Los-Nr. 1735

1883 (June 22), two-page manuscript letter, signed “John Kapina, Minister of Finance”, on Department of Finance letterhead, to His Excellency Paul Kanoa, Governor of Kanai, regarding taxation issues, with further notation at bottom signed F.S. [Franklin Seaver] Pratt, then serving as Registrar of Public Accounts, apparently an English translation of an attached two-page manuscript letter, this in Hawaiian, also signed John Kapina and F.S. Pratt, a third letter, also in Hawaiian and on Department of Finance letterhead and signed Kapina, typical folds, but a scarce group. Note: Kapina was serving at the time as Minister of Finance of Hawaii, having previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Governor of Maui