Smith, George C., fl. 1812 Copy of letter to Edward Fettyplan [?] re: Smith's status as slave in Algiers

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GLC#
GLC02794.167-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1812/09/30
Author/Creator
Smith, George C., fl. 1812
Title
Copy of letter to Edward Fettyplan [?] re: Smith's status as slave in Algiers
Place Written
Algiers, Algeria
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Notation on first page: "Copy of a letter received Septr 30th 1812." "Be not astonished!! for alas! it is too true, that I am now addressing you as a Slave in Algiers . . . . I think that all differences will be adjusted between G[reat] B[ritain], & America, Should they not do not let me die a Slave in Algiers . . . .I steal the time after begging the paper to write this." Captain Smith's ship, the "Edwin" was captured the Algerians in 1812. Lear arranged to pay the ransom for his and his eleven crewmembers' freedom.

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