Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-30
Fos THE RHoDE.ISLaND REPU8LIcAN.

vI>HIS may certify TO all whom it may con-
I ccrn, that about the latter part Of Augut
or t,e beginning OF September i8or, | receiv.
cd lciier (handed ~ me as uiual by the poa-
boy J which iaid letter opened, and found il
fgncd by the Prcddent ar Moaticciso. Il ap-
peared 70 be an aniwer TO a letter ient before :
MOT being well acquainted with the Engiih
language, reqneRcd Mr.. STaiton, who nap.
penei 70 b. preicnt (purchaiing fone articles
out of my fh,p) TO read il, which he did. l
was at l,6 10 know from shat pyinripits this
letter could be wrote 70 me. Reprimanding me
that had ben too haay. 1t appeared to be
very cauliou1s wrote. Was fons ~hat alarm.
ed at the receipt ttercof. My b'oiher-in law
being pre!cnt. we examined IL; and soSnd the
Zeal lnoilt. a plsia indication that il vas re.
centIy wro,c. Mr.. S,ratton obf:rved that
nced not he alarmed for il mua certainly be
wro,e by fone pcrf,n ia Town, with a deGgn
.f msking ipou. Confcqaently l called the
next morning on the pof- mater, and tclc him
the letter directed 10 me, co,,!d nor cone from
Monticello the feal being mott. And the
poaasc / demanded. He ,cplicd. it did come
by the mail. told hi,n did not believe il.
do nos undcrtsnd this piece of fua. My
money worked hard for, aid requeited the
after the poA lnafer's Ton told me (as lie was
psiling by) shat he verify believed il CANE from
the Prcident. l E,on after went to the poit-
Office. aud examined the letter more particular-
", during which time Mr.. Eicry, Senator TO
Conprefs. cane into the nfhce. The faid let
ter was handed to him. He told me that he had
the P,eGdeo,'s hand writing, at home and it
would 90 with him he would compare them,
which VIC did, and found the writings perfetty
agreed with the hsnaturc of the letter. Mr..
Eicyy ,oId inc iomeb dy ia town had made uie
of my name, and adviied me TO enquire and icek
into IL. told him tha,l was not very we'll ac-
qnain,ed with the peoples handwriting in
town, and could not neglect my buIiness IN a
fruitlris iearch. He faid that, il would leave
the lcsscr with him, he ~oold endcavor 10 gain
all the information for me thar he could. !
sheseiorc left il. In aboot 70 or ~ days at
Ter, met MIR. Eliery IN the arect, he told me
it was probable more letters would come, and
iequ =, "a inc TO let him fee them mould any
cone rward. Irephcu tina, l was a. going on
10 Nex- Yak, bur would leave orders with my
bsothcrso icnd them to him. He told me il
would give him leave, he would take them out
of the y p3a.cfiicc. replied that very often
received lettcrs of confeqrencc. and 1h,uh no,
with 20 have my letters taken mp. But it he
c,uld be well aifured he knew the haod. writ
ING, he might. He replied ths, he could eahly
know il, and (hould tske up no other. When
] re,rsaed from New. York. meeting Mr.. Ellie
~ in the itIcet, he told me I've received another
letter and that II would call al his houfe, he
would read il 10 me, which pronttd would.
However being hurried in my buinefs, and up.
on ferious reflection declined going, not win
ing to conce,n myieif auy way in the Affair.".
Well kno~ing my Gtua,ion as fareisner, |
have ever made II my rule TO pay ariet atten-
s;oa 70 ny buGnefs, aod never medde with
poliiics.
On the 18th day OF Sept. Soa. I demand.
eA Of Mr.. Elltry what he had done with the
letter lett in his care 10 ~hich ne replied,
ne had made ute Of il az he iaw III. agreeable To
your leave and finally told me, it you win TO
know true account, have returned IL to the
PycGdcnt AZ Warrington and have received
another, not direeaed 10 you hot 10 myieli,
which he offered to fhcw me. and which did
fee, bearirg date 16ih Sept. $50, by which
fuppcic did mIaske Mr.. Ellery, when ,ho't
he meant he had received another and fecond
letter diretted to nc.
gbn I es,f.G 10 Be q TREE and jgf aecor~
sf,5s essUsyass~ be9sd. according 10 NY ervr
dis7afio1 in srdtv avsid beng mysndr,fco4
ste~ my dtts6fis~ faie~ b,fsrs NJ. B. Hasa,d.
mua couieh ,hs, my feelings have beer
greatly hurt. by tie different pieces pcbIiihct
IN the Papers, which implics,e me in piece oI
buGuts whereof we totally ignorant. ] can.
not eosceive how any man fhould Be- 70 bafe