Thomas Jefferson to Hammuda ibn Ali, Bey of Tunis, regarding the appointment of Tobias Lear as Consul General to the North African coast - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02794.053
From Archive Folder	Tobias Lear papers
Title	Thomas Jefferson to Hammuda ibn Ali, Bey of Tunis, regarding the appointment of Tobias Lear as Consul General to the North African coast
Date	19 July 1803
Author	Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
Additional authors	Madison, James (1751-1836)
Recipient	Ali, Hammuda ibn
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	Copy of letter announcing appointment of Lear as Consul, with clerical countersignature of James Madison. Docketed on address leaf.
Subjects	President Government and Civics Diplomacy Global History and Civics Africa Barbary Coast Barbary Pirates Barbary Wars
People	Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Madison, James (1751-1836) Ali, Hammuda ibn (1759-1814) Lear, Tobias (1762-1816)
Place written	Washington
Theme	The Presidency; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs;
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Thomas Jefferson President of the United States of America To the most Illustrious and most Magnificent Prince, the Dey of Tunis, the abode of happiness Illustrious friend, As we have desired Mr. Lear who has lately been appointed our Consul General to the Kingdom of Algiers to attend to several of our Special concerns in the Mediterranean we have among others charged him to present himself at your Court to arrange with you certain subjects which may more and more consolidate the Peace and good intelligence which prevails between us. Therefore pray you to give him a Kind reception and full evidence to whatever he shall say to you on our behalf, especially when he shall assure you of the continuance of our friendship and good will. Written at the City of Washington, the Nineteenth day of July 1803.-- Thos. Jefferson By the President James Madison Secretary of State [address leaf:] To the Most Illustrious and Most Magnificent Prince, The Bey of Tunis. [docket:] Copy of a Letter from The President of the U. States to The Bey of Tunis 19th July 1803.

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