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Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807 to Tobias Lear re: [?] [in Italian]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.088 Author/Creator: Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807 Place Written: Tunis Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1805/08/09 Pagination: 6 p. + docket 23.6 x 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Same as GLC 2794.087, in a different hand. Docketed on verso.

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