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Circillo, Marquis di, fl. 1809 to George Davis re: kidnapping of two Sicilian children

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.153 Author/Creator: Circillo, Marquis di, fl. 1809 Place Written: Palermo, Italy Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/10/02 Pagination: 1 p. 22.6 x 18 cm Order a Copy

Marked "Copy" on first page. "[C]oncerning the two Sicilian children and the other Sicilian captives liberated thro' your intercession . . . I have the honor to transmit to you Sir, the warmest acknowledgments from His Sicilian Majesty . . . ." GLC2794.125 refers to same incident. Notation on verso: "4."

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