The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-26
Obituary.
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Our much respected fellow citizen, James Hun
newell, Esq, whose long sickness has been gen
orally known to the public. died in this city, on
Sunday morning last. Mr.. H~unnewell by ms
energy, ability and integrity, made himself a very
prominent merchant. and has been connected Tor
many years with the trade and m of the
Sandwich Islands. As early as 1916, he visited
California and the Islands, and made a second
voyage rs officer and part owner of the cargo OF
the brig Ih0GdettS, in 1919. As agent of MesSrs.
Bryant X Sturgis OF Boston, he remained at the
Islands until 1875. Still interested III the trade
of the Islands, his most remarkable voyage was
made in 1926, in the double capacity of master
and merchant. This VOYAGE was made in Il small
packet vessel of about 40 tons. built at Salem by
the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, which he volunteered to navigate and
command, he being allowed Il certain amount of
freight on board the vessel. About n year ago
Mr.. Hunnewell caused Il drawing of this little
vessel TO be Autographed and framed, and at that
time sent n copy of the picture with the following
note:
"CHARLEsrowN, 23d July, 1865.
" To The Editor Of the Bunker Hal aurora
DEAR SIR About a year and a half ago you
! published some extracts from my Journal from Boston
10 Honolulu, IN the schooner Missionary Packet. L
now offer for your acceptance n photographic sketch
of that vessel-which ut the time, (42 years ago.
had the merrit of being the smallest vessel that ever
made so long a voyage and was the longest time in
making the passage of any vessel that ever success
ldly AAiAN'S l. very ISSlSClAuAN lOuiS.
JAMES HU~NNEwELL-"
Underneath the drawing is the following in
s%cription and on the back of it the endorsement
which follows, and these papers complete the his
tory of the enterprise
" Schooner Missionary Packet. Owned by the
4. B. c. F.. Missions. Sailed from Boston, january,
1896, for Honolulu, James Hunnewell, Master, I'M
der Instructions from jeremiah Evarts, Esq. Secre-
tary of the Board. During the passage. anchored in
upwards of Coy twenty different harbors, and ar
~aNal NJ IN 81 ,fA~ N nZ-n- AE NINA
months and one day. Dimensions, 40 feet long and
Is feet wide. Measuring 80 60-95 tons.
On the termination of his voyage out TO Homo
lulu, Mr.. Hunnewell had prepared in his journal a
pencil of the Missionary Packet, which was placed
in the hands of the photographer, and the within is
the result.
Mr.. Hunnewell never asked or received a dollar
from the \. H.. c. F. NJ, or from any of their pa
irons, for his services in connection with the packet.
The freight on his privilege would not at the present
day pay for his sextant that he used in navigating
her OUT
Mr.. HunneweIl remained at the Islands for
some years and then returned to reside in this
city in 1872. He was largely engaged in the
of the Islands, and became owner of
the celebrated ships John GiLpin, POiyneSian,
SyTen, and other noted vessels. Among his other
services for the prOmotiOn of the prosperity and
welfare of the Islands, he contributed at one time
the sum of ten thousand dollars towards the e
adjustment of the Oahu College, near Honolulu.
Mr.. Hunnewell has been a generous contributor
to all public, charitable and benevolent objects.
not only to those connected with his own church
and denomination, but in many instances to
others; and on the breaking out and during the
continuance of the war, was a liberal contributor
to every object requiring or needing private as
sistance. To the Soldiers Relief Society. we be- |
lieve Mr.. Hunnewell contributed to ITS funds for
time very regularly the sum of one hundred
dollars per month, and in numerous other WAYS
aided the Union cause and sustained the Union
His remembrance of benevolent organ
%izations will probably appear hereafter.
The funeral services were held at his residence
on Green street, on Tuesday, Rev. James b. Miles
officiating. There was a very large attendance
notw outstanding the cold rain storm. The re-
mains were deposited in the old burying ground
in this city.
MIR. Hunnewcll was born February 10, 1894,
within the limits of the present town of Somcr-
vile.