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Payne, John, fl. 1727-1732 Agreement between Payne and Sidi Ahmet Caramanli [?] [in Italian]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.131 Author/Creator: Payne, John, fl. 1727-1732 Place Written: Malta Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/02/19 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Clerical signatures of both Ahmet Caramanli and John Payne. Ahmet Caramanli agrees to establish himself as ruler of Derna. Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #14 in bound volume.)

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