Proclamation 441—Thanksgiving Day, 1899
10/24/1899
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efforts will be made to alleviate the burdens of taxation
the commissioners are hereby authorized to confer authoritatively with any persons resident in the islands
the commissioners will endeavor, without interference with the military authorities of the United States
the improvements placed upon this land during the life of this preemption claim and thereafter abandoned were less than $200 in value.