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2041
$2,875.00

COPY, IN A SECRETARIAL HAND, WITH SECRETARIAL SIGNATURE, sm. fo. April 14, 1806. From President Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and House of Representatives regarding an incident involving the seizure of a Tunisian ship in the bay of Tunis during the blockade and the rebuffed attempts to establish a treaty of peace with the Bey of Tripoli. It is stated that the refusal of the Bey to agree to terms amounted to “a threat of war”. CONDITION: Fine. 9-97905 (500-1,000)


Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010
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