TRUE COPY OF TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI, SIGNED BY JOEL BARLOW, AGENT & CONSUL GENERAL AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI.

TRUE COPY OF TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI, SIGNED BY JOEL BARLOW, AGENT & CONSUL GENERAL AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI. Jan 3, 1797, in English and Arabic, 32 pps., 14-3/4 x 5-7/8, bound. Together with agreement to deliver to the Bashaw Bey various items including 12,000 Spanish dollars plus eleven further items including 50 bolts of canvas. As well as the following items delivered to American Captain O’Brien: 40,000 Spanish Dollars, 13 watches of gold…5 rings of which three of diamonds 1 of sapphire…4 caftans of brocade. Signed by Barlow & Hassen Bashaw Dey of Algiers. Tripoli Nov 21, 1796 Signed Jussef Bashaw Bey. An extraordinary manuscript seldom encountered except in official State Department Archives. SIZE: Bound book is 14-3/4″ x 5-7/8″. CONDITION: Very good. 9-97907 (5,000-10,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2035	$74,750.00	TRUE COPY OF TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI, SIGNED BY JOEL BARLOW, AGENT & CONSUL GENERAL AND THE BEY OF TRIPOLI. Jan 3, 1797, in English and Arabic, 32 pps., 14-3/4 x 5-7/8, bound. Together with agreement to deliver to the Bashaw Bey various items including 12,000 Spanish dollars plus eleven further items including 50 bolts of canvas. As well as the following items delivered to American Captain O’Brien: 40,000 Spanish Dollars, 13 watches of gold…5 rings of which three of diamonds 1 of sapphire…4 caftans of brocade. Signed by Barlow & Hassen Bashaw Dey of Algiers. Tripoli Nov 21, 1796 Signed Jussef Bashaw Bey. An extraordinary manuscript seldom encountered except in official State Department Archives. SIZE: Bound book is 14-3/4″ x 5-7/8″. CONDITION: Very good. 9-97907 (5,000-10,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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