Seymour, J., fl. 1816 "A Narrative of Five Youth from the Sandwich Islands"

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GLC#
GLC09856
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1816
Author/Creator
Seymour, J., fl. 1816
Title
"A Narrative of Five Youth from the Sandwich Islands"
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
44 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 12.9 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

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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