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command, and that I disclaim all intention of interfering with their 
execution; but while I make this avowal, I must at the same time, 
as I feel myself in duty bound, state, that I object to any informal or 
arbitrary punishment being inflicted upon any under my command, 
without the due observance of the forms provided for by treaty 
stipulations. 
To Governor Kekuanaoa, 
Oahu, 
I am, &c., 
Charles Wilkes, 
Commanding Exploring Expedition, 
