Washington, George, 1732-1799 [Appointment of David Humphreys Commissioner Plenipotentiary for Algiers treaty]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03196 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 30 March 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket ; 32.3 x 45.1 cm Order a Copy
President George Washington's Commission of Humphreys to negotiate a treaty of amity and commerce with Tripoli. Countersigned by Sec. of State Edmund Randolph. Features paper seal, image visible on verso. Docket on verso reads "To the Most Illustrious the Bashaw, Lords and Governors, of the City and Kingdom of Tripoli."
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