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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to William Higgens re: instructions to pay Sidi Ahmet's monthly pension

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.122 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1808/12/05 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Davis encloses an "unsealed letter to the ex-Bashaw" (GLC02794.122), and instructs the U.S. Naval Agent at Malta to pay the ex-Bashaw a monthly pension of $200/month "[i]n case Sidi Ahment shall accept the terms proposed to him in my letter . . . ." Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #5 in bound volume.)

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