Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-12
Police OFFICE,
" All is we'll here. %
City Of .New York. Mans.


The following letter was placed some weeks
since in possession of the police magistrates of
this city. They Immediately acted, as far forth
as their means admitted, on the information it
contains. A duplicate has been transmitted
to the magistrates in Cincinnati. In conse-
quence OF the total want of pecuniary resources
to develop a conspiracy OF such magnitude, the
magistrates in this Office have concluded to
place it, for the purpose of precaution, before
the public. The writer is known to them, but,
at present, is not within their power. 1t is be-
heved, that l.. j. p. has eXaggerated-yett there
is no doubt of the process of forgery exten.
siye beyond precedent.
O. Editors throughout the United States
may serve the public interest, by publishing the
letter and this introduction.
Cincinnati, (Ohio) Sept. 1918.
SIR--I have succeeded beyond nay
most sanguine expectations in getting
plates engraved. have employed MIR.
81. W." to engrave plates for the list
you last forwarded me. He is most SUI
perior engraver; but as he wlllnot be able
to execute the whole as soon as could
wish, he has employed Mr.. L. r."
and Mr.. N. P.' to assist him. MIR.
{" N. F." is also an excellent engraver.
Since | left New-York, | have had en-
ployed no less than seven engravers, all
ofthem pretty good workmen--but you
must be sensible, that it would require
great many to perform the work have
had done. They have, all of them, ex-
cept Mr.. " N, p" engaged to take the
bills we shall have struck from the
plates of their own engraving in pay for
the work. Mr.. g N, F." is such an in
fernal coward, he will not consent to take
any part OF his own notes, SO that | wish
you~would forward me hundred dol
lars or more in good money as soon as
receive this. We shall feel the loss
Of Mr.. Emmons very much. You have
doubtless heard the particulars of his ap-
pfehension and confinement, for being
concerned in robbing the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Pittsburgh. eau
toned him against having any concern in
it, but he would not hear me. | would
not have believed him such cursed fool
as to have disclosed the whole TRANSACT
ton, and where the money was conceal
ed. You have doubtless heard the par
tlculars of that affair from some of our
associates, as it occurred last spring.
A Pittsburgh paper of the 5th June,
mentions the circumstance. must con-
TESS | have had some fears that the poor
penitent sinner would disclose something
that would send our plans all to the devil,
If not us with them However, the time
has passed on so long, that think we
may consider ourselves pretty secure.
II you have as good success in procur-
ing paper for the bills as have had in
getting the plates, we shall be able to in
undate the whole United States and Ca
NADIA. five undertake to despatch bust
ness on the scale we have commenced,
we shall require at least three printing
presses. The expense of erecting these
you know will be no object. l should
think well of having one in New-York,
under your immediate inspection; one
in Boston, under the direction of Mr..
/" l.. S. b." and one at this place, which
1 will undertake the charge of myself.
As the bills of the banks in your state
arc generally more current in the differ
ent sections of the union, you will per-
ceive by the following list l have had
more plates made for them than any
others. To give you an idea of the un-
Precedented success have had, will
give you list of the plates have got
under way, proceeding in alphabetical
order, viz Albany Bank, Aqueduct
Association, Auburn Bank, Boston do.
Bridgeport, Baltimore, Chester, Catskill
Columbia at Hudson, do. at Washington