Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-04

] Sfis"o ,ha last had 90 take, t-@s
1 aad s'' =, ,hereof, 90 attending tor that
/ % us'ies sns { had convened two lus-
paFp''Ge' Gorge summers, with major West
Ers', 8. M;uor, also attended, aud when
BOD A1' . sr 10 the business, was APP
|sbon1 !" - coma &c some compromise,
taud ST., I. .saiust George Summers purely to
ths sa y. e money, though a large SUM was
is 's''s due me, bat to prove ~ the sysn'te
\. y,orld, ny Innocence OF the csa'ss o.
|iAs ~, We received aad unacsoanted tor pub
ias'us sasy, aud that nothing short OF an
ls nsa from that charge could induce
asqa.1 lsraiss said suit. Major West was
ns 8 y messing for an accommodation with
,sfy II a. ,aoapsnt marks of appreciation of
~ s, :, Saa,mers) aud on the cersihcasion
I v = ys;s,a,rIf aud Mr.. AIlaor two OF the
q n a;ss;ooer, who had reported the She
s s's's accounts aforesaid) that they were
III ,eoaanted with the nature OF the
vs. ~. and thar they would end in my h.
sa''' ;'a.,;6sation, which other gentlemen
"a y, Drs,rns declared to be their opinion,
=. - 81 the said George Summers taen
~ aad here giving from under his hand,
..s,;os that he never knew mo make
49,. OF public money IN his life,
s nd farther offering and agreeing 20 pay
IN ,ost, Of both suits, and TO pay small
,ano;aa assoant i had against him OF a..
|hma sci. I did agree the suit might be
dismissed; four of the gentlemen present
vila,siug his acknowledgement. Winch
nj, was accordingly dis Missed as.iiis cost
Cor Ii. amount of which, about 3ol. ne,
George summers, hath since gave me his
note PAYABLE on demand; but had it not
have been TIA. he married my sister, | ne
YER should have consented ihereto, altho'
he did appear to be convinced of his error.
Then I consoled myself determined to
try to bury in oblivion the past that peace
would be restored, at least, to oar rising
family; nor should I lever have spoke of
what / was satisfied had been the moving
cause Of bringing MIN TO soliciting terms,
had I not found out his having again
returned to his old trade of backbiting,
and ia tae most malicious manner endra-
so1ng to injure my reputation, by the
usaness (bas well known to be false de-
chralions; carrying about and Publishing
my sa,her's letter heretofore alluded to-:
together with the deposition of Henry Da-
sis, who, in 1885, resided on my fathers
plantation as an oyerseer, who states hay-
ing heard my father, about the time of
writing said letter, declare TO the amount
thereof, although he, George Summers,
well knew, thar che account that letter al
|ludsd to, had been justly settled as be.
lore stated, and that when my fathers de.
position was taksn in his, George Sum.
merss, presence, relative to our suits,
that my said father, in answer to a ques.
''0n put 70 him, declared that he was taught
- oe'asse from George Summers's decla-
sailoas, as 10 the letter stated, aud thar he
was soiely moved therefrom TO write those
'e!ssrs; BAT thar be had beea well convinc-
:. sa. &c had charged me unjustiy: to his de-
pnss''on' as also to the deposition of Geo.
nafr'soa, who resided on nv fathers plan.
s tau0a 70 l7s5, as an overseer, reference is
! lac = and ready TO be produced. After all
!. a-l aons % serve George Summers, thus
: was sndeavoring to repay me. Il is
,;n -, a0wa to all who kaew him at the
ams got my father to take him in as an
,ra ss'.0' ne was In low circumstances, un.
,Ss saaa'sd With any kind of business, nei.
ar, 49, sapaels OF writing, spelling, or stating
= suu's' which his FIRST transactions lnow
and ~ pSa,ssession) win prove. NV father
J. uysslf did all we could 10 assist him,
fa,S' my sense of the word, and when my
/ d;S agreed % give all his profits to him,
i r,s a0' object. or say one wore against
,er ,dg'sa had have done, would have al
am mr. us situation; for, notwithstanding
n, : could say aud do, in so malicious aud
Earbs H., manner in trying to incense nv
a,s a.s against me ne well knows. as doth
gentlemen of the 6rs.