Peirce, Henry Augustus, 1808-1885
Person
Biography
Henry Augustus Peirce (1808-1885); of Massachusetts; b. 1808; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1869-77; Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs, March-July 1878, under King Kalakaua; d. July 29, 1885, San Francisco. He worked for the mercantile firm of James Hunnewell and was later a partner with Charles Brewer.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James Hunnewell business papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:733 1823-1869 HScope and Contents:
Correspondence, account books, and other papers of a Boston merchant engaged in trade in Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Although the bulk of the collection relates to James Hunnewell, there are business papers of James F. Hunnewell, Charles Brewer, and Henry A. Peirce. There are letters from a number of missionaries, including a few native ones. There are extensive ship papers and a dozen logbooks; ships represented by the most material include the Eliza Warwick, John Gilpin, Polynesia,...