stefansson-wrangel-09-35-029

A PROCLAMATION

KNOWN ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:

That I, Allan Rudyard Crawford, a native of CANADA and a British subject and those men whose names appear below, members of the Wrangel Island Detachment of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition of 1921-, on the advice and council of Viljalmur Stefansson, a British subject, have this day, in consideration of lapses of foreign claims and the occupancy from March 12th 1914 to Septemver 7th 1914 of this island by the survivors of the brigantine Karluk, Captain R.A.Bartlett commanding, the property of the Governmrnt of Canada chartered to operate in hte Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 of which survivors Chief Engineer Munro, a native of SCOTLAND and a British subject, raised the Canadian flag, raised the British flag and declared this land known as WRANGEL Island to be just possession of His Majesty GEORGE, King of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND and the Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of INDIA, etc., and a part of the BRITISH EMPIRE.

Signed and deposited in this monument this sixteenth day of September in the year of out Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty one.

(signed) Allan R Crawford Commander (signed)E. Lorne Knight Second in command. (signed)[F. Maurer] (signed)Milton Galle

WRANGEL ISLAND, Sept, 16th, 1921. GOD SAVE THE KING

A PROCLAMATION

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS;

That I, Allan Rudyard Crawford,a native of CANADA and a British subject and those men whose names appear below,members of the Wrangel Island Detachment of the Stefansson Arctic Expedition of l921-,on the advice and council of Vilhjalmur Stefansson,a British subject, have this day, in consideration of lapses of foreign claims and the occupancy from March 12th 1914 to September 7th 1914 of this island by the survivors of the brigantine Karluk,Captain R.A.Bartlett commanding,the property of the Government of CANADA chartered to operate in the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 of which survivors Chief Engineer Munro,a native of SCOTLAND and a British subject,raised the Canadian flag,raised the British flag and declared this land known as WRANGEL Island to be the just possession of His Majesty GEORGE, King of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND and the Dominions beyond the Seas,Emperor of INDIA,etc.,and a part of the BRITISH EMPIRE.

Signed and deposited in this monument this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty one.

(signed) Allan R Crawford Commander (signed) E Lorne Knight Seconf in command. (signed)[ F Maurer] (signed) Milton Galle

WRANGEL ISLAND,Sept.16th,1921.

GOD SAVE THE KING