Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-10-22
From tLc Massachusetts, Journal
MOST REMARKABLE.

Mace n this age Of wonders, none Is equal to tha
which ,ge are about to relate.
I'm the town of Groom Point, County Of Essex
and State of New York, paosCt OF PqPeTs was
found m them0nih Of August last by Mr. Drusu5
/ Hodges, ir. Who is certified by Nlr Isaac Spear,
Justice oftbe peace, TO be farmer "of stict nteg-
uy The said packet consisted of certain me
m6rluda ofSamuol Murdock, esq. Sheriff ofEsseX,
ana was found In the road ne the house ola Mr..
+ Davis. son-in-law of said Aurdock, where it was
known he was in the habit of going, and had actu-
ally been on the evening before tho packet rs
found.
on rirc Uursrrs or the packet was written these
+ words, memorandum detection money. Ofthe
inside contents, the following Is published Us a
literal copy;
25,h May. Received from Albany, $50 90
Ilth july. do do.
Gaies 5, Co. lIoatregl, pr. D. B, Mcneil 25 90
LIST August do DO
English Merchants, n Y. per A. w.
Bmuum, $50 90
18Th do de-
Governor Van Ness 20 90
2i5 90
( To J. Stanton. 100 dollars, to be distributed
as follows:
/ To Captains Barnet and Tdmble S25 90
Cayin, A. w. Barnet, A Nichols,
/ ]. Scott l0 dollars each AZ 90
~ s. Stous Of Moclah 20 90
+ Ana retain ID 90
-
100 %
/ To Kelby, Heath, Alen ana Wilcox
eff Hconderogl, $-U O0
I'm Schroou. 10 90
Received of Samuel Murdoch twenty dollars
for Election purposes, 10 be accounted for by me.
JNO. CATLlN.
Cr8ra Point. dug 2d 1928.
~ B. - 20 Buriitt.
Received ofJuO. Ca,lu, five dollars for Election
expenses. DAVID BURDIIT.
Aug. 9Th, l-2-
Received Oi = mIci MudocEi ten dollars 10 De
distributed a follows:
Five dollars 10 ]. tennc, and hve dollars to }.
Nelson {. A. IBIMBLE.
Received OF samuel Nurl'eh, one uuaayJ ii uO--
'ol7, 10 -1 C'-''l,-o1 o-.o IN .- -
Ups o'.uc' "',o i'.-- - ~ ~ go
% w., D.,l'o,i ~. y, '..N,' %! .,o
-' 10 @'0-'9 ID .-'' S15i- S1' a. WIN
80 ''-
C'o'- o.'''' 1L'-'
Thus Tar me aIlr Is Fe'A'iN'o-e eNolSh' o''
mere Is much OBJ mauc interest Le'.'o, 'i''
Hodges transfer .e4 lheso papers 10 AAi"'a .f'D,o''
Lsqf Jql-ice o, me peace ana upon nun 1iI,
'i-' 80 1., .''N ~-1e ~ -'' J.1l' anu
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p'IeI' % -i-. "ocNl "'' .'-s1.I1" ~ 'o' '"e pa
tg'' 20 o.+ o- '-' '-4iu' ,l'o '-9 H',1S vi va.
ii1iliAoHuf IePa,eI 10 ne CoCi ana iInP'l ih
person. lP'ooio1 aJl'-e"e'1) to' sane NeepnS
ana the inspection OF friends on ooth Sides Mr..
hammond anu Aot h,,P 'ue PlpeiS ul soon oeliV-
efed lhem 10 MuIdoc"' Ao,, however, unui they
hld been seen Oy many MuaoeH Ihen punished
copies ana cu1ISeu uloSol "ll"JofSef ana pro-
cured person C5 persons 70 say uial lie writing
was uot DID h,s AWdOch 81 haild--ou. the papers
are NOT iot.h coming ana axe supposed 10 De des-
uoyed' in add-ol To Is, Murdoch mas denied
having passed the road where ue papers Were
l'll~ on lle evening previous 20 '.C HueihS, ou1
Two tlsln.ercSied persons on the o,uer hand say
they saw hmm pass, and others heard them mention
t az the time
On these strange facts the SqndlIaH Sun has
the foUo.virr remarks.
-H7yiBo Already pre-occuDied a lrqe portion
of orr ,7rer f,r rho week with Mr. CIbso1'sy vim
iic,fior. i've we're reluctantly compeIled 10 defer
th, ,-oese5ioys and resolutions of ibe ReDublic,n
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o1- nov, r5 eyt-,,-j; ,,,i,.v. of the tr ms.
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tbr,7 b.. ,nlariabIe As Mr. fibsou ohsor.es
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