The Friend (newspaper) Honolulu, March 1855.
Honolulu: S. C. Damon, 1855. Monthly issue of "The Friend", a newspaper published by Samuel C. Damon (1815 - 1885), a Congregational missionary who went to Hawaii under the auspices of the American Seaman's Friend Society; he served as the pastor of the Bethel Church, was founder of the Honolulu Sailor's Home, and editor and publisher of The Friend, the monthly newspaper for seamen. New Series, Vol. IV, No. 3; Old Series, Vol. XII. Single issue, with articles including the following: the establishment of a Sailors Home; the recent events of the Crimean War, with article titled The War: the Battle of Inkermann, Effects of the War upon England; Journal of Events at Sebastopol, from Nov. 23d to Dec 13th. Also report on the Hawaiian Tract Society; an historical sketch of 'Governor Adams', (Hawaiian name Kuakini, who was the first recorded Royal Governor of Hawaii island, serving from 1820 until his death in 1844); reports of ship wrecks; Custom House statistics; poetry; and Marine Journal, listing arrivals and "cleared" vessels from the ports of Honolulu & Lahaina. Pages 19 - 24. Tidemark runs across top half of paper. Good + overall. Item #17983
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