Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-10-07
Mr.. SnoWd den:

CIR Through The mediurn OF your pa.
- per. Vlsh to give The public al idea
of the 'nteeri OF man passing tor gen
tleman) by the name of q bonner
To do So I will acqnaint you with the
circumstances attending our Transactions
sent two of my children to him a. scho-
lars-un the other hand. he eng aged ne
TO do his work in my line of business A
short lime before he removed from town
he called IN me for my bill, without rem
dering hrs gave it him, but heard no
thing fur her from il willis he renamed
After some months he returned. caliel on
ne and said, lin presence OF VIZ lsaacs,
whose aiilav' you have below on com
pairing our accounts he found himself lri
he ia my ebt; out was IN want OF some
new clothes, and 81 aFESri make mem
should have my money IN tour weeks !
accor iingly I'D 4de them ADD sent lhsn to
him. He left town without calling on me.
In a short tim. received polite letter,
dated Warrenton IN May, stating bis re.
eret al having been compelled TO leave
town without seeing me, but would return
in few weeks, and his first attention
should be 10 settle our accounts lie came
in town about three or tour weeks since
| called on him, and presented my bill
he said he would certainly pay me The next
week, which he did not do On the 22d
of September sent bin note, stating, if
he did not discharge the bill by the lsI Of
October, | would advertise it tor sale: !
have not seen him since In a few days
received the following anonymous letter.
for the author of which | leave the public
20 conjecture.
Alexandria. 94h Sept.
"SlR: A particular regard for your safe
ty, and the innocency OF my friend. induce
me to make you this communication. Your
life is in danger You have an enemy; a
deadly enemy, whose malignlly is as deep
and black as hell or death. He is, how
ever, my friend. Be upon your guard.
Burn this note; but do moi forget its con-
tents If you give any publicity to this,
you will convert friend into an enemy.
"A CAUTION"
A few days ago wrote to him. il he did
not come forward and discharge the bill,
| would certainly put my threat in execu-
ton; in answer TO which | received the
following. without heading or date;
Where is your insolence 10 stop, you
contemplate puppy?-Your insignIhcance
is your asylum-Jou are even beneath the
dignity of the horse whip. ! tell you az ain,
you pitltul reptile, do not Que you cent.
have just made ou! your account, and you
are in my debt. Let me have no more OF
the sinking illusions Of your addle brains.
Your epistle OF this nornDg, | will return;
and il there be any redress in the law oil
| this country tor such calumnies, any pro.
| lection against The ISLANDERS and defamations
OF such puppies as you, ! will hnd IT.
You shall establish the epItnetS you have
used, or lose your ears. ~
District of Columbia,
.A!ernndr,a county, 10 mt:
Personally appeared before me, JUS
tice of he Peace for the town and county
of alexandria, in the District OF Colum bia
Samuel lsaacs, ard made oath IN due torn
of law that A. G. Bonner called on Presley
Jacobs, and 10 his presence, alter acknow'
lodging balance due said Presley Jacobs
on an account rendered, engaged him &c
make up some new clothes, tor which ne
promised to pay him in four weeks, which
work, when done, amounted 10 ~ dollars
95 cents Given under my hand this 81
Gay OF October, 1928.
ADaMLYNN.
/ now appeal to the public 10 weigh tb'
matter. and decide which OF us is the con
temp,ible puppy-which the .pititul rep
tile-and whether am in Dir. Bonner
debt or be 10 mine.
OCT PRESLEY JACOBS.