Letterbook of Martin, Volume CXXIV (96 ff.), 1845-1859

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Content Summary:: Folios 9-46 relate to Tahiti, 1846-1847. They consist of copies of Martin's letters to Sir George Seymour, Queen Pomare, G. Charter, C. Banff and J. Rodgerson. The subjects include a treaty between Britain and the Sandwich Islands (f. 11), conversations with A.-J. Bruat, the arrest of the chaplain of the Grampus, the return of Queen Pomare to Papeete, Governor Lavaud, flags for the Leeward Islands. The later papers relate to Mexico and the United States blockade.
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