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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to The Marquis di Circillo re: thanks for his letter (GLC 2794.153)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.155 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/11/15 Pagination: 1 p. 22.6 x 18 cm Order a Copy

Marked "Copy" on first page. "I pray to your Lordship to express to His Majesty my grateful Sensibility for the condescension with which he has been graciously pleased to notice my conduct" in helping to return two kidnapped Sicilian children. Notation on verso: "5."

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