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The Treaty of Tripoli, as sent to Congress

The handwritten first page of the Treaty of Tripoli as communicated to Congress in 1797.
Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons. Held by U.S. National Archives.

The treaty communicated to the Senate in 1797 and ratified unanimously, including Article 11's declaration that the United States has 'no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility of Musselmen.' This is the document itself, as Congress saw it.

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