National Anthropological Archives

MS 7192 Legal documents regarding land on the Marshall Islands

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7192
Creators:
Capelle, Georg Eduard Adolph
Dates:
1883, 1904
Languages:
German
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Marshall Islands Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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