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86 - POMARÉ IV (1813–1877), Queen of Tahiti.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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POMARÉ IV (1813–1877), Queen of Tahiti. Autograph letter, ‘Pomare vahine Arii’, Papeete, 27 March 1848, to the governor ‘Tetavana Ravo ’ [Charles-François LAVAUD]; 1 page, quarto size, addressed; in Tahitian (translation enclosed). Translation: ‘This is what I have to say to you now: I know that this land, i te pu ta ia Mu,e Eaea, is mine; my ancestor Ue was truly from there—that is what I have to say to you. Think carefully; this is what I have to say to you: you shall deprive Teriitua and Roura of it and you shall allocate the land to Tuavira and me; that is what I have to say to you. You shall endeavour to resolve the difficulties; do not think of dividing it up, but grant it to Tuavira’…
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS – PENNED BY HISTORY’S GREAT FIGURES
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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