Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-12-15
From 4 F&4Ds4icKssysc PAPER.
1000 DoLLhPS REWARO.

1000 DOLLARS REWIRO.
MIR GREEN,
The inclosed letter addressed 20 me.
was put under M c,;npling room door on Friday
evening. Seth at abou, o'clock--I viii give q
reward oF THREE uUNpRUD DOLLARS 70 a.;y
person WHO viii discover the vile rscrcant. So
J thSt u: may be brought 40 condgn punahnieut.
ROBERT WEL.<EI.
49, In adj ion 80 the reward offered by
Mr. Walker, the sum of sevcr bmt,c.i loLius, has
been subscribed Ivy III nber Of respectable. c:i-
zehs, for rl!e au;lahe purpose Of dete1lng one OF
the greatest ofvil!I;ns.
ar. Robsrt Walker, Prcscni.
SIR,
! dare say you will he much surprised
on psrusng this---A nan borne down by
| adversely and misfortune, with family
consisting OF wife and six small children,
more dear 10 hm by far than life itself,
now addresses you, 20 make a DEMAND, not
a request, OF the loan OF one thousand
doilars.-If the request is complied with
sir you do enc ofjhe most benevolent acls
which man is capable oF---you rescue Il IA
miIy ai.nable and innocent from inerlla-
3: bic destruction, add what is the eonse-
/ quence to you! perhaps a triiling and
| temporary inconvenieuce.-=\Vha hat delight
must you derive from the recollection Of
having rescued six innocent and helpless
I babes from misery forevsr-rcAeGt well
sir, and am sure, altho an stranger
! to you, you cannot hesitate. The request
or demand therefore is pefemptory it
admits rot Of q refusa.--you must com
/ ply strictly with what WILDE enoined upon
! you, or certain destruction awaits you,
and no vigilance Will be able 10 eyade
1t. You must then in the first place shew
! yourself tomorrow precisely at l2 O'Clock
| on horseback and ride through the main
| street from your housS % the lower wharf
this will be considered as your approba-
! ton 20 compiy---is you dol No, &c " Ill be IN
derstooi tina, you do not. il 20 comply,
/ the money nust &c deposited in one week
| from this date under the old warehouse
on the back street standing near the cor
ner of Winchester's and opposite to
work shop kept by biaci: nan and near
: IL opposite to Judge Brooke's present resi-
deOce-you cannot mistake the house.
! Near TO the corner OF The warehouse saw
within or feet of the corner, next 10
| Mes. Carriers kitchen you will discover a
vacuum in the underpining Of the house,
| (Which is of bricil) and 10 prevent the pos
sibiiity of mistake, you will lind small
white wafer stuck over the vacuum or hole
spoken of--the money raust be in gold, IL
ed in a small paper s. placed or inches
under the house to the left so as not to BIZ
seen. Notes nor silver viii not answer. the
one IL too cumbersome, s theother mayin-
ducc attempts to discover the writer, all Of
which however would be frujtiess Scls al 10
The ertaindcstructiono of all concerned, FOR
the spot will be strictly watched.--Shouid
you be imprudent ENOUGH 10 refuse the
consequences will be, that within a few
months, perhaps weeks or days, your pro-
perry 10 double the amount will b. Destroy
ed, and then the option will be gwen you of
paving double the amount Of the present
demand, or your life SHALL be the sacri.
tce-thisyou may suppose would not beck
ecated % should know that it would rot
produce the money, but it will ruoy, Ger.
tainly be done, with view Of com pelling
some other person to grant the request,
as the money must be raised from some
one, s in this way. If the money is depo-
sitch no attempts by watching the place
must be made 10 discover the writer, nor
must the money be molested, as it is yc-
ry uncertain when it will be taken away
Reflect sir we'll before you make your e.
| lee(lon--the decision is all important to
us both. ! have only to add that three
things viii promise you, aud these are
/ made upon the honor Of man whose We
/ racity is unimpeached the lst is, that
the demand shall never be divulged by
I me to any living soul upon carth-the I'd
I is that . similar demand shall Pever be re-
I peated-and the Sd is that The money with
the interest shall he returned at some day
not far distant. But IL III this is not strict
{ ly complied with declare also as solemn
ly, that every threat shall be put in eX-
ecution in the most pointed manner.
Guard yourself well; let me s.ain advise
yor against any attempt to discover the
writer, as II WILL be fruitless and SHALL
be fatal tn all who attempt il.
Yours, 4. b. {,