Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-15

mond and am in collision, tel you that il |
is more probable that he and YOU are in COL !
fusion. Was not every thing that was done
about that business st the particular request
OF you and your mother, and pray how is my
interest connected with Hammonds Exactly
M the same way that am connected with
you and every ether person Who has ever.
done any t.ng for me III Maryland, by pay
ing an extravagant price for it all, or obligat-
nag myself So to do--you ask If / expect you
20 Keep the bond until it becomes due that
deceive myself one thing i am sure
not deceived, that shall nc. pay il twice,
anu do nos conceive it will be more expen-
siye to pay it to another than to YOU, but you
seem 70 think must pay it to YOU whether
wii' or not In this let me tell you YOU de-
-ceive Yourself, and grossly too. You seem to
tnnk cannot do without your mother's tes-
ticnony, and that it is of essential Importance
10 me-. In tins you are wrong YOU never
Knew for what purpose wanted her testi-
mony, nor does she understand il herself mel.
Their woulG ever have told any ofyou, but it
seems necessary to inform yen to prevent YOU
running yourself into infamv, and such diff.
cuices that it will be impossible to extricate
You IRON. The real intention on my part
Was to make her testimony good for nothing,
winch IS done, she having already sworn on
both sides of the question.
Now you expose my bond for sale, the thing
becomes public, it must and viii be consd-
cred as bride, for which she has perjured
herself. To prevent any consequence of this
Kind was my inducement for exacting n pro-
mise from you of keeping the thing an invio-
late secret, and which yoa promised your
sacred honor to perform-it was measure
+ 1 disliked in every stage, but your characters
and interest being both connected with keep
Ing the secret and Your most positive promis-
es so to do. thought you might be trusted
without risk to yourselves, but it appears as
II avarice was superior to every other con.
s'deration with you, and that without looking
forward at alb Would you have a little pa
thence, the business is Ia such train that il
cannot be long until you will get the money,
but such imprudence on your part may put it
OF to later period, how do you suppose that
in justice to myself can pay any more mo-
ney, when there is any uncertainty, that
may never get any thing in return for
II, and You will positively receive more clear
profit on the final issue of this business than |
shall. This suit has already cost me up
wards OF four hundred dollars, and will vet
cost me sum | cannot calculate besides a
grert loss OF time. What you get you get
clear and that without trouble or eXpence.
rad you me IN your power in such manner
thatyou could force money from me in this
way, would it not amount TO absolute robbie
ry' and do deserve it at your hand in any
respect / have felt myself under obligati.
ons to your mother for her friendship, but if
she IS privy to this business it is well calcu-
lated to cancel them all. / shall be in Balti-
more IN two or three weeks, and hope in the
mean time you will think more prudentIy a.
bout this bushes, otherways you must make
your best of it, and ! shall never have any
connection with either ofyou again.
Yours, &c.