Lot 965
Kalakaua Rex - Royal Hawaiian Patent Land Grant No. 3434 (1836-90) Last reigning king of Hawaii (1874-90); called the "Merrie Monarch"; in 1887 he was forced to sign the "Bayonet Constitution" which removed most of his authority and revoked the right of native Hawaiians to vote. Document signed as King, 16 x 20 in., 1888, 4 pp. Transaction with D. S. Kaui relative to fifty-six acres of land at Onokaa, South Kona, Hawaii. Also signed by L. M. Thurston (as Minister of the Interior) and by J. H. Thompson. Document has Royal Seal. Fine.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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