Seymour, J., fl. 1816 "A Narrative of Five Youth from the Sandwich Islands"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09856 Author/Creator: Seymour, J., fl. 1816 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1816 Pagination: 44 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 12.9 cm Order a Copy
One pamphlet entitled, "A Narrative of Five Youth from the Sandwich Islands," printed in 1816 by J. Seymour. Recounts the narratives of five young Hawaiian boys who were placed in schools in New Haven, Connecticut by a sea-captain. The accounts led to the creation of a missionary school in Hawaii. Final pages describe native Hawaiians as "heathens."
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