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Ottoman fleet demands slaves from Malta in letter to authorities
Fragmentary historical notice from July describing Captain Abby Aga of Bashaw of the Ottoman Fleet leaving for Tunis with five Sultanas and delivering a letter to Maltese magistrates. The document includes a demand for 6000 slaves from private owners and St. John, plus a long Danish offer to French and Palatinate refugees outlining religious freedom, land grants, tax exemptions, and industrial privileges to attract colonists and manufactures. The text also notes a separate item about the Pretender and royal generosity to Madam de. George's widowhood.
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Abby Aga
Bashaw
Tunis
Malta
Mefsias
St. John
Hamburgh
Denmark
France
Palatinate
Jutland