Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
Philsdelphia, Dec. ), I82I
THOMAS BRADFORD. IL
JAMES THACk AR,
GEORGE n BAKER,
CALEB CARNlALT,
DANIEL III. MILLER
JOHN BACON,
THOMAS SPARKS,
s 1 MIfEI u IMnnn

SAMUEL r. WOOD
~ stated meeting of the board of CONN, ;ss;o,ors
held Dec 4, 1921, present john Bacon Dan;cl =
nii'''r thomas Sparks, Thomas Bradford IL Jomes
ihackarn, George " Baker Caleb CARMEL, and So
mucl X. Wood. ~ ~ ~"
The Presi,ien, heino abse,, Jho p,c
was called 20 the Chair "' j.
The minutes Of the last mectpr ,yerc rp,,J and =,
tiopicd. N 'N''' '''u u
peaicd nuch agitated 1855 'P'
| re stated That he was very much distressed -
's'..s '1St 'weniy thousand dollars, which lie had
IRON ON FURNISHING, ma draft endorsed in
'''c. rom MI roster, ON account of the new STATE
Pehi'entiaIy and detailed the circumstances attend
ing me loss, ~ the following manner, viz
=. Heh'ig IN habit OF sending servant to the MIST
"icr, Oh Sunday mornings, for the purpose Of r..
ceivnS letters from his son nj Princeton yI,o us,oI
w'oe on saturday, the returned wi,hout any
eers from his son, bui two letters directed TO hin,
~ 'p. irarrshnrg post mark opening one OF
VIC "e In'i6d The draft which we had SD long ex-
fcctcu Beng Sunday he put the pnpers in a riv,,e
draw, III his desk /; on Monday norn;ng a!ou, /
I, having occasion To go 10 the bank of Pean-
1yWW'a' iur the purpose of obtaining some Spanish
''o"s lor Dank notes, II struck him tlat rs there
wo"ii he a meeting of the board that evening. +,
r"iu ne rs wen TO present The draft and receive
the notes, which he did, and received ,ynntv no,eo ~.
one thousand dollars each
= ih'' ne afterwards exchanged one of the notes
J ~ vi "'s hundred dollars each, the Farmers
a '. .'.ecnnnic' bank that he proceeded home
""eh fccoHectinS that he was mistaken "a IN The
lis OF me meeting, he placed The notes il, the letter
asa pat them carefully by in his private draw ,;l
uie previous TO his leaving home to attend this
| H'e'u'S Wnen he took them oit of the letter aud
Pi~.. 'heni up IN piece OF paper twisted each
emu o II, and put iem in his right hand pantn,oons
PoIhc' on MS arrival AT the prison. while in the ont
mon 0' H. discovered that the paper containing the
''""ey WIS missing he Immediately rei:aced his
Steps examining the way carefully back To his house
"i" uhGre made strict each in the expcctatiop th,
I .'a e'.her dropt or left the papers here-e then
oDtaihcd the aid Of his son-in-aty MIR AIvcrs and
returned to The prison; both or them senrcbn4 The
cutters ana every place where il appeared likely the
parers could have fallen heen kicked into. bur
G"m, HuJ luz I'm searching his pocket, he there
'ou"u mole through which the paper must have es
capped he expressed his deep concern far tho acci
', nm soncited The advice of the board saving he
ns Wv, wng 70 take any measures, towards recover
''S S,. we money they might think proper"
mo board Immediately adinuruej and nroceodoJ
~, 'I"reh OF tho lost money; Mr. Miercken taking
c 'e,u the other members taking proper Distances
iicy proceeded to his house in 5j;uneustrcc, ,nJ
back again To the prison. careiulIv ex,,,n;,, ,i
way III hopes of finding the lost parcel, but failed in
tliGlr endeavors ' ~ ' 81
he Board adjourned till Tomorrow evening. G
oc'ock, having first appointed a committee 10 w,;t
subject ' "''''' "I'" ''e
% .Man .adioDrned Meeting, hell Dec. 5. 1921.
- rTeSehf, Ihomas Bradford, IT, James Tbock,I,
IT, ~ Baker, Thomas Sparks. I5. II. Miller {, 60
maii John Bacon, and Samuel f. Wood i BraJ.
ford, j. in the chair ''""'
lie committee appointed 10 wait NJ, }J,roco ~;
ncy, Esq. made report ''
1hdt ihey had conferred with him and that Inc an
proved OF The minute made by The board, and OF de
measures adopted last evening he recommends fla,
.oh"'ilee ne seot TO furnishing, acknowledgement
NY the matter before the Governor, and that 4 conv
VI he proceedings Of the board of last evening he
r'"S'n'ued ne lnribcr recommends, that Mr. Micro
Ncn also proceed immediately to Harrisburg and
"Ne MS statement 10 the Governor he Is of on;no
mat II rests with The Executive who represents ti,
commonwealth, IN this matter, TO determine the
course 10 he taken therein
Signed, THOMAS BRADFORD, Jr.
JOHN BACON.
On motion of John Bacon, seconded bv Ybor,s
Sparks, - '"'"'"S
Resotred, T,ata committee he ,,,oi,,cd e. .,.,-
cced n-morow morning. tn Harriebnrr. to l,y no.
,ore Use Governor the loss sustained l,v Peter Mere
ken, as wen MS the book of minutes of this board
together With such Other information nc tho C,o,ar,
w may require, relative to said loss yhereuunn
pointed ' "e'0 "P-
The President Of ile Board, Peter Mierckeu. now
came TO the meeting, and with great satisfaction ,nC
from ms coat pocket wet paper hayiug Il,c an,,e
aHco OF letter opened, CONTAINING a pun,Ier ri L,L
notes, amounting TO Sij,C91-bo stated thai bcino in
',s ptIor ms evening" his little servant girl came
running ~, and stated hat there was n man nj tho
warehouse door, who frightened her he ptocecdcd
dfecty to the said door, and did moi ol,scry. an,
person nat discotcfed that paper had l.een pusbcd
uhuer Inc doof, which, tnkng M, il struck hin,
wat It contained bank notes This So ao;,,,c,l lie;
'hit nc could not opem IL he ran un stairs ~ h;5
whe who was sick in bed, where his daughter look
from hm the paper, and upon openinp H. found ~
DinK notes OF $1,000 each, ofthe Bank OF Pcnnsylva
ma aud sad he was never so happy in his liCo, A.
having Il ~ MS power TO hand IL to the Board
E.ara1ied from The Minutes
SAML. II. WOOD, soc'ry.
IN addition to the Efteea Mousaad Doilp-s stated
~ the preceding Document, 10 have been rc,n,,,eJ
VT mieFcken has since received fovy thousand T,oI
Yrs, which two sums, amounting 10 niaefer, f5,,s,J
OofTS, have been paid 70 the Treasurer Of the
ooard OF Commissioners The loss therefore, ar,sug
fiO,,sS1f fy,yLxe. 1870 -. ''e''N u'''i