(HAWAII) Kamehameha IV Proclamation of neutrality on the Civ

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HAWAIIAN CIVIL WAR BROADSIDE (HAWAII.) Kamehameha IV. Proclamation of neutrality on the Civil War. Letterpress broadside, 12 1/2 x 8 inches; docketed on verso. Kailua, 26 August 1861

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The King of Hawaii declares a strict neutrality in the war between the states, forbidding any of his subjects to engage in privateering. Captures and seizures by either combatant within Hawaiian waters are to be viewed as a violation of sovereignty. Forbes 2441 (only copies at Hawaii State Archives). One additional copy on WorldCat.