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KING KALAKAUA (1836-1891). Kalakaua was the penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, reigning from 1874 to 1891. DS. 2pgs. December 30, 1886. Palace of Iolani, [Honolulu], Kingdom of Hawaii. A printed document signed “Kalakaua Rex”. King Kalakaua granted the status of “Native Hawaiian Subject” to the German-born Albert Wilhelm Heydtmann. “… NOW, THEREFORE, WE, reposing trust and confidence in the said Albert Wilhelm Heydtmann and believing him to be well affected toward Our Person and Government, and by virtue of the Royal Prerogative expressly reserved to and reposed in Us by Law, as above recited, do by These LETTERS PATENT OF DENIZATION, confer upon the said Albert Wilhelm Heydtmann without abjuration of his allegiance, all the rights, privileges and immunities of a Native Hawaiian Subject, and he, the said Albert Wilhelm Heydtmann is hereby declared to be invested with all such rights, privileges and immunities as aforesaid, subject, nevertheless, to an accountability to the Laws… Read More