Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to Tobias Lear re: circumstances of his service as Consul in Tripoli
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.156 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Letter signed Date: 1809/11/25 Pagination: 3 p. + docket 22.6 x 18 cm Order a Copy
Marked "Triplicate" on first page. Davis mentions that he has been an advocate for Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli: "[i]n so doing I have rather followed the Spirit than the letter of my instructions . . . ." Mentions family troubles and his wife's illness, exacerbated by his decision to remain in Tripoli "from a sense of public duty," and discusses gifts for the Bashaw's sons upon their marrgiages. Refers to his journal entry of 14 November 1809 (GLC 2794.126) for account of the reparations made for beating of American janissary. Docketed on the first page and on verso of p. 3.
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