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The Claimant Letter is the founding document of Westarctica. The purpose of the letter was analogous to a Declaration of Independence, although Westarctica was not under the authority of any world government at the time it declared itself to be a sovereign nation. Grand Duke Travis completed writing the letter on October 30th, but 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 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 15th Anniversary Celebration in 2016. Author: Grand Duke Travis |
