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Honolulu 1850 marriage notice and colonial commentary
A Honolulu notice from 1850 reports a marriage by Rev Ro Armatrang in Lown and references legal and commercial details including a note on customs collectors and offshore trades. The excerpt mixes marriage records with editorials on Hawaiian land policy, immigration oaths, and agricultural prospects amid California’s growth and the Panama Canal era, plus local notices and a humorous aside on social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Honolulu
Panama Canal
Mawatha Jame
Stephen Reynolds
W. Newcomt
J. F. Marshall
RW. Wood
Wo le Lee
Tive
Pacific
Telwnda
Emma Street
Beretanis Jer
Cueithout
Muimere
Synar
Luly
Manadon Islands
Odlown
Times