OwnerSticky Notethe treaty with the military regime controlling the District of Columbia recognizing its legitimacy in occupying the United States of America in 1872 (HYPERLINK "https://ucadia.s3.amazonaws.com/statutes_uk/1800_1899/uk_1872_35&36Vict_c45_washington_treaty_with_united_states.pdf" 35&36Vict.c.45).