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Letter from Shanghai
Kalākaua1881-04-06
The Friends of ʻIolani Palace
Honolulu, United States
Handwritten letter from King Kalakaua to William L. Green, Minister of Foreign of Affairs, dated April 6th, 1881, Shanghai, China. The King writes of his travels from Nagasaki, Japan to China, visiting Tientien, Shanghai and Pekin (Peking) by Pan-Tah, or fast boat. In Pekin, he was unable to meet with the royal court as they were mourning the empress dowager of China. Instead, he met with Li Hung-Chang, Viceroy of Chilli (Chile).
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- Title: Letter from Shanghai
- Creator: King Kalakaua
- Creator Nationality: Hawaiian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: San Francisco, California
- Creator Birth Place: Hawaii
- Date: 1881-04-06
- Date Created: 1881-04-06
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Subject Keywords: King Kalakaua, 1881 trip, voyage, tour, Shanghai, Tientien, Pekin, Peking, Chilli, Chile, Li Hung Chang, transportation, China Merchant Steam Ship Navigation Company
- Medium: Communication, Correspondence, Document
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