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JOLO] Facsimile of original treaty ceding sovereignty of the Archipelago of Jolo to the United States . Jolo [Province of Sulu, Phillippines]: 20 August 1899. Bound in 20th century cloth, comprising a large three page lithographed facsimile of the manuscript treaty written in the Tausug language and signed in print by the Sultan of Jolo and Brig. General John C. Bates, this document 16 1/2 x 12 inches (43 x 30.5 cm); and a small format copy of the document in English, the first leaf mimeographed, the final leaf lithographed with facsimile signatures. Dust soiling, stains, margins strengthened. An interesting facsimile of the documents ceding Jolo, an tactically important group of islands in the Phillippines which was ceded to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War. The treaty was criticized in America for granting too much autonomy to the Sultan and for its allowance of slavery. C The New York City Bar Association