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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to John Payne.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.140 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/04/05 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Davis congratulates Payne on his successful arrangement of Sidi Ahmet's son's voyage to Tripoli: "[h]is Excellency has charged me to offer you his highest acknowledgments on the eventful result of your mission to Malta." (Letter #23 in bound volume.)

Amwrath, Sidi, fl. 1809
Payne, John, fl. 1809
Davis, George, fl. 1809

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