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IT1 129 | List of 49 men, women and children from the district of Chiavari (on the Italian cost, near Genoa) who were kept as slaves in Tunis, Tripoli and Algiers, in March 1816 | State Archives of Genoa | 23 March 1816 | | This list of enslaved men, women and children from Chiavari in Italy gives a a glimpse of the careful record-keeping after privateering campaigns. Many Italians were taken to Tunisia, many rising to serve as political or military officials. During the reign of Hammuda Pasha Bey, Italian even became the official language of correspondence with foreigners.
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IT1 127 | List of 15 'Tunisian Turks' captured by corsair captain Giuseppe Diano from the Kingdom of Sicily and sold in Palermo | State Archives of Palermo | 1808–11 | | This document from the early 19th century lists “Tunisian Turks” who had been taken prisoner by a Sicilian privateer and taken to Palermo for sale.
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IT1 128 | Appraisal by the assessor of the Tribunal of Booty (Tribunale delle prede) of Palermo, of 25 'Turks of the Barbary Coast' captured by Italian corsairs from the Kingdom of Sicily and detained in Palermo | State Archives of Palermo | 5 August 1811 | | Booty, including captives, taken during privateering raids was carefully assessed and administrated. This document lists “25 Turks from the Barbary coast”, who had been taken to Palermo for sale by Sicilian privateers.
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TN 028 | Le consul Joseph Raffo (painting) | Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd | 1840 | Canvas, wood, coloured pigments, gold leaf | Some foreign captives rebuilt their lives very successfully in their new homelands. Joseph Raffo was born in Tunis around 1795, the son of captive parents originally from Chiavari in Italy. Raffo served the Beys from a young age and soon became an influential figure, even serving as minister for foreign affairs.
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TN 114 | List of the Christian captives of Italian origin, written by Mariano Stinca, a Neapolitan captive | Archives Nationales | 1800 | | Mariano Stinca was a captive of Neapolitan descent who ended up in the service of Hammuda Pasha, the Bey of Tunis (1782–1814). After a long period of activity as a statesman, head of protocol and interpreter, he left a large volume of correspondence written in Italian, now an invaluable historical source.
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TN 114 | List of the Christian captives of Italian origin, written by Mariano Stinca, a Neapolitan captive | Archives Nationales | 1800 | | Mariano Stinca was a captive of Neapolitan descent who ended up in the service of Hammuda Pasha, the Bey of Tunis (1782–1814). After a long period of activity as a statesman, head of protocol and interpreter, he left a large volume of correspondence written in Italian, now an invaluable historical source. | |