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the pacific commercial advertiser (honolulu, hawaiian islands) 1856-1888 — sea serpent

Date of account
Newspaper page published 1859-03-10
Location
honolulu, hawaii, united states
Source
Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference
the pacific commercial advertiser (honolulu, hawaiian islands) 1856-1888 · 1859-03-10 · page 2
Rights
public_domain
Language
English OCR
Record updated
2026-08-24

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Record summary

A 1859-03-10 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... March 14. For H.jsiisuisu per Sea Serpent, to day. For LaOaisa aid Kosa per Kinot-le, to-morrow. pout or HonoiiUisU. h. x. ARRIVALS. March S -"ch Kamoi, Chadwick, fin Hawaii. 3 Seh Margaret, Kikeke, fiu Kauai. 4 Sch Kekauluuhi, Man-bant, lm llawaii. i Sen John Youu, fm Kohala. 6 Sch Moikeiki, Hall, fm Maui. 7 Am wb sh Caroline, Pontius, Greenport, fm Marque sas, 1 wh season. 7 Am wh bk Architect, Fish, fin Lahaina, off anfl on. 7 Am clipper sh Sea Serpent, Whiunore, 13 ds fm San Francisco. 8 Haw brig Advance, Kuflish, 11 ds fin Fanning lslaiul. 8 Am wh sh Sarat.?a, Slucum, fm Sew Zealand, 100 wh cruise. S Am wh sh ...

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