Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-09-05

what depressed the tme advised by them to snip
round to Philadelphia. left it with them, ana
ed them to do so for benefit and returned 10 TINS
place.
After my resurn in May, 1911, purchased number
of negroes of Mr.. Epperson, for wnch we were pay
part in hand-Tpad third and understood the oaa"ce
rvas paid by capt. Coleman and gen. JACKSON. ihe ne
groes taken by me to Natchez for sa ana part Oh
them sold. In the month OF December thhk) VI els
year, received letters from general Jackson, Wch
letters at this time mislad) advising me ne had P
chased cap Coleman in both these transactohs ana OF
terng to seA os to me at cost BY securing nun VI 70 o
me ot and refund to tie advances winch mad matte
thought proper SELL 1nreaton to the purchase OF
the negroes, although had understanding TO the enect
from either capt. Coleman jackson, thotS9 IL
probable he stood in the same situation purchase
Of cotton and tobacco from the circumstance as linen
eved his credit zohsch aaenadied as TO MAKE Ae par
chase. Capt. Coleman made the selecton The negroes
were, the time of the transaction, at capt Coeman
plantation near this places and do not now recoect that
he saw them before they descended the river.
am, respectfully, -
It seems then from this statement, that partner
SHIN was formed in the year 1910 between your
self, Joseph Coleman and Horace Green. GU
were applied to- in the first place. it is true TO be-
come securitg but you insisted on being placed 10
the light of partner A firm was therefore con.
stuted under the ste OFFS Coleman, Green and
Jackson - and in the spring of 1911, purchase
was made by the firm, zuith yoar assent, tor your
printers admit that the contract with Epperson was
signed by YOURSELF as we'll as by the other partners
for the purchase of negroes, to the amount OF ten
thousand dollars. One third ofthat portion OF the
purchase money which was required IN advance,
Mr.. Green expressly tells us, was paid by hlm' and
the other two thirds he understood, were pad by
! capt. Coleman and gen. Jackson. Now SIT, let US
see what you yourself say, as to the payment OF
these two thirds. The following is an exact copy
of memorandum, an your oun hand 70ranns' Wiich
in connection with the above statement OF Mr..
Green leaves room for the slightest doapt as 10
the nature of this transaction:
Jackson's amount of PROPORTION of cash for negroes
bot of Richard Epperson, 1929 As j. Coleman IS to pay
the Bank for interest on purchase OF cotton from
Smith for G613 49, and the OF S19l 49, winch ne
to pay and the Of SIPS for boat makes up MS pro-
bsrtion A. Jackson has paid for kceboa' S5o 10 capt
Wethera discount, this 2oM Of Nov. 1871 on the bill re-
nitted W. jackson & Ia dollars and 81 cents and al
SO l6 dollars note endorsed ny H. smith,
provisions furnished cotton boat 500 lbs pork and
-four, and meal, in ali II doll airs and So cents.
: The above is in your own hand writing-all in
one paragraph, and could not have been written
previous to the goth of November, yet it correctly
recites your payment to him OF the 2lst OF May,
and was my authority for saying 1t appeared by
your own hand writing, that your two proportions
of the first payment we're 1858,90, and for saying
YOU wrote it six months after the date of the pur-
: chase of the negroes, and your first payment 10
! Emerson Now sir, know nothing about the
/ amount of your first payment (andnever SAID dio
except from your statement above quoted, and
now from the additional statement OF IL. Green bu
it will not do for you to rely upon any private me-
morandum or agreement OF your own, IN contradlc
ton of those statements, unless you candidy deve
lone the whole matter, bring back all your books
and papers which you have Withdrawn from bank
i with so much repidaton. and release the bank OIL
GERS from all obligations of secrecy so that we may
n have full view of this transaction, az well as O
~ some others perhaps otsmilar kind. 1t has beer
said indeed that the S929 AS. spoken of in the me
morandum, as paid by you to Epperson, might have
been the expenses attending the attempt 10 sell the
negroes ascertaned and refunded by you alter ne
e were brought back. Miserable subteruge! Iha
amount sir, you know full well, was paid by you 4
Emerson, three days after the alleged date OF tn
y contract for the purchase of the negroes, and tn
above memorandum conclusively shows, that Cole
lie man was to pay sum almost precisely equal. b
adding together the three sums, 1913 80, 1871 80
80 and 1876, we have the amount S929,72. which is 2
" cents more than the sum paid by yourself Gree
likewise paid similar amount; and he tells us dis
i tincty, that he paid one third, and that the oaanc
y, - as he understood, was paid by capt. Coleman an
,e gen. Jackson. Ii possible indeed that the aggre
II, gate sum thus advanced, may have paid not oni
s the first instalment 10 Epperson but also sundr
= expenses attending the transportation SUCH as In
Ne purchase of boat provisions sc. and this is tn
e more probable as it is stated in the memorandum
III that S125 of the amount paid by Coleman, was TO
y boat. But it is quite unnecessary for me to puzzl
c mvself ahont the details OF these transactions
" IS enough that you are conclusivey established
negro trader, not as security, for that idea is pei
fecty ridiculous, but as partner in the ransac tor
on You we're solicited to be a security for Coli
, man and Green, in the purchase of the cotton an
he tabacco but would not, on account of the magn
os ude of the risk, consent to lend your capital an
nd credit unless admitted as partner, and Mr. Gree
He one ofy your firm, says that although nothing spec
On as said about the relation you to occupy
it'll the negro speculation he considered you as stant
nat np in the same situation as in the purchase OF tn
the cotton and tobacco" for the very obvious reaso