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Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807 Copy of letter to Tobias Lear re: Bassa recognizing Lear's auth'y. [in Italian]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.078 Author/Creator: Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807 Place Written: Tunis Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1805/08/05 Pagination: 3 p. : docket : Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Manuscript copy of GLC 2794.076. Signed by Tobias Lear on 2 September 1805, with a note: "A true copy from the original." Recognizes Lear's authority after originally refusing to accept him as American Consul to Tunis.

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