Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Contents XVII
4. Introduction 1
5. Documents
6. 1. Two Letters of Lieutenant-Captain L. A. Hagemeister to the Directors of the Russian-American Company, May I and June 20, 1809 (paraphrased), describing the Sandwich Islands 37
7. 2. Letter of King Kaumualii, Through Captain J. Bennett, to Chief Manager A. A. Baranov, December 27, 1814, Asking for Trade 40
8. 3. Instructions, Baranov to Dr. G. A. Schäffer, October 1, 1815, on eve of Latter's Departure for Hawaii 41
9. 4. Letter, Baranov to King Kamehameha, about October 1, 1816, to be Delivered by Schäffer 44
10. 5. Instructions, Baranov to Lieutenant I. A. Podushkin, February 15, 1816, on Departure for Hawaii 46
11. 6. Further Instructions, Baranov to Podushkin, February 15, 1816, on Departure for Hawaii 53
12. 7. Letter, Baranov to Schäffer, February 10, 16, 26, 1816, to be Delivered by Lieutenant Podushkin 54
13. 8. Letter, Baranov to Schäffer, February 26, 1816 59
14. 9. Letter, Schäffer to the Main Office, January 1, 1816, Describing Affairs at Hawaii 60
15. 10. Letter, King Kaumualii, Through Captain John Ebbets, "to any Russian Ship Commander," February 5, 1816, Stating That Furs on the Bering Were to be Taken to Sitka by Ebbets 61
16. 11. Letter, King Kaumualii to Baranov, February 5, 1816, Offering Restitution for Cargo of the Bering 62
17. 12. Act of Allegiance of King Kaumualii to Emperor Alexander I of Russia, May 21, 1816 63
18. 13. Award of Honorary Naval Rank to King Kaumualii, May 21, 1816 63
19. 14. Contract Between King Kaumualii and Schäffer, May 21, 1816 64
20. 15. Award of Medal to Prince Kaukari Tautuno of Kauai, May 21,1816 65
21. 16. Journal Kept by Lieutenant Podushkin, March 9- June 2, 1816 65
22. 17. Secret Treaty Between King Kaumualii and Schäffer, July 1, 1816 72
23. 18. Award of Chief's Rank to Baranov by King Kaumualii, July 1, 1816 73
24. 19. Report, Schäffer to Main Office, August 1816 74
25. 20. Contract Between King Kaumualii and Schäffer, August 22 [Sept. 3, N.S.?], 1816, Concerning Purchase of the Ship Avon 76
26. 21. Affidavit by Captains Whittemore, Smith, and Gyzelaar, Substantiating Transfer of Schooner Lydia to King Kaumualii, September 4 [August 23 O.S.?], 1816 77
27. 22. Deed of Hanalei Province to Schäffer by King Kaumualii, September 21, 1816 77
28. 23. Declaration of Friendship and Deed of Land, Chief Kamahalolani to Schäffer, October 1, 1816 79
29. 24. Grant of Land by Princess Naoa of Kauai to Schäffer, October 1, 1816 80
30. 25. Grant of Land by Chief Ovana Platov to Schäffer, October 1, 1816 80
31. 26. Letter, Schäffer to Baranov, November 25, 1816 81
32. 27. Letter, George Young, et al., to Schäffer, December 29, 1816, Asking for Protection After Native Attack at Hanalei 83
33. 28. Letter, John Eliot d'Castro to Schäffer, January 7, 1817, Reporting Arrival at Oahu 85
34. 29. Letter, John Elliot d'Castro to Schäffer, February 3, 1817, Refusing Invitation to Come to Kau 86
35. 30. Trade Agreement, King Kaumualii and Schäffer, April 23, 1817 86
36. 31. Letter, King Kaumualii to Baranov, May 15, 1817, After Expulsion of Schäffer 87
37. 32. Letter, Schäffer to King Kaumualii, May 25, 1817, Urging Reconsideration of Policy 88
38. 33. Letter, Schäffer to Baranov, About End of May, 1817, Reporting Expulsion 90
39. 34. Declaration, Schäffer et al., June 1, 1817, of Decision to Make a Stand at Hanalei 93
40. 35. Letter, Schäffer to Baranov, June 6, 1817, Announcing Departure from Hanalei 94
41. 36. Report, Timofei Tarakanov to Lieutenant-Captain Hagemeister, at Sitka, February 12, 1818, Reviewing Departure of Il'mena from California, and Proceedings on Oahu and Kauai 95
42. 37. Affidavit, Charles Fox Bennick, June 16, 1817, Attesting to Agreements Concluded by King Kaumualii 100
43. 38. Report, Timofei Tarakanov et al., to Main Office, July 7, 1817, on Events up to Departure of Schäffer 101
44. 39. Letter, Schäffer to Baranov, July 7 [?], 1817, Concerning Reception at Oahu, and Departure for Canton 106
45. 40. Directive, Main Office to Baranov, March 22, 1817, Expressing Disapproval of Use of Schäffer on Hawaiian Mission and Forbidding his Employment in California 108
46. 41. Main Office to Baranov, August 14, 1817, Expressing Interest in Schäffer's Achievements 109
47. 42. Main Office to Lieutenant V. M. Golovnin, August 14, 1817, Directing Him to Aid at Kauai 110
48. 43. Main Office to Schäffer, via Baranov, August 20, 1817 110
49. 44. Memorandum, Main Office, August, 1817, Listing Gifts sent to King Kaumualii 113
50. 45. Memorandum, V. N. Berkh, on the Sandwich Islands, Written About August, 1817, with Letter of I. A. Kuskov, Written at Fort Ross, California, August 12, 1816, Enclosing Copy of King Kaumualii's Act of Allegiance, May 21, 1816 113
51. 46. Newspaper Reports, 1817, Regarding Events in Sandwich Islands 122
52. 47. Minutes, Council of the Russian-American Company, January 19, 1818 123
53. 48. Letter, Main Office to Baranov, March 15, 1818, Praising his Refusal to Buy the Avon 124
54. 49. Letter, Schäffer to Main Office, July 30, 1818, Upon Arrival in Denmark, and Notation Regarding his Letter of August 18, from Berlin 124
55. 50. Report, Filip Osipov to Main Office, About September, 1818, Reviewing Operations in the Islands 125
56. 51. Letter, Main Office to Governor of Riga, November 23, 1818, Asking That Schäffer be Required to Return to St. Petersburg 131
57. 52. Letter, Schäffer to Main Office, February 6, 1819, Asking Payment of Back Salary and Expenses 134
58. 53. Statement of Accounts, Schäffer to Main Office, April 22, 1819 135
59. 54. Minutes, Council of the Russian-American Company, May 17, 1819 137
60. 55. Instructions, Ministry of Interior, Department of Manufacture and Internal Trade, to Main Office, July 15, 1819, Quoting Letter of June 24, 1819, from Foreign Minister Count K. V. Nesselrode, Citing Decision of the Emperor on the Hawaiian Affair 139
61. 56. Instructions, Main Office to Hagemeister, August 12, 1819 141
62. 57. Letter, Hagemeister to I. A. Kuskov, January 28, 1818 146
63. 58. Instructions, Hagemeister to Podushkin, February g, 1818 147
64. 59. Instructions, Hagemeister to Podushkin, February 9, 1818 (Cont'd). 152
65. 60. Instructions, Hagemeister to Podushkin, February 16, 1818 153
66. 61. Letter, Hagemeister to Main Office, April 6, 1818 154
67. 62. Letter, Acting Chief Manag er S. I. Ianovskii, to Main Office, April 20, 1820, Enclosing Extracts from Journal of K. T. Khlebnikov Concerning Voyage of Brig Brutus to Hawaiian Islands 155
68. 63. Journal kept by Schäffer, January 1815-March 1818 157
69. Notes 219
70. Bibliography 225
71. Index 229