ðeɪ kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐ tʃˈɑːɹlz ʃˈæɾʌk, hˌuːz mˈʌðɚ hæd ɐpˈæɹəntli kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndᵻd wɪð hɜː tʃˈaɪldhʊd fɹˈɛnd ˈɜːsjʊlə nˈuːɛl ˈɛmɚsən, mˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk əvə mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi fˈæmɪli ɪn həwˈaɪiː, wɜːɹ ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈeɪtʃ. ɡɹˈɪnəl ænd ðˈɛn sˈoʊld tə dˈiːlɚ dʒˈɑːn klˈɛmən fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɪksti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
They came from a Charles Shattuck, whose mother had apparently corresponded with her childhood friend Ursula Newell Emerson, matriarch of a missionary family in Hawaii, were acquired by George H. Grinnell and then sold to dealer John Klemann for $65,000.