History
Arent Schuyler de Peyster, of New York, captain of the armed brigantine or privateer Rebecca, sailing under British colours, passed through the southern Tuvalu waters in May 1819 sighting Nukufetau. In 1820 the Russian explorer Mikhail Lazarev visited Nukufetau as commander of the Mirny.
The United States Exploring Expedition under Charles Wilkes visited Nukufetau in 1841.
Louis Becke, who later became a writer, operated a store on Nukufetau from February 1881 to August 1881. Becke later wrote a story about a fishing expedition: The Fisher Folk Of Nukufetau.
Alfred Restieaux was a trader on Nukufetau in the late 19th century, until his death in 1911.
The population of Nukufetau from 1860-1900 is estimated to be 250 people.
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