An Autograph From Kilimana Inscribed To William F. Allen, A Fellow New Englander Who Traveled To Hawaii

KILIMANA (1822-1909). Kilimana, whose birth name was Gorham Dummer Gilman, was from New England. He arrived in Hawaii in the 1840s but eventually left for the California gold fields. He returned to Hawaii and spent the rest of his life between the islands and the mainland. He later was Consul General to Hawaii.Signature. 1pg. May 1903. No place. A signature G Kilimana inscribed For my friend in old Hawaii Wm. F. Allen from G Kilimana May 1903. William F. Allen was a fellow New Englander who traveled to Hawaii and served in several governmental offices. The small paper has some light wrinkling and a couple of tears where the ink ate through the paper.