Letter from Jean Le Vacher to [PF], 1683-05-26, Algiers
Title
Letter from Jean Le Vacher to [PF], 1683-05-26, Algiers
Subject
Algiers
Civitavecchia
Galleys
Slaves (Muslim)
Description
Letter from Jean Le Vacher to PF. The Turkish slaves working in the galleys of the pope, have written to the rulers in Barbary about the piece of land where they used to bury their dead; the land has since been taken from them. They paid 1000 pezze da otto for the land, but have received no compensation. The rulers in Barbary were very displeased when they heared this, and decided to seek revenge themselves on the priests in Algiers (both secular as regular). This would have materialized had Le Vacher not stopped them, telling these men that he would send word to Italy, to either restitute the land or provide a substitute. Therefore he asks PF to do either one of these things, and to also relieve the poor slaves from their extraordinary suffering.
Additional comments
Creator
Jean Le Vacher
Source
APF SC Barbaria 2, 36rv-v, 37v
Date
1683-05-26
Contributor
[Adressed to PF]
Format
original: signed
Language
Italian
Type
Letter
Identifier
905
Coverage
Origin: Algiers
Destination:
Citation
Jean Le Vacher, “Letter from Jean Le Vacher to [PF], 1683-05-26, Algiers,” Early Modern Documents: Sources and Resources for Historical Research, accessed April 25, 2024, https://earlymoderndocs.omeka.net/items/show/13083.