Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-15
FRoM THE NATIONAL IxrELLIcENcER.
TO TIE PEOPLE 0F4WE IT, SIXTIES
(ooNcLupEnA

MANY insinuations, and, indeed, assertions havpc,
oee mae IN several of the public prints relative to
.er.ul enanceiy records, wherein, aiedged
| to stand in a very cupable point Of view. i some
time ago solicited from the Register of That court
correct transcript of the evidence and dosnrer.s
that appeared upon record in relation to the affair
| IN question: nov suIioin them for puhic nvesti-
CATION 1t will be that they consist of tcstmo-
| NY gwen by myself, and OF bond and certain let
ters nom John Simpson 60 me. Ny conduct in
the business has always appeared to me the most
honorable transaction of my life. The resder will
be enabled to decide for against me after having
| read the following rceita, of facts.
William Andrews was the father OF Priscilla Scott
| formerly Priscilla Colyin, whose son / am Amoug
other children left bv Andrews was p daughter OF
the name OF Eizabeth, rcputed by tAc world T. ba
'eginmate To his other AMI tssfal ei.i,dre.. i.S
estate IN negroes. houses aud i.n,Is, for ne was n
man OF considerable property. 10 Elizabeth, hoy-
ever, he left (by win, If mistake not y the rema,-
ing portion Of his estate, With this Elizabeth Dr.
John Simpson, OF Shppcnsburg, in the state of Penn
/ syivanin, interma:lied, and held in her right,
| the property devised to her bv William Andrews
Robert Saunders of Hartford County, in the state of
| Niaryiand, married dau..hter of William Andrews
with whom the sud Saunders received an estate in
land, &c. which he now enjoys. Simpson conceiy-
cd that Saunders had not legal title to tlis.land
and laid claim to it part OF the estate bequeathcd
| by Andrews to Simpsons wife Elizabeth Suit was
instituted: and the cause, in the of the
test, was removed from the courts of law to the
Chancery Court think it in the winter of
4
pending, that Or. Jon S mpson, through tie hands
4 oil my mother, put into nv possession bond for
the conveyance of seventy FIVE acres of land, (as
remember, FOR have not got transcript Of the
bond, is il materially inforrliag that he gave
that TO me out of friendship, he having married
daughter OF nv grandfather, and, enjoying proper
~ by his marriage with her, he deemed it
bic enough to rss.Sc noe that present did not
any thing extraordinary in the declaration It ap-
pcared to thing that should have done in the
same circumstances; and the hond WEE, By Inc,
thrown c,reiessly into trunk to awsit the period
| oi its tuhiment. Jncvcr bad any ether eoHyeTsa-
| ton with my mother on the subject az that time
| nor before; for did not reside with her, nor had
!, generally speaking, resided with her (owiOg 10
tl,e unhappy circumstances of her second maI1iagc)
during the whole course my minority. All hose
| who knew me, knew that poor when 1 was
married in Aiey 1901; and my health was eufcebled
Tasting about in my thoughts for pecunary resources
| at this exigcncy, REQUIRED to Simpsons bond, and
suggested To my mind the idea OF cosvcrtngit into
cash by Offering to surrender it to him for cons-
derston in hand. think il likely, too, that
circumstance Mt this time led me TO suspect fraud in
| the transaction and that adopted this mode at
once to test his honesty and to convert the bond
into cash. 1t is, believe, uncommon thing in
life to sell bonts, other obligations, for ready
ney. Accordingly, wrote 20 Simpson, proposing
the sale; and in answer, he wrote to the lette
hereto annexed. slesiated by ssErhidii, No. i. %
twill be observed that this letter contains iua-
putstion upon me sc conniying with Simpson. Oh
the contrary he says, " Had you considered me one
the most unprneipIed seoundrels in the world you
could not have wrote me mere sysPiciousty. Had
bargained with him. it is scarcely credible that hc
would have held such language to me in a private
letter He speaks Indignantly, honest man,
and seems TO attribute my suspicious TO my Lot be-
. ing very well acquainted with him: LIDO not know
particularly what lid write to Simpson, for kept
no copy of my letters; nut 1t is manifest from ms
first letter, (Y.) that he did not conceived wrote
! him in the way of menace, as he says 81 am no
specuator, tn crefore the interest of il is o6lect
by which it appears that offered tic bond to him as
a purchase by which he, in the way of speculation,
would be gamer. When Simpson refused to buy,
/ very naturally wrote him that l would sell the
bond TO some other person, to which procedure,
; had he been an honest in the making of il, he
could have had no possible objection But on tbs
ntimntion he took the alarm, and wrote TO tie
suboined " Exhibit, No. H. The reader Will per-
cciye that il is very well contriyed to tcrry young
man scarcely Of age. Had l. on the reception of this
second letter, remained silent, then, indeed, would
have been party to fraud, aud have been that gull
ty creature thet my enemies endeayor TO make the
world believe am My path was cleaY before me
did not hesitate poor as was, sent for my mo-
ther, who had taken a temporary refuge FROM hen
misfortunes st Simpsons house declared to hel
(whilst it wrung my hearth that could take nc
other step than to place the bond and Simpson,
letters the records of the Chancery court. DID
so. placed these documents record HySeLf
through the medium of Saunders, in the presence
D Of Simpson attorney. They we're neither dragged
from me reluctantly, nor bought from me by
bride; and had no interest, either directly or in
directly, in the pending suit between Saunders ant
4 II
nor from any other person on their account, in re
laton TO this business, single cent But there il
one fact stronger than all the rest why have rot
my enemies produced my letters to Simpson, They
dare not, ifthey could, for they would establish my
innocence am willing 60 stand or fall by what
say or do myself; but surely viii pretent
that the contents Of letter written by another per
son to me, evidently designed 10 prevent On expo
sure OF that persons knayery, inculpate Hat
concealed the letters IL would have shewB oonsci
, business Of guilt but / felt nothing al that nd
Aod acted rs have done under the strongest i'm
preston t.at was pursuing the plain track ofprO
bity. The Hammond mentioned in exhibit No
~ is the step-ftler Of Simpsons wife and Il wn
, through tle multiplied contiivanees Of that Ham
mcnd. of Simpson, and few others, that my mOthc
was cheated Of tlie Of her fortune anC
she died bro'en-hcartcd, tiny house, in Frederick
Town, victim to as much welcomes as human na
turc is capable Of.
public view in court Of justice, and wishing throw
~ the light possible upon it, wrote a letter L
Simpson in the following words:
SIR, .
Fl The disingenuousness Of my political adverse
rics impcls me 90 address YOU upon subject cx
trcmely painful TO my feelings, aud which rSay no
be alteEetper agreeable 20 your own. / trust, how
ever, that you viii r'Vith truth and cardor
, as your conscience must tell you as mine does me
2 that there IS no motive for oOnecalment bctwecI
,
{ YouwilI recoIect the Fond which you gave to m,
uDhapIy mother for ny benefit and viii rcrncni
her that shortly after any marriage solicited yor
to redeem Il for cash Iuow, sir, beg NJ you to for
ward to those lcttcrs per moi imntedis tc,r n
order tl,st it may be seen What wrote to Won ilm
should Won not have preserved thcfn must entrcg
you 20 sf9tc, IS you know IL Is fact that was moi