1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 26 Foreigners and the better class of natives, and ‘half whites’ in carriages.

1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator 63, I asked after ‘Billy’ Ragsdale, interpreter to the Parliament in my time—a half-white.

1901 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 23 Oct. 8/3 In this boat's crew..was Charlie Diamond... He was a Bonin island half-white and is well known to old time sealers.