Consul General of France, fl. 1808 to Tobias Lear re: gives Lear credit for liberating slaves from Tripoli
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.146 Author/Creator: Consul General of France, fl. 1808 Place Written: French Garden Type: Letter Date: 1808/07/10 Pagination: 1 p. + address 20 x 9.6 cm Order a Copy
"The consul general of France . . . is extremely thankful for [Lear's] delicate proceedings, but by no means pretends to contend with him [inserted: for] the pleasure of benefiting the unfortunate slaves who applied to him for their liberation . . . . who obtained yesterday their liberty." Docketed on address leaf.
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