[Hawaiian Royalty]. Two Documents of Hawaiian History. Lot consisting of the following items:
A. Partially Printed Document Signed by King Kamehameha IV. Accomplished in manuscript. Two pages, in Hawaiian, tall Folio, Oahu, August 7, 1855. Illustrated Royal Patent of Land granting "Taro Patches" in fee simple "unto the said NUUANU (for KANAINA), heirs and assigns forever..." Illustrated on the first page with a map of the territory granted. With the Royal Seal of the Hawaiian Islands. Although the document names Kamehameha the Third as Sovereign, the document is undoubtedly signed by Kamehameha the Fourth, whose father the previous king had died one year before this land grant was issued.
B. Printed Hawaiian Broadside. One page, in Hawaiian, Folio, with engraved illustration, Oahu, Mission Press, n.d. Being an excerpt of the Bible, from Luke: Chapter 10: Verses 30 - 37. Matted to an overall size of 10 x 13". Fine. Each document is accompanied by an English translation.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500.
