ALI PASHA MUHAMMAD: (1769-1849) Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan. Albanian Ottoman governor and the de facto ruler of Egypt 1805-48 considered the founder of modern Egypt. L.S., one page, 4to, Alexandria, February 1828, to Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby, in Ottoman Turkish. Muhammad Ali states that he has received his correspondent's letter via Mr. Calvert 'who finds himself incumbent on Your Excellency to buy wheat from Egypt' and continues to inform him 'I immediately gave Mr. Bogho, in charge of commercial affairs, the order to deal with Mr. Calvert in accordance with the intentions of Your Excellency, which was executed in March by this commercial house, Messrs. Briggs Comp. It was therefore established what was needed between them and the agreement will be communicated to Your Excellency both by Mr. Calvert and by Messrs. Briggs'. With a contemporary Italian translation to the integral leaf. One heavy vertical fold to the right edge of the letter and with some light age wear. About VG