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Although he completed writing the letter on the 30th, he didn't print and sign it until the following Thursday, on the evening of November 1st. As before signing the first of the nine letters, he uttered the words: "With this pen, the die is cast." He then signed all nine letters and mailed them at the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania post office the following morning. | Although he completed writing the letter on the 30th, he didn't print and sign it until the following Thursday, on the evening of November 1st. As before signing the first of the nine letters, he uttered the words: "With this pen, the die is cast." He then signed all nine letters and mailed them at the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania post office the following morning. | ||
Despite the Claimant Letter being dated 30 October and signed on 1 November, the 2nd of November is a [[Public Holidays in Westarctica|public holiday]] celebrated as Independence Day in [[Westarctica]] due to it being the day Travis gained the courage to undertake the action of actually mailing the letters. | Despite the Claimant Letter being dated 30 October and signed on 1 November, the 2nd of November is a [[Public Holidays in Westarctica|public holiday]] celebrated as Independence Day in [[Westarctica]] due to it being the day Travis gained the courage to undertake the action of actually mailing the letters. The largest celebration to date was the [[Westarctica's 15th Anniversary Celebration|15th Anniversary Celebration]] in 2016. | ||
==Complete text of the letter== | ==Complete text of the letter== | ||
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==Archival copies== | ==Archival copies== | ||
The Claimant Letter is considered one of the most important and cherished artifacts of Westarctica's existence. | The Claimant Letter is considered one of the most important and cherished artifacts of Westarctica's existence. Three additional copies were printed on identical paper from the identical printer as the original nine letters. For many years, two copies were believed lost, while the third copy was held by [[Grand Duke Travis]] as a part of the Royal Collection of the [[Crown Jewels of Westarctica]]. | ||
At [[Westarctica's 20th Anniversary Celebration]], the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]] revealed that he had the remaining two copies of the Claimant Letter in his personal archives from his two year reign as [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]]. He generously donated these copies and the rest of his archives back to the government of Westarctica. | |||
[[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Culture of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Symbols of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Symbols of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Law in Westarctica]] | [[Category:Law in Westarctica]] | ||