Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-12

city; Cape Fear, Derby, Delaware coun-
ty, Delaware Bridge Company, Eagle
Bank of ew-Hayen, Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank, Albany, Farmers Bank
of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, Farmers
Bank Of Virginia, Geneva Bank, Ger
mantown do. Hudson do. Hartford do.
Jefferson county do. Lansingburgh do.
Morristown do. Middletown, do. Middle
District do. Mount Holly do. Newburgh
to. Newark do. New-Hayen do. New
York State do. Niagara do. New-London
do. Newbern do. Ontario do. Providence
do. Philadelphia banks generally, Phe-
nix do. Hartford, Pittsburgh do. Salem
do. of Massachusetts, Silver Lake do.
State Banks of Newt Jersey, Troy Bank,
Utica do. United States do. Though
by the bye, | forgot to tell you, |
almost despaired of finding an cngrav-
or, who would undertake TO copy Uncle
Sans plate, being much more diff
cult than the others, but Mr.. 81. W."
has done it to title; and on comparing
it with genuine bill, you can perceive
no difference at all, except it may be the
engraving may be a little more bold, but
this difference may be owing to our trying
it on paper that was whittier than the ge-
nuine bills are done on Ito proceed, Vir-
ginia Bank, Washington and Warren do.
Washington do. of the District of Co.
lumbia, all the banks in the city of New
York. On most of the above banks
have plates for a number of different
sized bills.
Please to write to me, and tell whether
you have lately heard from Mr.. " w. :"
and r.. g." who were in Canada when
you wrote me last, and what success they
have had ] think it would be we'll for
you to look out for about dozen good,
trusty, bold, active, sly, cunning, sharp,
keen, smooth, honest fellows, as we can
find full employ for them in a short time,
but, above all, act with the most profound
secrecy and circumspection, but you
know how to act as well as | can tell you
If all goes on as well as the last six
months, IN six months more we shall be
able to astonish the whole 7vorld, though
we shall, doubtless, receive their exc
crations, yet no matter for that, eve are
all honest enough till we are found out %
IF ever men under heaven got rich, we
must; that is, if five millions of dollars
divided among us can make US so--dol-
lars | say, for bank bills are called
dollars, and the devil himself could not
distinguish ours from genuine. There
is no doubt we shall ruin every banking
establishment in the United States, but
every tub must stand upon its own bottom,
as the saving is. | must not forget to
tell you had a narrow escape from get
ting married since | have been here, to
a Miss -, most bewitching little
urchin, possessed of a handsome fortune
but an old uncle of hers, cunning old
dog, wished to make some inquiry about
my affairs, and being little reserved
and giving him an evasive answer, the
old impertinent puppy had the impu-
dence to order me to quit the house
which | did, which is the last time
heard from them.
l write by Mr.. H***, whom directed
to cali on you in person. He can give
you further particulars respecting oul
operations. You will perceive | neither
inserted number or street on the enveloE
enclosing this, not knowing whose hands
it might fall into.
Yours obsequiously,
(Signed) L. ]. P******.
NIB. You need not be cautioned to
burn this as soon as read