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in the U.S. Sloop-of-War Peacock, David Geisinger, Commander, during the Years 1832-3-4.First edition. 8vo. Original cloth, rebacked, old spine expertly laid down, with original printed paper label, some light foxing throughout. 432pp. New York,

Roberts negotiated the first U.S. commercial treaties with both Muscat and Siam, both of which were recognised by President Andrew Jackson in his State of the Nation speech on 5th December, 1836: "Commercial treaties promising great advantages to our enterprising merchants and navigators have been formed with the distant Governments of Muscat and Siam. The ratifications have been exchanged..."

ROBERTS, Edmund Stock Code: TR27825