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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7192 Legal documents regarding land on the Marshall Islands
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7192
- Creators:
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Capelle, Georg Eduard Adolph
- Dates:
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1883, 1904
- Languages:
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German.
- Physical Description:
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10 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes a will dated December 2, 1904, and an unidentified document dated August 17, 1883.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Capelle was a landowner in the Marshall Islands and was described by Byron B. Bender as "one of the purchasers of Likiep."
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
English translation by Lorraine H. Jacoby of the Handbook of American Indians office.
Custodial History
The will was sent to Saul H. Riesenberg by Alfred Capelle after Riesenberg had been approached by Byron W. Bender, of the University of Hawaii. Riesenberg transferred it to the archives October 21, 1973. The other document was received from Bryon W. Bender on August 18, 1976.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7192, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7192
Keywords
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Marshall Islands | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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