary, 1844.
First edition, small octavo, a neat copy, stab sewn in original limp paper wrappers (paper covering spine cracked along spine, signature clipped from ffep), 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Bartimeus Lalana Pua'aiki (c. 1785-1844) was an early convert to the Christian religion and the first Native Hawaiian to be a licensed clergyman in that faith. Before his conversion, Pua'aiki served as a hula dancer in the court of King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu.
