Foreign Land holdings in the German Marshall Islands by Dirk HR Spennemann Property on Mejit

??? wato, Mejit Island.

Size of parcel of land: unknown.

Original acquisition in: unknown to Adolph Capellle &Co.; In view of the fact that the property does not show up in theGundbuch, the property may have only been leased.

Transfers since original acquisition: 1883 (18 December) sold to Deutsche Handels- und Plantagengesellschaft for $135.- with other property on Arno, Maloelap, Nauru andKosrae {9};

In 1883 the property consisted of three native-built houses {9}.

Ownership of property in 1913: ???

Grundbuch Entry No.: ???

Traders known:

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{9} Deed of sale between AdolphCapelle, Jaluit, and the Deutsche Handels- und Plantagengesellschaft , dated 18 December 1883, transferringproperty on Maloelap, Mejit, Nauru (Pleasant Island), Strong's Island(Kosrae) and Arno. Print out of microfilmed document of unknown provenance, possibly from the T.T.P.I. Archives, Kept on file Alele National Archives, Majuro, RMI. Original most likely from GermanColonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record GroupG-2, Y40.

??? wato, Mejit Island.

Size of parcel of land: unknown.

Original acquisition in: unknown to A.Crawford & Co.;The property was not puchased but leased {12} ;

Ownership of property in 1913: local

Grundbuch Entry No.: no entry

Traders known:

Comments:

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{11} Grundbuch von den Marshallinseln und Nauru. Artikel 27. Eigenthümer: Pflanzer Otto Bock in Kili.Print out of microfilmed document of unknown provenance, possibly from the T.T.P.I. Archives, Kept on file Alele National Archives, Majuro, RMI. Original most likely from German Colonial document contained in Reichskolonialamt Volume 3077, document 5. Ms on file, Australian Archives Canberra, Record Group G-2, Y40.

{12} Letter E.M.Morgan, Crawford& Co. to F.L. Sonnenschein, Kaiserlicher Kommandant, Jaluit, dated 18 July 1888. Contained in Records of the German ForeignOffice, Series IX Reichskolonialamt File No. No. 2296, Land und Grundstückserwerbungen auf den Marschallinseln. Allgemeines 1887-1906. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia. Microfilm No. G 8491.