Episode 3 of 4

Certification at Algiers

When
3 January 1797
Where
Algiers
Part of
Treaty of Tripoli

The treaty was signed at Algiers on January 3, 1797, for a third-party witness, and Humphreys approved it in Lisbon on February 10, 1797.

After its signing at Tripoli, the treaty was signed at Algiers on January 3, 1797, for a third-party witness. Humphreys then reviewed and approved the treaty in Lisbon on February 10, 1797. The document subsequently spent seven months traveling from Tripoli to Algiers to Portugal and across the North Atlantic to the United States, being signed by officials at each stop.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Tripoli Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15

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