State Papers Foreign, Barbary States (Tunis) 1736-1769.

Correspondence and papers of the Secretary of State concerning the Barbary States. The records relate to Algiers, 1595-1780; Morocco, 1577-1774; Tripoli, 1590-1780 and Tunis, 1622-1780. The records are mainly in-letters (with some extracts) to the Secretary of State from the English or British consu...

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OCLC:192009365
Corporate Authors: Great Britain. State Paper Office, Great Britain. Public Record Office
Language:English
Published: London : Public Record Office, [197-?]
Series:Records of the Public Record Office.
PRO ; SP 71.
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Summary:Correspondence and papers of the Secretary of State concerning the Barbary States. The records relate to Algiers, 1595-1780; Morocco, 1577-1774; Tripoli, 1590-1780 and Tunis, 1622-1780. The records are mainly in-letters (with some extracts) to the Secretary of State from the English or British consuls, eg in Algiers, Salé, Tripoli, Tunis, or Tetuan (Tétouan), together with a number of draft replies. Included are original letters from heads of state (including the Emperor of Morocco) and their ministers, and certain foreign ambassadors. Petitions to the Secretary of State, and several royal warrants and instructions to the consuls or agents acting for the government may also be found.
Selected references to the documents for the period July 1577 to July 1589 are in the Calendar of State Papers Foreign Series of the Reign of Elizabeth I ed Arthur John Butler Sophie Crawford Lomas and Richard Bruce Wernham (London 1901-1950). The more important papers in this series from August 1589 to December 1595 are referred to in the List and Analysis of State Papers Foreign Series Elizabeth I I-VI ed Richard Bruce Wernham (London 1964-1993)
Item Description:Title from container labels.
Filmed from records held by the Public Record Office (S.P. 71)
S.P. 71 covers dates: 1577-1780.
Low reduction.
Document numbers: S.P. 71/1-29.
Physical Description:microfilm reels ; 35 mm.