Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816 to James Madison re: report of his activities from 7 July to 1 September 1805

GLC02794.101

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
1805/09/02
Author/Creator
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816
Title
to James Madison re: report of his activities from 7 July to 1 September 1805
Place Written
Tunis Bay
Pagination
17 p. : docket : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

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.

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