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Queen Liliuokalani Autograph Sold

Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii during the late 1880s when Americans had begun to settle on the islands to exploit resources such as sandalwood and sugar. The tensions that arose involved many political treaties between the U.S. and Hawaii. We sold a Queen Liliuokalani autograph document for $1,556. This document has much significance regarding the deposing of the Hawaiian monarch. Please see details below:

Remarkable Document Signed By Queen Liliuokalani, The Last Monarch of Hawaii — She Grants Citizenship Rights to Henry Cooper, the Man Who Would Overthrow Her Kingdom the Following Year

Stunning piece of U.S. political history in which the last monarch of Hawaii grants denization to the man who would lead the coup against her monarchy the following year. 30 June 1892 document signed clearly by Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii from 1891-1893 before it was annexed by the United States, details the “Denization” of Henry Ernest Cooper, an American citizen and businessman. Just one year later, as Chairman of the “Citizens’ Committee of Safety,” Cooper would plot and effect the overthrow of Liliuokalani’s kingdom, ultimately reading the proclamation establishing the provisional Government of Hawaii on 17 January 1893. The very next day he was appointed to the advisory council to President Sanford B. Dole and would alternatively serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting President and Attorney General of the new Republic of Hawaii. Document reads in part: “We do by these Letters Patent of Denization confer upon Henry E. Cooper, a citizen of the United States of America…temporarily resident in this Kingdom, without abjuration of allegiance, all the rights, privileges and immunities of a native, subject nevertheless in all respects to an accountability to the Laws of this Kingdom, and the like fealty to Our Throne, as if he had been duly naturalized, and to our pleasure.” It was signed at the Palace of Iolani in Honolulu and is countersigned by Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Parker. It features a royal seal and measures 11″ x 17″. Some creasing from folding, minor chipping and discoloration where a second seal was once apparently affixed. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $1,156.

Queen Liliuokalani Autograph
Queen Liliuokalani Autograph. Click to enlarge.

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The Last King of Hawaii, Kalakaua Letter Signed From

Letter signed, ”Kalakaua” as the last King of Hawaii. Handwritten letter is datelined Honolulu, 3 June 1882. It reads in full, ”William N. Prushing [?] heretofore appointed by me as one [?] Trustees of Palau College, having resigned his office of Trustee. I hereby nominate and appoint Nathaniel B. Emerson M.D. as one of the Trustees of Palau College, as provided by law.” Single-page letter on ruled card-style stationery measures 7.75” x 9.75”. Foxing, toning and wormholes. Very good overall. With an LOA from Robert Earhart, owner of Coin Depot in La Verne, California. Sold for $1,563.

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The Last King of Hawaii, Kalakaua Letter Signed From. Click to enlarge.

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The Last King of Hawaii, ”Merrie Monarch” King Kalakaua Signed Document Initiating Civil War Colonel William M. Wherry Into the Royal Order of Kamehameha 1

King Kalakaua document signed as King of the Hawaiian Islands. The very last Hawaiian king signs, ”Kalakaua R” to the document, datelined Honolulu, 5 March 1875. Here, Civil War Colonel and reciepient of the Medal of Honor, William M. Wherry is appointed Knight Companion to the Royal Order of Kamehameha 1. The order was established in 1865 as an affirmation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom. It was later driven underground upon the overthrow of King Kalakauna’s sister, but it was reinstated in the early 20th century and still exists today. Single-page partially-printed document bears a red seal to the lower left. Measures 10” x 16”. Remarkably well-preserved document shows only faint creasing to edges and at folds through center, with light rippling around seal, else fine. Sold for $1,420.

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The Last King of Hawaii, ”Merrie Monarch” King Kalakaua Signed Document. Click to enlarge.

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