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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02794.094 |
| From Archive Folder | Tobias Lear papers |
| Title | William Thornton to Tobias Lear praising him for sending grain to relieve hunger in Algiers |
| Date | 17 August 1805 |
| Author | Thornton, William (1759-1828) |
| Recipient | Lear, Tobias |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thornton praises Lear: "I cannot express the satisfaction I feel at the worthy Act you have done in sending Grain to Algiers when they were in destress [sic], & when it would have made you a very large Fortune you have done it on the part of Government . . . . Nothing can more reconcile the Barbarians to us than to shew such disinterested Conduct." Dr. Thornton treated Lear as a patient, and was also a prominent architect and inventor. Attached to GLC 2794.111. |
| Subjects | USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Diplomacy Government and Civics Global History and Civics Barbary Coast Barbary Pirates Barbary Wars Africa Pirates President Charity and Philanthropy Wheat Diet and Nutrition |
| People | Thornton, William (1759-1828) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Alexander Ball to Tobias Lear thanking him for protecting British interests |
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