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Letter circular addressed by the Vizier, Esseit Mustafá Nedgjib, Bashaw to To the most illustrious the, June 2, 1835

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Letter circular addressed by the Vizier, Esseit Mustafá Nedgjib, Bashaw

Recipient

To the most illustrious the

Date

June 2, 1835

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 2.—Translation.]

Letter circular addressed by the Vizier, Esseit Mustafá Nedgjib, Bashaw, to the representatives of foreign powers at Tripoli of Barbary.

Esseit Mustafá, by the grace of God Pasha, lieutenant-general of the regular troops, Vizier of the Sublime Ottoman Porte, by the same sent, in charge of extraordinary powers. (L. S.)

By these presents we advise you of our arrival here, furnished with orders of the Sublime Porte to put an end to the disorders which have for too long a time afflicted this country, and to govern the same, with all its dependencies, during the pleasure of our august sovereign and master, Sultan Mahmoud.

It shall, therefore, he to us that you will have to address yourselves on all occasions; and he persuaded, on your part, that we shall he ever disposed to concur in maintaining those friendly relations which happily exist between the Sublime Porte and the Christian powers.

Given at our castle, this 2d day of June, 1835.

To the most illustrious the representatives of the Christian powers resident at Tripoli.

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19th Century Diplomacy Foreign Policy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.