Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-04-17
Whole No. 672.

I kCTQANs 10 tCCClsC NOQE ~ 0t tuC tFAN
inst and comply, with cheerfdlness, with
your request to state to you the circumstan-
ces which have come to my knowledge in
relation to Mr.. John Henry, while here on
his way to and from Washington, and Civ
ing you the annexed extract of a letter / re.
ceived from him.
Although MIR. Henry had married lin
one thousand seven hundred and ninety
nine,) a niece of my mother, I never knew
him until the Oath of last January, when
he arrived here on his way TO the seat of
government, on which day he called and
introduced himself to me-. aud my family,
aud finding him interesting by his fund Of
Information and gentility Of manner, l had
frequent conversations with him during
his stay here, in which he INDUCED, oeca-
sionally, in severe remark on the British
MISUNDERSTANDING on his return from
Washington, he informed me that he had
been cruelty and per6diously treated by
them, making use of parts of the precise
language, TO the best OF my recollection.
which | find he has addressed 20 the secYe-
tary of state, in his letter TO him Of twenti.
eth OF February. In relation to sir James
Craig, he informed me, that he had intro
duced himself TO the gov. generals notice
by several communications he made to him
on important subjects, which were consi-
dered as drawn up with ability, and were
very acceptable to the governor. He left
this city tor Washington on the last day of
January, and returned thence on or about
the eleventh ultimo. While he was in
Washington, a letter was received from
New.York, addressed to him here, which,
by mistaking the superscription, was re-
ceived at our post, o fice and opened by 4
gentleman of this city, who discovering his
error and knowing that | had acquaintance
with MIR. Henry, sent the letter to me- with
the proper explanation. This letter, which
contained a bank note for one hundred dol
lars, | handed to Mr.. Henry on the day of
his return from Washington, with others
/ received for him during his absence ex-
planning to him the circumstance which had
occasioned its being opened. He took QUE
its enclosure of one hundred dollars, enve~
loped it in my presence and at my desk,
and returned it by the mail for New York.
On the 18th ultimo he proceeded on his Jour.
ney eastward by the way of York and Lam
caster, but being impeded by the ice in the
Susquehanah, he returned to this city. On
the morning of the 18th | received a short
note from him, desiring to see me at his
lodgings, and requesting that his beinghers
should not be made known TO any one, as
he was much fatigued and not disposed for
visits. Calling on him he Showed to me 4
deed of conveyance, duly authenticated in
Washington, Of an estate in Languedoc in
France, made by a gentleman Of that coun-
try, now in Washington, where the fact Of
known and spoken of. On the morning ON
which he left our to wn the second and last
time, (Monday the 18th ultimo) he called
on me with a request to assist him 10 the
negotiation with our banks of a certificate,
which he Showed me, issued by the Bank of
Columbia for forty-eight thousand dollars,
Purporting, in the usual bank phraseology [
believe. that the said sum was placed ON the
books of the Bank of Columbia, sat the
credit ofthe Mrchanics Bank Of New.7ork,
to the order of John Henry" called on
one OF our banks, in pursuance of his re-
quest, with him, where his certificate was
received, and exchanged to his satisfaction.
On his reaching New York, he addressed
to me a letter dated z7th ulrimo, which be-
ing exhibited by me to several friends here,
they suggested the propriety of forwarding
authenticated extracts thereof into that
neighborhood of our country where he re-
presents having been (frui,lessly) employed
to excite disaffection. This suggestion ap-
peariug to me Just and reasonable, have
assented 10 the transmission to Boston of
an authenticated extract from his said letter,
(of which | annex a copy herewith tend
ing to counterfeit any unmerited insinua-
tons which the illiberal might be inclined