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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to William Allen.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.143 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/03/03 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Reporting the arrest of robbery suspect: "Last evening the offending Rais 'Hadge Osman' returned into port with his vessel. He was immediately seized and thrown into confinement [. . . .] but upon the speediness of [the resolution] you must not calculate too sanguinely in this country . . . ." (Letter #26 in bound volume.)

Davis, George, fl. 1809
Allen, William, fl. 1809

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