▁Sim pson ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada , ▁thinking ▁Rich ards ▁and ▁Ha ʻ al ilo ▁could ▁wrap ▁up ▁the ▁details ▁through ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁Finally ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁Lord ▁Aber de en ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁amb assador ▁Louis ▁Saint - A ulaire ▁agreed ▁on ▁terms ▁and ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁declaration , ▁not ▁a ▁treat y , ▁so ▁did ▁not ▁clarify ▁status . ▁ ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁America , ▁and ▁visited ▁the ▁new ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁C . ▁Cal h oun ▁who ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁also ▁sign ▁the ▁agreement , ▁but ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁wait ▁for ▁a ▁treat y ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁Senate . ▁They ▁left ▁Boston ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁Montreal , ▁but ▁Ha ʻ al ilio ' s ▁health ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁probably ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁through ▁the ▁long ▁northern ▁winter s . ▁Rich ards ▁brought ▁his ▁body ▁back ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁ ▁A ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁and ▁a ▁mem orial ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁at ▁its ▁next ▁session . ▁B ingham ▁offered ▁this ▁pra ise : ▁ ▁Ha