Six months later the commissioners arrived in Sitka and the formal transfer was arranged; the formal flag-raising took place at Fort Sitka on October 18, 1867.
sˈɪks mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ ðə kəmˈɪʃənɚz ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn sˈɪtkə ænd ðə fˈɔːɹməl tɹˈænsfɜː wʌz ɚɹˈeɪndʒd; ðə fˈɔːɹməl flˈæɡɹˈeɪzɪŋ tˈʊk plˈeɪs æt fˈɔːɹt sˈɪtkə ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.