[18TH CENTURY OTTOMAN BALKANS / THE DANUBE RIVER / MANUSCRIPTS] A historically significant document written to directly Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, regarding the allowances of four privates subordinate to Mehmed Agha, who served in Ruse, Svishtov...

Manuscript, Fî 16 Ra [Rebiyülahir] sene AH 1130 = [19 March 1718]. COMPLETE TITLE: [18TH CENTURY OTTOMAN BALKANS / THE DANUBE RIVER / MANUSCRIPTS] A historically significant document written to directly Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, regarding the allowances of four privates subordinate to Mehmed Agha, who served in Ruse, Svishtov, Nikopol (Nicopolis), and on the banks of the Danube River, showing that the Turks retained control of the Danubian territories in the early 18th century. Original manuscript on polished paper. Demy 8vo. (22 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). [2] p. A rare early manuscript historical document and petition written to Sultan Ahmed III directly in jeli diwani script, "telhis" and "buyuruldu", including correspondences regarding the allowance to be given to four privates who were assigned to the supply ship on the Danube River under the command of Kapucubasi Mehmed Agha, in March 1718. A historically significant manuscript document written