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Payne, John, fl. 1727-1732 to George Davis re: preparations for Sidi Ahmet's travel to Derna

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.141 Author/Creator: Payne, John, fl. 1727-1732 Place Written: Malta Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/04/01 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Payne mentions good will between the ex- and current- Bashaws. Also comments that "it appears only necessary of Sidi Amwrath [Sidi Ahmet's son] to rejoin [his family] in order to [expedite] their embarcation." Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #24 in bound volume.)

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