Letter from Luigi Da Palermo to [the PF secretary, Federico Baldeschi], 1671-04-03, Tunis

Title

Letter from Luigi Da Palermo to [the PF secretary, Federico Baldeschi], 1671-04-03, Tunis

Subject

Tunis
Ransom
Slaves (Christian)

Description

Letter from Luigi Da Palermo to PF. He writes that Marcello Costa has arrived in Tunis. His presence was very necessary since there are only four priests and around 10,000 Christians in Tunis. It has not been easy to find a place for Costa to live, but eventually he was placed in the house of a gentleman from Ancona, who is a slave and waiting for his family to ransom him. It is also noted that it is hard to find enough funds to maintain these priests, and there is hardly any money to ransom slaves.
Date discussed: 1671-08-06
Additional comments

Creator

Luigi Da Palermo

Source

APF SOCG 430, 221r-v

Date

1671-04-03

Contributor

Adressed to [the PF secretary, Federico Baldeschi]

Relation

For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 41, 305r, 330r-338r.

Format

Original; signed

Language

Italian

Type

Letter

Identifier

723

Coverage

Origin: Tunis
Destination: Rome

Citation

Luigi Da Palermo, “Letter from Luigi Da Palermo to [the PF secretary, Federico Baldeschi], 1671-04-03, Tunis,” Early Modern Documents: Sources and Resources for Historical Research, accessed April 25, 2024, https://earlymoderndocs.omeka.net/items/show/13265.