[Kamehameha IV, King of Hawaii.] Autograph Letter in the third person, to the British Representative on Hawaii, W. W. F. Synge, declining 'Mr. Allan's invitation' and thanking him for the loan of a magazine.

1p., 4to. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'Hamaikamalama [sic] | Sunday Morning. | The King wishes to acknowledge Mr. Synge's Kindness in sending him the “Saturday Review”, which will be returned after perusal. - | The King & Queen regret they cannot accept Mr. Allan's invitation to be of the morning's riding party. - | To H. B. M. Representative'. For information on the recipient William Webb Follett Synge, see his entry in the Oxford DNB. In 1861 Synge was appointed Commissioner and Consul-General for the Sandwich Islands, and in that capacity stood proxy for the Prince of Wales at the christening of the Prince Albert Edward of Hawaii. In 1865 he escorted Queen Emma of Hawaii to England, following which he was posted to Cuba. From 1857 Hanaiakamalama was Queen Emma's summer palace.