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cover 1828 (5 Jan.) long missionary entire letter headed "Hihifo Tongatabu" to the Wesleyan Missionary Society in London, rated "1/7" and showing light "SYDNEY/N.S.W" c.d.s. on face, step-type "SHIP-LETTER/PLYMOUTH" h.s. on reverse. The contents give graphic details of the dangers encountered by missionaries, and in particular, the attempted evacuation of the mission by whaling schooner. Also 1811 "A fiatooka or Morai in Tongataboo" and 1812 "Dance in the Friendly Isles" prints