Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, September 28, 1883. President Arthur directs the Secretary of State to “cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to an “envelope containing my letter addressed to His Highness Bargasch ben Said thanking him for the free transportation of distressed seamen from the wrecked American whaling vessel ‘Minerva.’” Signed neatly at the conclusion by Chester A. Arthur. In fine condition. Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi (born 1836) was an Omani Sultan and the son of Said bin Sultan, was the second Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from October 7, 1870, until his death on March 26, 1888.
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