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1805/08/10
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
to Hamuda Bassa re: delayed response to Lear's letter on possible war
Draft copy of GLC 2794.090. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." For excerpt, see GLC 2794.090. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.089
Final draft of GLC 2794.089 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." "I had flattered myself that I should have had the honor of hearing from your Excellency, in answer to my letters of the 8th. of this...
GLC02794.090
1805/08/11
Bassa, Hamuda, fl. 1803-1807
Translation of letter to Tobias Lear re: delay in correspondence
The Bashaw explains that his other obligations, and lack of access to a translator resulted in the delayed reply to Lear's letter. Emphasizes that Lear should not doubt "my zeal, & peaceful intentions." Docketed on verso: "Translation of a Letter...
GLC02794.091
to Hamuda Bassa re: continued peace between U.S. and Tunis
Draft copy of GLC 2794.093. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." Lear responds to the Bashaw's letter of 9 August 1805 (GLC 2794.088). For excerpt, see GLC 2794.093. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.092
Final draft of GLC 2794.092 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." Lear responds to the Bashaw's letter of 9 August 1805 (GLC 2794.088). "[A]s [your previous letters] contain such assurances of your...
GLC02794.093
1805/08/22
to Sidi Josaph Sapatapa of Tunis re: treaty between Tunis and the U.S.
Draft of GLC 2794.096. Lear writes Sidi Jossaph, the Sapatapa (Prime Minister) to the Bey of Tunis to negotiate more favorable commerce and shipping agreements with Tunis, with the "object . . . to increase the harmony and good understanding which...
GLC02794.095
Final draft of GLC 2794.095 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Lear writes Sidi Jossaph, the Sapatapa (Prime Minister) to the Bey of Tunis to negotiate more favorable commerce and shipping agreements with Tunis, with the "object . . . to...
GLC02794.096
1805/08/31
Hoggia, Jusuf, fl. 1805
to Tobias Lear re: modifications to a treaty between Tunis and U.S.
Translation copy in a clerk's hand. Informs Lear that the Bashaw of Tunis wishes to postpone modifications to the treaty pending the return of his ambassadors with ratification of the treaty by President Jefferson. The Bashaw does agree to stop...
GLC02794.097
to Tobias Lear re: [?] [in Italian]
Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.098
to Tobias Lear re: modifications to treaty [in Italian]
Same as GLC 2794.100. Marked "Copia" in upper left-hand corner of first page. Signed on p. 3 by Tobias Lear on 2 September 1805, with a note: "A true Copy from the Original." Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.099
to Tobias Lear re: modifications of treaty [in Italian]
Same as GLC 2794.099. Marked "Copia" in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. Lacking Lear's signature.
GLC02794.100
1805/09/02
to James Madison re: report of his activities from 7 July to 1 September 1805
Written in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Lear briefs Secretary of State Madison on the course of negotiations with the Bey of Tunis. Describes threatening war and negotiations to ease the tension. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.101
1805/09/05
Ridgely, John, fl. 1805
Certification that Lieut. David Porter received a gold watch
Certification from Ridgely, the U.S. Naval agent in Tripoli, that Porter received a gold watch to be given to Hadge Mahomet for his friendship to American prisoners in Tripoli. Porter received the watch via Tobias Lear. "Consular Seal of the U.S...
GLC02794.102
1806/07/01
Torres, Domingos L.L. de, fl. 1806
to Tobias Lear re: request for a loan
" I am extremely sorry . . . . But an unexpected affliction obliges me to sollicit your assistance by the loan of twenty four piasters of Espagne, or twelve Sequinos of Algiers." Docketed on address leaf.
GLC02794.105
1806/07/12
Bernardo de Hacerda, Jose, fl. 1806-1810
to Tobias Lear re: request for a loan [in French]
GLC02794.106
1806/07/15
to Tobias Lear re: a loan for food and rent [?] [in Portuguese]
GLC02794.107
to Tobias Lear re: thanking Lear for a loan [in French]
GLC02794.108
1806/09/06
Cathcart, James, fl. 1806
Invoice of articles sent to Tunis and consigned to Tobias Lear
Same invoice as GLC 2794.110, but written in different format. Signed by both Tobias Lear and James Leander Cathcart. Docketed on address leaf.
GLC02794.109
Same invoice as GLC 2794.109, but written in a different format. Unsigned copy. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.110
1806/09/30
Ball, Alexander, fl. 1806
to Tobias Lear re: thanks for protecting British interests, intro. new diplomat
Ball thanks Lear for "the attention you have shewn to [the] interests of the British Government in the absence of their late consuls Falcon and Cartwright." He introduces the new British Consul, "W. Blanckley." Ball also thanks Lear for a gift of a...
GLC02794.111
1806/10/24
to Tobias Lear re: wrongly imprisoned and abused Portuguese [in French]
Signed by various Portuguese officers: Paulo Freire de Andrade, F. Bernardo Borges do Valle, Jose Bernardo de Hacerda, Diogo Ramire Esquivel, Joao Jose de Andrade, and Joao dos Santos. Letter mentions Portuguese wrongly imprisoned and beaten by...
GLC02794.112
1807/02/27
to Thomas Jefferson re: U.S.-Tunis treaty [with translation]
Written in a clerk's hand, includes translation copy of the letter. "Thanks to [Lear's] reasonable & highly approved manner, few Conferences have served to remove the misunderstandings that mutually existed between us, and consolidate the good...
GLC02794.113
to Thomas Jefferson re: desire for peace between two nations [in Italian]
Written in a clerk's hand with clerical signature. Mentions Tobias Lear's efforts to maintain peace between U.S. and Tunis, as well as the Bashaw's peaceful intentions. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.114
1807/06/23
to Tobias Lear re: payment of loan [in French]
Includes a note in English (possibly Lear's hand): "Sent--to the writer of this letter 15 Sequins -- 23 June 1807." Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.115
1808/03/21
to Tobias Lear re: loan to relieve the "sad situation" of enslaved Portuguese.
Docketed on verso. Written in French.
GLC02794.116
1808/05/23
Freire de Andrade, Paulo, fl. 1808
to Tobias Lear re: asking for loan.
Docketed on address leaf. Written in French.
GLC02794.117
1808/10/07
Barker, William, fl. 1808
to George Davis re: transfer of power between Bassas in Tripoli
"It is difficult to see how [the ex-Bashaw] should situate himself at any greater distance from Tripoli, unitl he hath the means of removal, Malta is more convenient than Syracuse for communication with Tripoli, and he hath removed thither for that...
GLC02794.118
1808/11/05
Caramanli, Ahmet, fl. 1808-1809
to George Davis re: Sidi Ahmet's pension [in Italian]
Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #3 in bound volume.)
GLC02794.120
1808/12/05
Davis, George Barber, fl. 1803-1811
to Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli re: stipulations of Caramanli's loss of power
Davis writes: "The mutability of Your Excellency's opinions has, in a great measure, destroyed in the mind of your brother those favorable feelings towards you which, with an infinite deal of troubles, I had succeeded in exciting." He then goes on...
GLC02794.121
to William Higgens re: instructions to pay Sidi Ahmet's monthly pension
Davis encloses an "unsealed letter to the ex-Bashaw" (GLC02794.122), and instructs the U.S. Naval Agent at Malta to pay the ex-Bashaw a monthly pension of $200/month "[i]n case Sidi Ahment shall accept the terms proposed to him in my letter . . . ."...
GLC02794.122
to W. W. Barker re: Sidi Ahmet Caramanli's removal from office
Davis explains to Barker that Caramanli's "inconsistency" has jeopardized all the work Davis has done on the ex-Bashaw's behalf. He also writes of his persisting hope "of procuring the means of liquidating Sidi Ahmet's debts, in case their amount is...
GLC02794.123
1809/01/15
to William Higgens re: naming Sidi Ahmet Caramanli as Bey of Derna
"The ex-Bashaw has made frequent applications to the Government of the United States, as well as to it's [sic] agents, to obtain for him the sovereignty of the province of Derna." Davis explains that this possibility is more likely than previously...
GLC02794.124
to Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli re: sovereignty as ruler of Derna
Davis informs Caramanli that through his work, in cooperation with the efforts of Caramanli's nephew, the Bey of Tripoli, "I feel no doubt but that the sovereignty of Derna with it's [sic] revenues may be obtained for you, and confirmed to your heirs...
GLC02794.125
1809/01/10
to George Davis re: permanent residence in Morocco and paying debts
Caramanli writes that he can neither settle in "America, being so far removed, my family having so many objections on account both of religion, manners and language" nor in Levant, which is "prey to civil wars and contentions. In consequence I...
GLC02794.126
1809/01/26
to Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli re: prospects for the Bashaw's future
"His Excellency the Bashaw [of Tripoli] is perfectly satisfied with your election of Morocco for your future residence." Davis also addresses Caramanli's desire to reign in Derna: "the present Bey of Derna was unwell and would actually leave the...
GLC02794.127
to William Higgens re: Sidi Ahmet Caramanli's debts, possible reign in Derna
Davis reports recieving an abstract from "His Excellency Sidi Ahmet . . . of his debts amounting to $1,110." He informs Higgens of Sidi Ahmet's possible assumption of the reign in Derna, and says: "[i]n that event his creditors may be satisfied...
GLC02794.128
1809/02/01
to John Payne re: instructions for meeting with Sidi Ahmet Caramanli
John Payne was a Secretary in the U.S. Consulate in Tripoli. Davis sent Payne to meet with Sidi Ahmet regarding the ex-Bashaw of Tripoli's possible placement as the Bey of Derna, for which meeting Davis provides the present instructions. Scribal...
GLC02794.129
1809/02/19
to George Davis re: satisfaction with opportunity in Derna [?] [in Italian]
Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #13 in bound volume.)
GLC02794.130
Payne, John, fl. 1727-1732
Agreement between Payne and Sidi Ahmet Caramanli [?] [in Italian]
Clerical signatures of both Ahmet Caramanli and John Payne. Ahmet Caramanli agrees to establish himself as ruler of Derna. Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter #14 in bound volume.)
GLC02794.131
1809/02/22
to George Davis re: report from meeting with Sidi Ahmet Caramanli
Payne reports that Sidi Ahmet "professed and appeared to feel much satisfaction at the offer made by his brother of the sovereignty of Derna, but requested a guarantee of his safety . . . I demanded to know unequivocally whether he accepted the...
GLC02794.132
1809/03/03
to Ahmet Bashaw Caramanli re: debts and requests for additional supplies
Davis writes that Sidi Ahmet's brother is willing to pay Ahmet's debts even though he "expressed some surprise at the present extent of your debts expecially as you had so recently stated them at only about one fifth of their existing amount." Davis...
GLC02794.133
1809/03/04
to John Payne re: regretting Sidi Ahmet's failure to send son to Tripoli, debts
Davis writes that Sidi Ahmet sending his son to Tripoli "would have been a measure highly gratifying to the Bashaw and I am persuaded no less conducive to [Sidi Ahmet's] own interests." Discusses difficulty in arranging payment of Sidi Ahmet's $6...
GLC02794.134
1809/02/14
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809
to George Davis re: robbery of American property by a Tripolitan ship
"Enclosed I take the liberty to hand you several documents proving the robbery of fourteen hundred and eleven Dollars, by a Tripolitan vessel." Scribal copy bound together with GLC 2794.118, .120-.124, .128-.133, .135-.145 and .147-.151. (Letter...
GLC02794.142
to William Allen.
Reporting the arrest of robbery suspect: "Last evening the offending Rais 'Hadge Osman' returned into port with his vessel. He was immediately seized and thrown into confinement [. . . .] but upon the speediness of [the resolution] you must not...
GLC02794.143
1808/07/10
Consul General of France, fl. 1808
to Tobias Lear re: gives Lear credit for liberating slaves from Tripoli
"The consul general of France . . . is extremely thankful for [Lear's] delicate proceedings, but by no means pretends to contend with him [inserted: for] the pleasure of benefiting the unfortunate slaves who applied to him for their liberation . ....
GLC02794.146
1809
Extracts from Davis' journal of activities as American Consul in Tripoli
Detailed account of finances and meetings with the heads of state of Tripoli, Morocco, Algiers and Malta. Also mentions a kidnapping by the Tripolitan Bashaw's boat crew, who had "landed on the coast of Sicily and carried off two young children . ....
GLC02794.147
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...
GLC02794.148
1809-1810
Detailed account of import/export transactions. In notes from 1 to 6 February 1810, Davis gives an account of the Bey of Tripoli's mission "with 1500 cavalry and a small train of artillery to enforce obedience from some of the adjacent arabs and...
GLC02794.149
1809/02/23
Joses de Mello, Francisco, fl. 1809
to Tobias Lear re: "sad situation" of the Portuguese [in French]
Needing help due to "indigence" caused by the Algerian government. Docketed on verso.
GLC02794.150
1813/07/23
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to John Dev[ereux] DeLacy re: inland navigation, defending Chesapeake Bay
Incomplete. Lined verso. The third line up from the end lacks the line "power. There is a proposition now pending in Congress for an amendment" supplied by the polygraph copy at the Library of Congress. De Lacy came from Charleston, S.C. Most of...
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