Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-16

that he Idded the Sd quarters rent TO the a,
s. count, bJdesire of Mrs. Moulton, to show I
e VIZ. and Mrs. Adams, before the note wa
" drawn, aid after doing SO, she said il was a
greed to. Surely Mr. Adams must have know
: what theamount was, and how it was mad
up, befOE he endorsed the note.
Washington City Gaelic
> MIR. ONWARD DiGGES' TESTIMONY.
Washington County, District of Colombia.
Personally appeared before me, the subscri
Der, ~ ustice of the Peace for the Count,
andOistrlct aforesaid, Edward Digges, and
mae oath on the Holy Evangelists of al.
mighty God, That
icing called on for statement Of The cir
cpfnsiances, which came under my notice as
dle officer, making distrain on the goods az
Mrs. Moulton Mr.. Kerr gave me an order to
collect the amount Of quarters rent; that he
wished me call on Mrs. Moulton, and try To
obtain payment, and that if could not do il
otherwise, 10 proceed with the dstIaiu, which
had to do. This direction Of Mr. KS was
IN consequence ofmy informing him that
had been told that she had privately left a
house she had before lived in, without paving
her rent, and that il he did not proceed in
that way he would get nothing. Having Ie-
Wed the distrain, Mrs. NJ. informed me. that
before the day of sale she would endeayor to
ttAvp
days after; enqlired who she expected 10
&c, as security. She replied, she would t,y
Dir. Adams. i again called at her house.
when she told me she had seen Mrs Adams.
and that she had Promised 10 use her influence.
with Sir. A. to AID her. On my next inter
view she informed me that Mr. A. would en-
dorse her note. then remarked, without the
knowledge or direction Of MIR. Kerr, TO her.
that she had better, as there was then also an
other quarter due, include it all together in iii.
note. She then asked me to give her a state
ment of the whole sum due i then y,y, ber
The account for the months, adding there
10 the amount for the Sd quarter, making the
total amount of Sl87 so, which she said ala o
wished 10 show to Mr.. Adams, and told
me to call in two or three DAYS after
accordingly called when she told me she had
The note ITO wit, for Sl87 SOL endorsed by
Mr. Adams. On her giving me the note, OBJ
served to her that the body of the note was in
Mr.. KS handwriting. She replied yes, and
that she had herself called on Mr. X. and re-
qnested him to draw the note for her, AS he
was better acquainted with the form than her
self. then received the note and delivered
1t over to Mr.. X. and heard nothing mnre of
The note until learnt it was protested.
On the 97th of March last .nr. X. gave mo
an order TO collect the 4ti quarters rent
Having been informed that Mrs. NJ. was re-
moving her goods off in the night, called at
The house and was, by her, refused admit
| lance. L looked after h. 10y Coz ,hree
"'o'-.--:-'.vur ~ aert and in few d. va
The house was left by Mrs. Mou!ton entirely
empty, SO that Mr.. X. received nothing, t.
my knowledge, for that quarter 1.-THE 4thl and
the note being then unpaid, | was under grea,
approximations that he would never get cent
for his twelve months rent and / had. o.
course TO iookio Mr.. Kerr for all the expense.
attending the process.
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