POST OFFICE IN PARADISE - Pre-Postal Mail: Census of Letters to or from Hawaii Before 1830

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	Year	Sent: Date/Place	Arrived: Date/Port	Ship	Notes	Source
	1799
1.		21 Aug San Blas, Mexico	Honolulu	?	Inward from John Kendrick to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence^[1], State Archives of Hawaii; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-1, p. 44^[2]
	1803
2.		23 Aug Honolulu	? California	Hazard	From Capt. Rowan (written by Francisco de Paula Marin) to Raymundo Carillo at Santa Barbara, Alta California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-2, p. 45
	1804
3.		2 Feb Honolulu	? California	Hazard	From Capt. Rowan (written by Francisco de Paula Marin) to Don José Dario Arguëllo at San Francisco, Alta California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
	1806
4.		2 May California	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Jose de Ortega, Santa Barbara, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
	1810
5.		3 Mar Honolulu	? London	Duke of Portland	From Kamehameha I to King George III	State Archives of Hawaii; Pompey, Sherman Lee, "Transporting the Hawaiian Mails", Weekly Philatelic Gossip, 22 Nov 1952, p. 372
6.		6 Aug Honolulu	? London	?	From Kamehameha I to King George III	State Archives of Hawaii; Pompey, Sherman Lee, "Transporting the Hawaiian Mails", Weekly Philatelic Gossip, 22 Nov 1952, p. 372
	1814
7.		25 May California	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Juan Jose de Ortega at Santa Barbara, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
	1816
8.		29 Mar Honolulu	5 Oct 1816 New York, NY	Am. ship Beverly to Canton/Am. ship Governor Strong to New York	From Benj. Prescott, Jr. crewman on John Jacob Astor’s fur ship Forrester to Benj. Prescott, New Haven, CT; red NYC cds dtd 5 Oct, m/s rate “10” and ms “Per Gov. Strong;” carried to Canton by Beverly; transshipped to Governor Strong for NYC (left Canton 13 May, arrived NYC 4 Oct. 1816)	File copy
9.		12 Dec Canton	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Nathan Winship at Canton to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
	1817
10.		8 Mar Honolulu	? California	?	From Francisco de Paula Marin to Don Luis Arguëllo at San Francisco, Alta California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-3, p. 46
11.		? Honolulu	Canton	?	Inward from Nathan Winship to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
12.		14 Jul Honolulu	? New England	?	From Augustus Norton to Winthrop Norton, South Berwick, District of Maine; no postal markings	R.A. Siegel Auction No. 767, lot 406; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-4, p. 46
	1819
13.		8 Oct Honolulu	22 Jul 1820 Boston, MA	Am. ship Paragon	From Henry Gifford to Capt. Gifford, Dartmouth, MA; indistinct Boston cds, red SHIP and ms “12” rate mark; Gifford was a crewman on the American whale ship Balaena, dated as the ship entered Honolulu Harbor, the first whale ship to do so.	Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-5, p. 47
	1820
14.		13 May Honolulu	21 Nov 1821 New York, NY	British whale ship L'Aigle to London/Cortes to Boston	From Hiram Bingham to Samuel Worcester, Salem Mass.; entered US mail at New York; NY cds dated 21 Nov., "SHIP" and ms "20½", US zone rate, 151-400 miles; receipt docket "Nov. 21, 1821"; carried to London by L'Aigle; transshipped, probably to Cortes, for New York City (20 Nov arrival)	1951 Hawaiian Historical Society Annual Report, p. 17
15.		14 May Honolulu	21 Nov 1821 New York, NY	British whale ship L'Aigle to London/Cortes to Boston	From Maria Loomis to William Williams, Utica, NY; entered US mail at New York with "SHIP" and NY cds dated 21 Nov and ms "20½", US zone rate, 151-400 miles; carried to London by L'Aigle; transshipped, probably to Cortes, for New York City (20 Nov arrival)	Covers, Vol IX, No. 6, p. 8; Postal History Journal No. 106, p. 34; David Golden Sale (Siegel Auction Galleries, Sale 1009, lot 1, May, 2011; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-6, p. 48
16.		27 Jun Honolulu	22 Mar 1822 Boston, MA	Am. ship Levant	From Sybil Bingham to Fanny Howell, Canandaigua, NY; entered US mail at Boston, Mass., with red Boston cds dated 22 Mar and ms "18½" US zone rate (omitting the ship fee), 151-400 miles; the Levant sailed 7 Aug via Canton	Harris Sale I (Harmer, Rooke Auction 776), lot 1; Baker Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 526) lot 217; Ishikawa (Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction S-50), lot 36; Wolffers Auction 104, lot 1439; Meyer and Harris, p. 6; Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769) lot 2003; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-7, p. 49
17.		31 Aug Kailua	21 May 1821 -	?	From Lucy Thurston to Persis Parkhurst; no outer wrapper	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769), lot 2004
18.		16 Oct Honolulu	1 Jun 1821 Boston, MA	Am. ship Volunteer	From Lucy Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlborough, Mass.; entered US mail at Boston; red Boston cds dated 1 Jun, "SHIP" and ms "8" US zone rate up to 30 miles; the Volunteer sailed in November via Canton	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769), lot 2005
19.		23 Nov Boston	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Josiah Marshall at Boston to Eliab Grimes	California Historical Society Archives
	1821
20.		14 Feb Honolulu	12 May 1822 Boston, MA	Am. ship Arab	From H. Bingham to William Jackson, Dorset, Vt. and ms "By Ship Arab"; entered US mail at Boston	Wolffers Auction 132, lot 1172; Postal History Journal No. 106, p. 35
21.		23 Feb Honolulu	11 May 1822 Boston, MA	Am. ship Arab	From H. Bingham to Thomas H. Gallaudet, Hartford, Conn. and ms "By Ship Arab/Capt. Lewis/Boston"; entered US mail at Boston; red Boston cds dated 11 May and ms "25" double US zone rate (omitting the ship fee), 81-150 miles	File copy
22.		5 Jul Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. ship Alexander	From Eliab Grimes to Josiah Marshall, Boston; the Alexander sailed 9 Jul via Canton	By Land & By Sea^[3], p. 81
23.		6 Jul Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. ship Alexander	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Alexander sailed 9 Jul via Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 82
24.		11 Aug Boston	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Josiah Marshall at Boston to Eliab Grimes	California Historical Society Archives
25.		8 Oct Honolulu	13 Mar 1822 Edgartown, MA	Am. whale ship Moro	From Asa Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlborough, Mass.; entered US mail at Edgartown, Mass.; ms "Edgartown Ms. 22 Mar Ship 12" postmark and US zone rate, 31-80 miles; the Moro sailed in October	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769), lot 2006
26.		5 Oct to 5 Nov Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. brig Pedlar	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Pedlar sailed 24 Dec via Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 86-87
27.		24 Nov Honolulu	8 May 1822 Edgartown, MA	Am. whale ship Globe	From Lucy Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlborough, Mass.; entered US mail at Edgartown, Mass.; ms "Edgartown Ms May 8 Ship 27" postmark and US double zone rate, 81-150 miles	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769), lot 2007
28.		23 Dec Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. brig Pedlar	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Pedlar sailed 24 Dec via Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 88
	1822
29.		14 Jan Waimea, Island of Kauai	7 Nov 1822 Salem, MA	Am. brig Arab to Canton/Am. ship Zephyr to Salem	From Samuel Whitney to Eli Smith, Northford, Conn.; entered US mail at Salem, Mass.; red Salem cds dated 7 Nov, "SHIP" and ms "14½" US zone rate; carried to Canton by Arab; transshipped to Zephyr and carried to Salem	Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 6-2, p. 61
30.		22 Jan Honolulu	? Boston, MA	?	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Paragon sailed 4 Feb via Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 89
31.		9 Aug Honolulu	17 Feb 1823 New York, NY	Am. ship American to Canton/Am. ship Beaver to New York City	From Lucy Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlboro, Mass.; entered US mail at New York, red "SHIP" and NY cds, ms "20½" US zone rate, 151-400 miles; American sailed 10 Aug to Canton; transshipped to Beaver at Canton	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769), lot 2008; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 6-3, p. 62
32.		10 Aug Honolulu	17 Feb 1823 New York, NY	Am. ship American to Canton/Am. ship Beaver to New York City	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; American sailed 10 Aug to Canton; transshipped to Beaver at Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 91
33.		8 Oct Honolulu	28 Mar 1823 Nantucket, MA	Am. whale ship Spermo	To Chester Loomis, postmaster, Rushville, Ontario County, NY; entered US mail at Edgartown, Mass. with ms "Ship Free" and ms "Edgartown"; the Spermo sailed in October, arrived Nantucket, Mass. 24 Mar 23	Clifford Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 346) lot 33; R.A. Siegel Auction 397, lot 398; Ishikawa Sale (Sotheby, Parke Bernet S-50), lot 38; Wolffers Auction 104, lot 1441; Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769) lot 2009
34.		11 Oct Honolulu	? Boston, MA	?	From Martin Brewster to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the writer states the letter is being sent via Canton	By Land & By Sea, p. 94
35.		16 Nov to 22 Nov Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. whale ship Balaena	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Balaena sailed in November	By Land & By Sea, p. 94
36.		__ Dec New England	? Honolulu	Am. ship Waverly	Inward from ? to Mrs. Elizabeth Bishop, addressed "Sandwich Isls" with ms "Capt. Rutter/ Waverly"	R.A. Siegel Auction 397, lot 453
37.		12 Dec New England	? Honolulu	?	Inward from ? to Elizabeth Bishop, addressed "Sandwich Isles" with ms "Fav'd by Capt. Fuller"	Wolffers Auction 104, lot 1442
38.		13 Dec New England	? Honolulu	?	Inward from ? to Elizabeth Bishop, addressed "Care of Rev. Mr. Bishop, or Mr. Levi Chamberlain, Sandwich Isls." with ms "Elizabethtown"	Wolffers Auction 53, lot 1175; Kelleher Auction 577, lot 3753
	1823
39.		__ Jan Honolulu	? Boston, MA	?	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston	By Land & By Sea, p. 96
40.		9 Mar Honolulu	22 Aug 1823 Boston, MA	Am. brig Pearl	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston; the Pearl sailed in March bound home via Tahiti	By Land & By Sea, p. 97
41.		20 Mar Honolulu	22 Aug 1823 Boston, MA	Am. brig Pearl	From Lucy Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlborough, Mass.; entered US mail at Boston; red Boston cds dated 22 Aug, "SHIP" and ms "8" US zone rate up to 30 miles; ms "Capt. Chandler/Brig Pearl/Boston"; the Pearl sailed in March bound home via Tahiti	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769) lot 2012
42.		6 Apr Honolulu	? California	Mexican ship Rover	From Francisco de Paula Marin to Luis Antonio Arguello at Santa Barbara, California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
43.		20 May Honolulu	25 Apr 1824 Boston, MA	Am. brig Arab to Canton/Am. ship Vancouver to Boston	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain w/ms SHIP in red arc over “6”; ms “Rec’d May 5”	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4129
44.		31 May Honolulu	? Boston, MA	?	From John C. Jones to Marshall & Wildes, Boston	By Land & By Sea, p. 98
45.		17 Jul California	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Luis Antonio Arguello at Monterey, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
46.		Before Sept., 1823 Honolulu	12 Dec 1822 Boston, MA	Am. ship Waverly, departed Boston 13 Dec 1822	Inward to Elizabeth Bishop w/ms ”Capt. Rutter/Waverly”	Siegel Auction #387, lot 453; Wolffers Auction, Sale #104, lot 1442
47.		Before Sept., 1823 Honolulu	13 Dec 1822 Boston, MA	Am. ship Waverly, departed Boston 13 Dec 1822	Inward to Elizabeth Bishop w/ms “Care of Rev. Mr. Bishop, or L. Chamberlain, Sandwich Islands
48.		2 Sept Honolulu	13 Feb 1824 Edgartown, MA	Am. whale ship Hero	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain, Boston, w/ms Edgartown postmark and ms “Ship 14½”	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4130
49.		30 Dec Honolulu	18 Jan 1825 Nantucket, MA	Am. ship Paragon	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain, Boston w/ms “per Paragon via Canton;” no postal marking	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4131
	1824
50.		7 Feb California	? Honolulu	Mexican ship Rover	Inward from Father Vincente Francisco de Serria at Mission San Carlos de Boromea, Carmel, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
51.		12 Mar Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Mexican ship Rover to Canton/ transshipped at Canton, vessel unknown	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain, Boston; indistinct postmark, ms “SHIP 8”; ms “per the Rover/Capt. Cooper/Canton”	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4132
52.		13 Aug California	? Honolulu	Eagle	Inward from Jose M. Estadillo at Monterey, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
53.		8 Sep Honolulu	16 Apr 1825 New Bedford, MA	Am. whale ship Balaena	From Lucy Thurston to Abner Goodale, Marlborough, Mass.; entered US mail at New Bedford, Mass.; black New Bedford cds dated 16 Apr, with ms "New Bedford Ms.", ms "1¾" "6 sheets" and "89½" sextuple US zone rate, 151-400 miles	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769) lot 2010
54.		10 Sep Honolulu	21 Mar 1825 New Bedford, MA	Am. whale ship Russell	From James Hill to Capt. Hugh Hill, Beverly, Mass.; entered US mail at New Bedford, Mass.; the Russell sailed 18 Sep for New Bedford and arrived 19 Mar 25	File notes, Vol 44, p. 43
55.		17 Sep Honolulu	? Boston, MA	Am. whale ship Russell	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; no outer wrapper	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4133
56.		27 Sep Honolulu	19 Apr 1825 Boston	Am. ship Octavia to Canton/Am. ship Liverpool Packet to Boston	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; no outer wrapper; ms “By Mr. Harwood from the Sandwich Islands.”	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4134
57.		1 Nov Mexico	1 Dec 1825 Honolulu	Am. ship Mentor	Inward from Fletes at Mazatlán, Mexico, to Francisco de Paula Marin; the Mentor arrived 30 Nov	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
58.		7 Nov Honolulu	? California	Hawaiian brig Tamaahmaah	From Francisco de Paula Marin to Don José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega at Santa Barbara, Alta California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
59.		7 Dec Honolulu	29 Aug 1825 Boston, MA	Am. ship Mentor	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; no outer wrapper	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4135
60.		13 Dec Honolulu	29 Aug 1825 Boston, MA	Am. ship Mentor	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; no outer wrapper	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4136
61.		? Honolulu	29 Aug 1825 Boston, MA	Am. ship Mentor	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; no outer wrapper	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4138
	1825
62.		20 Aug Honolulu	7 Feb 1826 Nantucket, MA	Am. whale ship Equator	From Levi Chamberlain to Richard Chamberlain; Nantucket postmark “2 Mo. 7” and “Sh 14½”	Kelleher Auction, Sale #622, lot 4137
63.		22 Oct Honolulu	29 Apr 1826 Boston, MA	Am. ship Rob Roy	From John W. Spurr to Gen'l. George DeWolf and John Smith, Bristol, RI; entered US mail at Boston; red Boston cds and "SHIP" and ms "12" US zone rate, 31-80 miles; dateline "Woahoo Oct. 22, 1825" and ms "Fav'd by Capt. Blanchard"; the Rob Roy sailed 12 Dec for Boston	Advertiser Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 769) lot 2013; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-8, p. 49
64.		26 Oct Mexico	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Mateo Uruchurtur at Guaymas, Mexico, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
65.		10 Dec Honolulu	30 Apr 26 Boston, MA	Am. ship Rob Roy	From Rev. Bingham to Rev. Thos. H. Gallaudet, Hartford, Conn., forwarded to Guilford, Conn., in care of Miner Fowler; entered US mail at Boston; Boston cds dated 29 Apr"; Hartford cds dated 30 Apr; the Rob Roy sailed 12 Dec for Boston	Harris Sale I (Harmer, Rooke Auction 776) lot 2
	1826
66.		19 Jan California	? Honolulu	Am. schooner Rover	Inward from Ignacio Martinez at Monterey, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
67.		20 Jan California	? Honolulu	Am. schooner Rover	Inward from Marcelino Escobar at Monterey, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
68.		26 Jan California	? Honolulu	Am. schooner Washington	Inward from José S. Estudillo at Monterey, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin; the Washington arrived 17 May from an unreported origin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
69.		? Kailua	9 Dec 1826 Newport, RI	Am. whale ship Frederick Augustus	From Artemas Bishop to Jeremiah Evarts at Boston, Mass.; entered US mail at Newport, RI; red oval Newport date stamp dated 9 Dec, "SHIP" and ms "2¾ oz." and "112", eleven times US zone rate, 31-80 miles; the Frederick Augusta sailed in the Spring	Houghton Library, Harvard University; The Collectors Club Philatelist, Vol 44, p. 43
70.		19 Sep Honolulu	7 Mar 1827 Edgartown, MA	Am. whale ship Ploughboy	From John Coffin Jones to Josiah Marshall, Boston; entered US mail at Edgartown, Mass.; Edgartown date stamp dated 7 Mar and ms "Ship 14½" US zone rate, 81-150 miles	Kelleher #597, lot 2151; Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 5-2, p. 57
71.		21 Sep Honolulu	16 Mar 1827 Boston, MA	Am. whale ship Ontario	From John Coffin Jones to Josiah Marshall, Boston; entered US mail at Nantucket, Mass.; Nantucket date stamp dated 16 Mar and ms "Ship 14½", US zone rate, 81-150 miles; the Ontario sailed 25 Sep	Kelleher #597, lot 2151
	1827
72.		19 Feb Honolulu	? Boston, MA	?	From Levi Chamberlain to Miss Sarah ...; entered US mail at Boston	Frajola Auction 9 Jan 1995, lot 72 (partial photo)
73.		16 Apr Honolulu	3 Dec 1827 New Bedford, MA	Am. whale ship Balaena	From Silvanus Harlow, Jr. to Silvanus Harlow, Halifax, Mass.; entered US mail at New Bedford, Mass.; New Bedford cds dtd 9 Dec; writer was attached to the Ship Martha	File notes
74.		20 Jul Honolulu	3 Dec 1827 New Bedford, MA	Am. whale ship Balaena	From John C. Jones to Josiah Marshall; outer letter sheet w/ms “Ship Balaena; New Bedford cds dated 4 Dec, SHIP and ms “22”	H.R. Harmer Sale #12, lot 2127
75.		8 Aug California	25 Aug Honolulu	Hawaiian brig Tamaahmaah	Inward from José M. Estudillo at San Diego, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin; the Tamaahmaah arrived 25 Aug from San Diego, fourteen days in transit	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
76.		14 Sep Honolulu	31 Jul 1828 Malta	Am. whale ship Persia	From Rev. Samuel Whitney to Rev. Eli Smith, Malta, "Med. Sea", in care of J. Evarts, Missionary Rooms, Boston; entered US mail at New Bedford, Mass. with red cds dated 21 Apr, SHIP and "12" ms US zone rate, 31-80 miles; docket receipt at Malta, 31 Jul 28; the Persia sailed 19 Sep to New Bedford, arrived 7 Mar 28; privately carried to Malta	Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 3-4, p. 31
77.		9 Nov Waiakea	5 Jun 1828 Nantucket, MA	Am. whale ship Maria	From N. W. Ruggles to Benjamin Patten, Stafford, CT; oval Nantucket postmark 6 Mo. 6 w/ms “Sh” and “20¾”	Rumsey Auction, Sale #37, lot 1744
	1828
78.		26 Aug California	12 Sep 1828 Honolulu	French ship Heros	Inward from José M. Estudillo at San Diego, Alta California, to Francisco de Paula Marin; the Heros arrived 12 Sep from San Diego, seventeen days in transit	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
79.		25 Oct Mexico	1 Dec 1828 Honolulu	Brig. Gen. Sucre	Inward from Felipe Lastra at Guaymas, Mexico, to Francisco de Paula Marin; the brig Gen. Sucre arrived 1 Dec from the Gulf of California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
80.		25 Oct Mexico	1 Dec 1828 Honolulu	Brig. Gen. Sucre	Inward from Felipe Lastra at Guaymas, Mexico, to Francisco de Paula Marin (apparently a different letter than the above); the brig Gen. Sucre arrived 1 Dec from the Gulf of California	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
81.		27 Nov Rochester, NY	? Kailua	?	Inward from ? to Delia Stone "Missionary at the Sandwich Islands" addressed "To be left at the office of the N.Y. Courier to the care of Rev. Charles L. Stewart, New York"; mailed at Rochester, NY, 27 Nov with red oval Rochester date stamp, boxed PAID and ms "18¾" US zone rate, 151-400 miles (ship fee omitted)	Wolffers Auction 56, lot 1888; Ishikawa Sale (Sotheby, Parke, Benet Auction S-50), lot 40
	1829
82.		1 Jan Honolulu	13 Jul 1829 Boston, MA	Am. ship Sultan	From Mary Kittredge Clark to Mrs. Russell Clark, Peacham, VT w/ms “Capt. Allen/Ship Sultan” and ms “18¾”	File copy; Richard C. Malmgren Collection
83.		17 Oct Mexico	? Honolulu	?	Inward from Felipe Lastra at Guaymas, Mexico, to Francisco de Paula Marin	Marin Correspondence, State Archives of Hawaii
84.		24 Oct Manoa	19 Apr 30 Nantucket, MA	Am. whale ship Ann	From Mary Ward to Henry Stockton, Boston, Mass. with ms "By Capt. Arthur, ship Sarah"; entered US mail at Nantucket, Mass.; red oval Nantucket date stamp dated 2 Apr, "SHIP" and ms "14½" US zone rate, 81-150 miles	Bartlett Auction 8, lot 1704 (no photo); Aall Sale (R.A. Siegel Auction 805), lot 8
85.		1 Nov Lahaina	10 Jun 30 Boston, MA	USS Vincennes	From Spencer Hamilton (whale ship Cortes) to Henry Hamilton, Schoharie County Court House, Schoharie County, NY; red Boston cds and ms "75" quadruple US zone rate, 150-400 miles (ship fee omitted); enclosed a letter written 31 Aug 28 from the Coast of Peru	Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Figure 4-9, p. 51
86.		24 Nov Honolulu	21 May 1830 New London	Am. whale ship The Friends	To James Watson Webb, NYCity; entered US mail at New London, Conn. with ms "The Frend/Capt. Chester" and ms "14½" US zone rate, 81-150 miles	PF58042; Hollowbush Sale IV (John A. Fox Auction 323), lot 390

^[1] The Marin Correspondence is found at Don Francisco de Paula Marin, A Biography, by Ross H. Gast, published together with The Letters and Journal of Francisco de Paula Marin, edited by Agnes C. Conrad, The University Press of Hawaii, 1973.

^[2] Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870, Gregory, Fred F., 2012, The Philatelic Foundation, New York.

^[3] By Land & By Sea references Morison, Samuel Eliot, By Land & By Sea, 1954, Alfred Knopf, New York.

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