Autograph letter signed, dated Sept. 9, 1880 on board the USS Alaska, describing a visit to the Samoan Islands 

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dc.contributor.authorHiland, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T02:48:46Z
dc.date.available2015-02-24T02:48:46Z
dc.date.issued2015-02-23
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dc.description.abstractThis item is the original, hand-written letter, along with envelope. Thomas Hiland, born in New Hampshire, was a surgeon assigned to the USS Alaska towards the end of a naval career that began in 1861. In addition to remarks on Samoans, Hiland comments on recent political developments in the period leading up to two decades of Samoan civil war.
dc.format.extent8 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/47208
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.subjectSamoa history Mau rebellion
dc.subject.lcshSamoan Islands—Description and travel
dc.subject.lcshSamoan Islands—history—19th century—sources
dc.subject.lcshSamoan Islands—history—sources
dc.subject.lcshSamoan Islands—Politics and government—19th century—sources
dc.titleAutograph letter signed, dated Sept. 9, 1880 on board the USS Alaska, describing a visit to the Samoan Islands 
dc.typeLetter
dc.type.dcmiText

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