Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-07-25
yuyO TuEPUBLIC.-As Mr.. Jonathan

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Brown, alias Wildcat, of Niles, has seen
proper TO caution the public against placing any
reliance ON my official acts-l would state for
further information, that on the tenth day OF
March last, Jonathan Brown filed in my Office
for record, a mortgage executed by himself ana
s. b. Brown TO the Auditor General of the state
of Michigan, which set forth interests belonging
TO them as mombers of the st. Joseph Canal and
Lockport Manufacturing Association, given as
edrity to the Berrien County Bank. Ho wish.
ed me after recording the mortgage, to certify
that the title was in them, and that there was no
membranes on ihe property. To this remon-
strated exhibited the record of mortgage from
the Persons to j. Valentine for $500 and in
terest on 172 60-100 acres Of tho land described
in his mortgage to the Auditor General. Mr.. Il.
informed me that payments had been made, that
there was but about $500 back that $3.50 would
be paid that day by way of land, and that Mr.
Pierson would pay the remaining $3.50 as soon as
he could get bank check discounted which no
then had. He stated that he must have the certi-
fcate, that he would not go without it for fifty
dollars, thon pledged his word as gentleman,
his sacred honor and his salvation, that things
were as he said, that he would not deceive mo
for his right hand and that at all events, If would
venture to give him the certificate, that the in
cumbrance should be removed and released to
my satisfaction before he would present said
| mortgage and my certificate to the bank commits
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you that he need only add that well satisfied is
the bank commissioner of the folly of my caution,
that he has received tho security of the property
referred byme i can inform you, that the mort
gage to Valentine has not yet been paid, but tho
property sold by virtue of said mortgage. My lot
ter of May 10, '3S, to Mr.. t. Fitzgerald, docs not
acknowledge Mr.. Browns construction of the
| mortgage to be correct and mino wrong-that
variance of opinion was relative TO another mort.
gage, Browns to Sands, which has also been
sold. But If his construction was correct in
this particular it would not remedy tho Valentino
case.
/ never promised any man, that would re.
cant my caution of May 25th unless first being
convinced that il was incorrect, this knew could
, not be done.
They continually urged that l had been do.
ceived by Bucks and Shorman's false statements,
, and by them influenced to publish my caution:
Such charges were made by theni--the Browns
and Pierson; not by mo. but they now apply
them to me- Yet as Mr.. Brown takes advantage
of his own wrong throughout the premises, and
charges that wrong to me, should not be sur
, prised to find him charging their own false as.
, sertions to me. The statements made by Buck
and Sherman to me, SO far as have investigated
them, are substantially true.
"Ihe obtaining certificate from under the
hand OF register of deeds that certain piece
of land recorded in his office is FREQ from incum.
, brance, when at the same time il is incumbered,
shows the register to be either knave or fool
. or that some knave or designing man. such az
Brown, Wildcat, has practicod fraud upon
him by pledging his word, his sacred honor, his
salvation, &c, that such incumbrance should BE-
removed within five days, or at all events, before
D the mortgage and certificate should DO presented
to the bank commiss ioner.
Thus holding forth false prctcnccs, promises
and pledges to impose upon me officer, and
upon an honest and unsuspecting community.
J. w. COFFINBERRY.
!, Centrcville, July 90, 1888. 1857