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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02794.093
From Archive Folder	Tobias Lear papers
Title	Tobias Lear to Hamuda Bassa regarding continued peace between U.S. and Tunis
Date	12 August 1805
Author	Lear, Tobias (1762-1816)
Recipient	Bassa, Hamuda
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Final draft of GLC 2794.092 in a clerk's hand with Lear's signature. Written aboard the "U.S.S. Constitution." Lear responds to the Bashaw's letter of 9 August 1805 (GLC 2794.088). "[A]s [your previous letters] contain such assurances of your friendly disposition towards the United States, and expressions of a determination to continue that friendship . . . I shall not hesitate to present myself before your Excellency towmorrow . . . ." Docketed on verso.
Subjects	USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Diplomacy Government and Civics Global History and Civics Barbary Coast Barbary Pirates Barbary Wars Africa Pirates President
People	Lear, Tobias (1762-1816) Bassa, Hamuda (fl. 1803-1807)
Place written	Tunis Bay
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 Tobias Lear to Hamuda Bassa regarding continued peace between U.S. and Tunis [Draft]
Transcript	Show/hide Tobias Lear Consul General to the United States of America To.- To His Excellency Hamsuda Bashaw, the most Illustrious and most Magnificent Prince, the Bey of Tunis, the abode of Happiness The length of time necessary for making a full and correct translation of the letter with which your Excellency honored me yesterday dated the 9th of the present month, will, I hope, account for its not been sooner acknowledged. I have attentively considered the contents of the last, as well as the former of your Excellency's letters, and as they contain such assurances of your friendly disposition towards the United States, and expression of a determination to continue that friendship, on your part, according to the Treaty now existing between our Nations. I shall not hesitate to present myself before your Excellency tomorrow, in order to have a full and clear explanation of all differences which have risen, and to confirm that harmony and good understanding which it is so desirable should always prevail between your Excellency and the Government of my Country. - Should our conferrence [sic] terminate, as I trust it will, in restoring that confidence in the continuance of peace between our Nations, which shall be fully satisfactory, the guarantee which has been required by the Commodore for securing this important point, will no longer become necessary. - As I am not sufficiently conversant in the Italian [2] language to make my Communications to your Excellency perfectly understood, I shall take the liberty of carrying with me a Gentleman for that purpose. I pray your Excellency to accept the assurances of my profound Respect & Consideration. - Tobias Lear U.S. Frigate Constitution Tunis Bay. Aug 11th 1805 [address leaf] To The Bey of Tunis Augt. 11. 1805

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