Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-17
THE UNDATED LETTER

NASHVILLE, Sept. 26-On the Ieth Of Sem
'e;nbe,, Doct. M'Na;ry published a communica-
,!oh' me purpose OF which was to show that An
drew Jackson in 1906 was associated with Aaron
Burr Every thing stated by him has been mel
and re!uted by the unanswcrabIe proofs aud ar.
guments OF the Nashville Committee recen,Jv
published in our paper Some Importance has
Deem attached to letter Of General Jackson con
tailed III The Doctors publication, which il is our
oDject now Particularly TO notice: II is as follows:
Dear ficnd-l send you five hundred dol.
ia:s II appears TO me, said | would send you
SioOO. But when came to myself, found there
were appropriations made that knew nothing of.
ms Learnt at tile store, and two Journeys IN
perform, asd expenses TO be borne that nv recoIo
lection did not serve me with at the fnoneDt-To.
morrow, when you come up, arrangements shall
De made, 50 as TO accommodate as far as I can
MY neaT sir, do not fail TO up Tomorrow; at
Ten o c!Och VIII meet you at my house: have. TO
see Gen. Smith in the morning at his house -
Inc boats-i think you said five in number-and
some pork, you would flIrnis!i-these mus, he
done against the 20:h OF December n.xt-bu,
more OF THIS tor ~. You must set out in @
very few days; ,giIl furnish tile needfuI The
cash now sent is, III part, for the boa:s-the bal
ance OH deiiTery-Either in bank bills, or a draft
on New Orleans, the $4,000 being All the cash
that can be fGrnslIed this must be appropriated to
the pest possible adTantage-and TO the last sll-
ing wili be put III your way, if you can furnish
tue boats and pork, except so much as will meet
.he engagements already entered into. send YOU
twenty $40 bilIs aud ten $40 bil!s-which I wish
sac 10 h"nh' and beg OF you not TO fail comeng UP
tomorrow. wish to start messenger on Mon
day .neSt-iIedih aud respect
ANDREW JACKSON"
Before the Nashville Committee made their al
dreS' to The public, the nature OF this letter was
understood: the Committee however tbouobt nro
per not TO notice il. We have forborne to da en-
from calculation we bad made, that DR. hi'Nairv
processing To De an honorable man. toipht and
would come out, confess The truth, and candidIv
sdy' tnAt the IoiIeT had no sort of reference to
col Burr, or 10 any OF his business. We are
satisfied that the Doctor is as well anpr;.ed ~, ~
TACT, as we ourselves are; and Judging iron, bis
neglect 10 contradict II, and tire statement, Of VIZ
= Anderson, OF which he cannot be ignorant we
are authorized 10 conclude, that even at the time
he published IL to the world he well knee :, ia
not relate TO Col Burr or any business Of t;s S,,,
l" different matter altogether. Had he volnut,-
my come forward 90 explain the matter and n
admit the mistake into which he had fallen. The
pune might nave acquitted him OF any intention
TO impose ON them and 10 misfe present facts as !,
is' they cannot under all the circumstances we
snail shew, bat be readily convinced, that his o.,
Ject was 10 deceive
Often a. applied to, Doct. N Marry has refused %
t' IL ne known 70 whom tlis letter was addressed
~ Niareh"ii OIL this place, aud Maj Abraham. y.
n'uFy Oh NiilianIson county, both called and "a
PROMISED, an inspection " the Isftcr go ,e~,,;.
pu' 10 whom II bad been written was caref,lUy ron
Sea'en and refused To be shewn. 81 was rithou,
aa'e neither It ever had one. we know NOT
pshaps u Heyer bad; jet are we not so ignorant Of
cht"nc' elect, as not ~ know the r,ciii,v cid,
which writing can be cxtr.ctad f. W.T. W
the address hsl been known, t,.en yo,Ii II h,r.
been practicable 10 trace the letter On and 10 too,c
every thing fespectngit 1tis ho,yevse c. ~,
done, bat positively refused. Thus,,7hile the Doc.
tor Was closely locking IN his own oo.hef. ana j.,
his own breast, Gli knowledge by winch ,vho, -
Stood, 20 Innocent circumstance could he resdil,
explained away, behold one Of lis coadjutors i,
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