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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli re: success of Sidi Ahmet's son's visit to Tripoli

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.139 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/04/05 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

"Sidi Amwrath [Sidi Ahmet's son] has been received with the most flattering distinction; his prudent deportment has ensured him the friendship and esteem of his uncle, and his visit cannot fail to strengthen the ties of confidence which I trust will ever subsist between Your Excellency and His Highness the Bashaw." Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #22 in bound volume.)

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