Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-05
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER s. 1s94

va K. In her answer, favouring my application
ior assistance, IN the crisis of my adcirs produc
ed by the distress, she intmates in the most
delicate terms, las Unwilling to relieve me from
too oppressive sense of obligation,) that she
viii continue to employ me, SO as to enable
me. IN part, to repay the debt, by my work;n
and she will bear honorable testimony of nv
grateful efforts to Indemnify her in that way
'hough IN tact, TO very partial extent. If /
were at liberty to publish, for her honour, her
note at large, the shame of hercalumniator. and
the Indignation of every ingenious soul, would
avenge her, beyond any desire of her own ex-
cellent heart.
Thirdly. Mr.. Kerrnext asserts that ssI calI. don
INN TO conclude the arrangement, THAT is for
securing him by MIR. AS endorsements and
aSeta nm to write note for three quarters
rent, Sl87 SO; that he did SO, and gaze it Tthe
motel 10 me !" &c. All this utterly and posi
uVey deny and, indeed, feel myself astonish-
ed anu conOunded, at an assertion SO elaring-
~ contradictory to the known truth of the fact.
soiemIy declare that, between the time of Mr.
| As agreeing to become my security, and the
execution of the note, never saw Mr.. Kerr.
the only interview 1 had with him, after he
had distraned my property, was at the Frenci,
minister's sale; where, after seeking him at his
own house, had followed him to ask some for
bearance there represented, inmovine terms
my oistressfuH circumstances, and the unayoi1a-
Die causes that had produced them. After some
! conversation, he proposed, that if could give
1 nitW good security for the too quarters reot.
! then due, he would give tle indulgence for the
third, which was to fall due in the course of tl,e
month. With this was obliged 70 be satizied
and we parted, under that agreement perfectly
expressed and understood between us and
shosequent TO that arrangement, made at the
French Minister'S sale, never had one inter
view, nor exchanged one word with Mr. Kerr
ON the subject: which makes it impossible that
no C-,x-e f,ft
draw the note for three quarters rent, can be
tue. had not, and could not have had any
possible motive for volunteering TO increase the
responsibility ofmy friends and protectors II
was IN consequence, and upon the basis of this
arrangement. between Mr.. Kerr and myself AT
our tasf 'nfefcte'o, that applied for and obtain
ed the securityship of Mr.. A. that arrangement
was IN view throughout the whole negotiation;
there were then but teco quarters due, accord
4 ing to the utmost extent of Mr.. KS claim
whatever he may contend about a change in the
state OF the account before the actual signing of
the note of course the THIRD quarter should have
] been entirely out of the question, even if Mr.
H. had not agreed, as he did, TO give indulgence
ltorthat upon receiving security for the other
4 two But, IN truth, the third quarter had not
Il become due at the date of the note; nor until
I the 10Th December for it was on the Goth
March that got possession of the house: and
: l."i no IDEA mat my rent Commenced sooner
before the third quarer-day, probably on tIe
| 18th December, which appears 10 be the date Of
the note, received, by the hands of Mr. X IS
S7raht, note drawn up in his own hand
writing; for three quarters rent I remon
strated against this, and insisted that there were
only TWO quarters due /; and at any rate, that
.Mr. Adams was to be security only for so much.
| Nlr. Il. replied that was mistaken that tho,,o,F
had not entered into possession till the 2Oth
had agreed for the house on the 18th. which
brought round the third quarter to that very
day; and that it was necessary and proDer
form TO include all the rent then due i was
far from being satisfied; but still had no incIina
ton 10 dispute about the difference of few
DAYS IN the computation Of the rent, nor any
distinct reason for suspecting any unfair attempt
at oyerreachng and from nv inexperience in
/ business, my pertuI baton of mind, and that
hurried state OF the spirits and thoughts, natu-1
raj TO my circumstances, signed the note and
sent 1t to Mrs. a., for Mr.. AS endorsement
not dreaming that Mr.. Il. had any intention to
falsiiy or evade his agreement to give me in
dulgence for the third quarter upon my Sc
curing to him the first tloo. | rested on the
blind assurance that the including OF the third
| IN tue note, was mere compliance with the
! forms of business; and | sent il to Mrs Adams
without further explanation. MIR. A., doubt
less, absorbed in weighter affairs, and not re-
collecting minutely what had before been com
Inumcated TO him on the subject, was probably
at a loss TO determine whether it had been t,ro
or three quarters rent, that he was to be secu-
rity for: and therefore put his name upon the
paper, IN the confidence that the note was for no
more than he had consented to answer; and that
his kindness was to procure me the stipulated
indulgence from Mr.. Kerr.
| fomrthiy. Mr. Kerr further alleges, that
''Alrs A states, her husband had authorised her
to say, he will become security for her present
debt: that precious to the date of the note ano-
Their lthe third quarters rent had become due,
which made her present debt S187 50.n Now
this is utterly untrue, IN fact and still more I'M
candid and eyasive in its drift. 1t is wholly un-
true that the third quarters rent had become
due pree''o'ts TO the date of the note. insisted,
and still insist, in truth and Justice that the goth
| December, and not the 18th was the quarter
day but as Mr. K. insists on the 15th, and
tue note bears date on that very day. feel
warranted by common sense and trutfi (whate-
yer may be the arbitrary rules of banlS-law or Of
Inadvertently in denying that the rent had be
come due reCiOus to- that date: that is, preUiOus
ts the day on which itself became due. But
whatever nice cayils may be raised from dries
and from the artful use made Of MIS-. as ex-
PRESTON '.present debt," the very right and truth
4 OF the case warrant me, rs viii be Obvious to
any one who will take the pains TO examine the
circumstances with attention and candour, in as
sertlng, as ] do, that the whole treaty COM
menced and progressed upon the state Of the
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