Lot #232

[Tobias Lear] Manuscript Copy of a Letter to Lear by Jusuf Hoggia, on Modifications to a Treaty with Tunis

Description

Contemporary manuscript copy of a letter to Tobias Lear by Jusuf Hoggia, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8 x 10, August 31, 1805. Untranslated letter in Italian pertaining to modifications to a treaty between Tunis and the United States, marked "Copia" at upper left. In fine condition. Lear was responsible for negotiating a peace treaty with the Bey of Tripoli that ended the first Barbary War.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Ft. Rev/Civil War, and The Collection of Dr. Joseph Matheu Part 1
• Dates: #721 - Ended 07/09/2025