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William Little Lee letters, 1847-1850.
BANC MSS 78/106 pLOCAL
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Title:

William Little Lee letters, 1847-1850

Creator/Contributor:

Lee, William L. (William Little), 1821-1857, creator

Abstract:

Written from Honolulu, mainly to Simon Greenleaf, describing his work as a judge and as commissioner to quiet land titles, with information on the judiciary system in Hawaii, the framing of land codes, the foreign and native population, the effects of whooping cough and measles on the natives, the impact of the California gold rush on Hawaii and problems with the French over education, language and taxation of brandy.

Date:

1847 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-hi
Judges -- Hawaii -- Honolulu
French -- Hawaii
Land titles -- Hawaii
Judicial process -- Hawaii
Communicable diseases -- Hawaii
Education -- Hawaii
Liquor industry -- Taxation -- Hawaii
Land reform -- Hawaii
Français -- Hawaii
Titres de propriété -- Hawaii
Processus judiciaire -- Hawaii
Maladies infectieuses -- Hawaii
Distillerie -- Impôts -- Hawaii
Réforme agraire -- Hawaii
Communicable diseases
Education
Emigration and immigration
French
Indigenous peoples
Judges
Judicial process
Land reform
Land titles
Language and languages
Liquor industry -- Taxation
Travel
Hawaii -- Description and travel
Hawaii -- Indigenous peoples
Hawaii -- Emigration and immigration
Hawaii -- History -- To 1893
Hawaii -- Languages
Hawaii -- Descriptions et voyages
Hawaii -- Émigration et immigration
Hawaii -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1893
Hawaii -- Langues
Hawaii
Hawaii -- Honolulu
Greenleaf, Simon -- 1783-1853
Greenleaf, Simon -- 1783-1853

Type:

History.

Physical Description:

6 letters in 1 portfolio

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 78/106 pLOCAL

Origin:

California