Duke Island is an island in the The Gravina Islands are part of the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska. ...Gravina Islands of the The Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. ...Alexander Archipelago in southeastern State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski Official languages English Area 1,717,854 km² (1st) _ Land 1,481,347 km² _ Water 236,507 km² (13. ...Alaska, at 54°56′ N 131°20′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=54-56-N-131-20-W-), just north of the Canadian border. It is 19 km (12 miles) long and 13 km (8 miles) wide.
But it was still open to the Duke's successor to maintain that his parents had been forced into an unjust bargain, and that the compensation paid was inadequate to the value of the revenue sold.
At the close of 1791 a commission was accordingly appointed and instructed to proceed to the Island and examine the allegations of the Duke, inquiring at the same time into the constitution and circumstances of the Island.
The Duke's family could hardly have received any compensation for the customs revenue in 1765, except on the assumption that taxes imposed on the Island were his private property, and not held in trust for public purposes.
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