Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 to Jussuph Bashaw Caramanli re: beating of an American government officer
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.154 Author/Creator: Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811 Place Written: Tripoli Type: Manuscript document Date: 1809/11/01 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy
Marked "Copy" on first page. Davis writes regarding "the injuries and indignities . . . [suffered when] the American Broker was assaulted and beaten, without provocation, by a subject of his Regency." Davis demands reparations. GLC 2794.126 also refers to this incident. Notation on verso: "1."
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