Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-01

iiendce obvated the objection bv sa, ing liza: if was
dtt Gte SINE lung" and called upon Mr. Wheeler TO
take notice that the due bill TO o Ont of his
possession and that whatever lie (Dr. Icndree) might
owe Mr. Tcienor, should DC an Offset against the due
bill. n TII,tICEcp
August oh, 1895.
(F.)
SiR:-Please TO deliver 70 Mr.. William Brown, nv
carriage and harness, and obiga yours.
JOHN HENDREE
Richmond, 4M June, 1926.
10 Mr. ~ TichcnOr.
(C0
On or about the 9th of June John IIcndree came to
me 10 make purchase Ut books; but before he made
any selection he requested know f had any obcc-
lions to take Mr.. w. w. IISnlnp,s note for the a.
mount he might purchase, with Elijah Browns endorse
nen'; observing at the same time MIR. fleming would
nave no interest whatever IN the purchase; and that all
e interest he Juhn llenrcel would have in it, was 10
discount The paper Having wered linn in the afr
NATIVE, he then proceeded select such books rs he
thought wou!i ui him taking them all al the marked
prices saying there Je,oin" dozen" 'he price
that they Or rich Young man for whom he was
making up library" He then rade UP n b. TO the
amount % 6 40, for which took Mr. IIennc's note
endorsed bN Elijah Brown at ninety DAYS Brown then
came and had the books removed on the following
morning. JOHN Hendree came and made another pur
chase 10 Tie amount OF $500 for winch also took Mr.
fenngs PAGER, endorsed b, Brown at sixty DAYS: and
as before, irown came and had tue books rcmoyc.-
After the sales were closed, called Iim to discount
The notes; he then most positively declared he had mo-
ney About the Sd dav afte hsc sales ruour b. oan
be tIa about 'hey .Iidv OF The va cnrcc had been
passing off. :, he tbs came To tho deter
mination OF putting Inc ! per thawas in my posses
sion Ont OF Gals cnCe a, soon praci able consequent
", there were ) so worth OF books belonging 20 the
Methodist Society in the sale had made to IIendree
winch books was OILY agent fp:, and for which He
mig considered himself respnnSihe because he had re-
com'i ended to Mr.. Drake of the Methodist preach
inr. tot .1t,f i,,l
informed Mr. HenIng That pos, session of his pa
per to the beinre-sad amounts that had sold books TO
John Ie"dree for IT. and in the amount there were 100
coming To the Methodist cOnn,XoG; that a. ne 5apeI
was now oi service. if lac would settle tter claim
would place tie balance TO his credit to which he as.
sented, and said that lac wou5 John Isnd.ec and
INSIST on i'Is returning the books belonging 10 lie CON
nexron immediately. MIR. Herring called on me ,ew
hours after this, said he had secc Hendrec who told linn
Tie books were ali packed up aud shipped boar the
Bolivar but that he -. Hcnd,ee would go down and
have them all brought mp and returned tir next dav
But they we've not. The evening following the minor
part ca>n" back, with message that the lance shopG
be forthcoming on The following al 30 they were not
brought acCn5dngio promise Mr.. Hcniag then saw
hin again, and informed meha fDr. Hendreel said thu;
the boxes 'iat the books in were down IL, The
BoV"t'S ho5 mt ali her cargo ed top OF
them aud that he afraid c should uo be able 10 get
'Ie. hut that he would use all his excrtiops 50 10
10" in this way DR.. HenIree proc estimated Tor tsr,
or 'iaf Gays One hoinICg On passing GOor cal
led TO mn q had seen him bul from the time he
purchased the books until tcn,) and asked him if the
taiance of the books would be returned on that dav-
to Which nc replind, What boos?n with great aston
shrcnt) answered, the books he had purchased be-
longing to the Methods, COGneXion; Ihat ie had sent
bac; part and that he had been promising Mr. fleming
the balance should be forthcoming day the last
three or four DAYS; to this be directly gave negative
taking IT. from appearances atijOnt. and posicejy
denying he had any knOo!edge of the transaction ,cfGi
eUer, and of he went. The day the Rev AIcssrs
Carson and Andrews called on me and informed ,n.
that all those who had sold any articles To John Hen
dree were then at his house every getting hat be
ongcd To each Of them, and that had better 90 with
them and tryif could persuade ham 10 Give M the
balance of the books We immediately proceeded TO-
gctherto his house. When hinI, Mr.. Carson
requested him to either pay the books or return them
he o. HeGdree) cplied, 1.-THE books board the
Bolivar, and could not be got at for double Cie money
bnt that # we would come to his house al three o'clock
be would then pay for Them" iii was at this time twelve
O'clock At about three o'clock we returned-Di
rcCtly hc us. he looked at his watch. and finding
II wanted five minutes OF the hour he cavillcd AT it,
MIR. G.. then told him he had taken advice and tat rs
he was stranger IN Richmond, and believing that lie
~ Hcndrce) bad obtained the books in clandesnc
manner. that unless he gave them up DIRECTLY hc should
go and take attachment for his person Ills answer
to THIS was "Gcutcmpr. y ur books on board the
Bolivar, and cajsot be go; at FOR double the money
This repeated several times while we were in con
vcrsation with him. ~ last be replied sGcnLe,nea i'll
will go uf TO Mr.. Willis COwng's Office | will be
there half past three o'clock and will paw Won for
tcn." W. th, % ecded to- Mr. CowiiBp' 5 Office TO
wait his arrival Perhaps it might re ten or fifteen
minutes from the time Left his house before we reach
ell Nr. COwlinc's office. However we had but inst en-
tered tie door when, turning round then bellcld
he black with tie books his head but no John
Houdree appeared JOSEPH MARTIN
Rici,m ,si Sent. I'M, 1925.
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