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Kure Island References — from Archives of Hawaii card index, 
Presidential Executive Order no. 1019, pertaining fcb jurisdiction of Leewards. 
Interior Dept. (Kingdom of Hawaii) Bound volumes of letters: 
y'Book 10, p. 337, 2 6 Dec. 1870. Min. of Interior to Capt. Thos. Long, placing 
^ him in command of the Steamer Kilauea for rescue of officers and crew of 
UoS. Steamer Saginaw frora Kure. 
Book 10, p 368 . 21 Jan 1871. Min. of Interior to Minister of Foreign Affairs, 
concerning expenses for trip of Str. Kilauea to Kure to rescue crew of 
- U.SS Saginaw. 
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Book 28, jbl 277 14 Sept 1886. Min. of Interior to Consul General of Grea t 
Britain. Concerning chartering of vessel for the rescue of crew of 
Donnattar Castle, request to send physician. • 
Book 28 p. 279. 14 Sept. 1886. Min. of Int. to Consul General of Great 
Britain. SeE. Craddock, physiciah, to go on rescue trip; also. Col. 
James H« Boyd to go for the purpose of claiming the island, known to 
ancient Bawaiians as Moku Papapa, for the Haw'n kingdom, and Joseph 
D« Strong to sketch scenes of interest onthe trip. 
Book 28, p. 282. 14 Sept. 1886. Min of Interior to Col. James H. Boyd, 
instructions to aid shipwrecked Crew and take formal possession in tne 
name of His Hawaiian Magesty King &alakaua. 
17 Sept. 1886. Consul General of Great Britain to Min. of 
Interior, concerning chartering of Str. Waialeaelae for rescue trip and 
annexation of Kure by Hawaiian Kingdom., 
Book 28 p. 298 22 Sept. 1886. Min of Interior to Consul General of Great 
Britain. Appointment of James H. Boyd to claim Ocean Island. 
29 Sept. 1886. Report of James H. Bojrd relative to the annexation 
of Moku Papapap; to Hawaiian Islands. 
Book 28 p. 328. 30 Sept. 1886. Min of Interior to L.L. van Slyke, with sample 
of water from Ocean Island for analysis. 
Book 28, p.gg2t 332 1 Oct. 1886. Min. of Interior to Consul General of Great 
Britain. Thanking British Gov£. for use of Str. Waialealea and for allowing 
Kingdom to claim the island, and offering, because of earlier rescue of 
crew of Donnattar Castle, to assume all costs of the expedition. 
Book 28, p. gZ 347 6 Oct. 1886. Min. of Interior to L.L. van Slyke, forwrding 
2 more vials of water from Kure for analysis. 
6 Jan. 1$94. Application for lease for 25 years by No. Pacific 
Phosphate and Fertilizer Company, to remove guano, etc., for 50 cent pe* 
ton. 
Commissioner of Public Lands. 13 Sept. 1928. to Archives of Hawaii, submitting 
Presidential Executive Order no. 1019. 
