Avoiding the Dey's Rage

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Captain Smith is afraid that the Dey will rage when he sees a frigate arrive loaded with goods to pay the debts owed others while only a small brig has been dispatched to discharge his demands. A peace offering will be required to assuage his anger so the enclosed list includes articles that Consul O'Brien thinks will answer that purpose. Captain Smith thinks that a second vessel should be loaded with the timber commissioned for the Dey and filled with military stores and other articles requested by O'Brien.

Date

07/21/1800

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1800072128301

Page start

1

Notable persons

Israel Whelen
Samuel Hodgdon
Richard O'Brien
Captain Smith
Mediterranean Pirates
Jews
the Dey

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Mediterranean

Notable items

Frigate
Vessel
Timber
purchases for the Mediterranean Pirates