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Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Extracts from Davis' journal of activities as American Consul in Tripoli

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.148 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: [Tripoli] Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Mentions letter from Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli, received on 12 October 1809. 27 October: "The American Janissary was beaten at the Marine by the Bashaw's Kasnadan." Davis vows to file a formal complaint despite the Bashaw's attempt to prevent such action. The Bashaw eventually agrees to apologize in formal meeting at his Castle on 14 November 1809, which Davis describes in an entry from 18 November: "[the] flag of the United States was hoisted and Saluted from the Castle." GLC 2794.154 also refers to this incident. 18 November entry also mentions: "[n]egociated Mr [Tobias] Lear's bill in favor of Bryan McDonough, Esq:--" Journal entries spanning 11 October to 24 November 1809.

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