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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Account Book of William French |
| Reference | MS 657 F88 |
| Library | Hawaiian Historical Society |
| Date | 1818-1819 |
| Author / Creator | French, William |
| Description | William French was a well-known Canton trader who moved to Honolulu. This account book is one of the earliest surviving Hawaiian business records. |
| Document Type | Accounts, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | accounts, trade, merchant, merchandise, commerce, goods, commodity, cargo, ship, shipping, tobacco, food, textiles, supplies, sugar, cotton, clothes, finance |
| Countries | USA |
| Places | Hawaii |
| Ports | Honolulu, USA |
| People | Tamaahmaah |
| Additional Information |
William French arrived in Hawaii in March 1819 on the ship Neo, en route to China for a trading voyage. French traded for almost 10 months with many of the chiefs and a good number of the foreign residents. The most revealing accounts are those with Kamehameha I and his son Kamehameha II (Reho Reho, or Liholiho). Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Hawaiian Historical Association's library catalogue. |
| Copyright | Hawaiian Historical Society |
