Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-11
piration Of my subscription year, march up with my


OF your conduct IN life For instead OF sending me
the Herald until October, you were IN hasty pud-
ding humor, and struck OIL earl IN September the
Sd of that month, being the last dates from my high
ly esteemed editor, James Gordon Bennett. Now,
was tins an oversight, or have | knocked you down
as you did your good friends the Haggertys without
proper understanding of the matter. hope So OBJ
serve lost 27days OF reading The Herald, which pa
per being al the time above par and it's intrinsic value
great, by of the delinquency aforesaid and the
force of the statute, my damages great say forty
per cent for cannot put you below the damages
on sterling exchange. Now, Sir you may reckon
the loss and place II 10 my credit on the current
year. Again, credited you a great hazard, and
you did not reciprocate although gave tolerabc
dence Of my being myself leash system man.
for il will be remembered If the HaggcrY Thornns
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and mist reaiate IN The only way new my power,
by sending you ten dollars, subscription for one year
10 the daily Herald for SELF and my neighbour A. nj.
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| make the renttanceln two five dollar notes OF a
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which they will pay, as know that they have the
funds of the Rail Road Bank now on deposit to meet
their notes. OF this there is no mistake. warrant
and defend you in any thing you may say to them
If they refuse l am confident they will not, howe
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raid, and the few months that have been deprived of
its reading, has been quite deprivation
In playfuness,
Your obsdient servant, P.W. +.
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II not, the Fulton Bank is not the - thing.
LOUISVILLE, GA. Nov. 20th, 1897
JAMES GORDON BENNETT Esq,
Dear Slr-l have been some time out OF the Em5
pire State, and of course know little Of the details
matters and things lying IN Western Babylon the
Great. Within the last year or two, the spirit oil
change and innovation has travelled with such Por-
tentons strides this country, that know not
ne wspapers have become quarterly journals andf
what in nay time in the city of New York was daily
sheet filled with all the sweets OF the sober thinking
times that then ambled gently along, may now be
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may now have turned song, perhaps turned oufa
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w. l.
HEBRos, Conn. Dec. 10Th, 1897.
JAMES q. BENNETT, Esq,
DEAR Sra,-Inclesed is one dollar, for whichplease
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address Of 0. ID. G. You will please send me your
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Your obedient servant,
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PoUeHKEEPsrE, Dec. 26th 1887.
To JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
Sr-Encosed send you three dollars, fer which
wish you TO send me one Of your excellent weekly
prints either the weekly Herald, or the weekly
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same amount Of matter as ~ former. You VIII en-
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Herald l have beca induced TO subscribe for the
Herald, from the fearless contempt which the editor
has manifested for the rotten religious and po-
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fort Ito purify and redeem the American press from its
truly iamentable and mereenary condition.
Yours, &c
A. HIP.
HARrroRp, Dec. %, 1887.
Ma. BESsEr1,-
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