Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-30
forward under advces from ou on account OF the

forward under advces from YOU on account oil The sere
rn rsrsrns hnm
,fa"s "hss wed - r"iu hlf y"rT circular ! M
80 N~a-f adore d g. ;hc .,sHir; ~ y"ur alb"r
hri h,s a-nrrd "Lt.ar rcit, ''"3 ~ tee ~
rs well other AIlan,lc ciriPs, and producrd s.
pathetic I'll, rt here. 1t right 10 caution against
making lnrgr ndvancrs under pledge like The one you
have gwen Iu y"ur letter; wond not accept cnnsign
meHs nndrr such stipulation. up"n which more tlIan
thlrr 10 thirty five dollars per bale bad been advanced
That IS enough for business Irnnsacl"n and nnder II
We Should m disposed al oil lines 10 hold cotton Tor
reasonable length l.: inc Bot IN all the sliipers
should give discr. lnnary ndrrs 10 sale, ran
certainly ndge better here Of The proper lime 10 realize
than they possibly dn $" lar from 'hr markets. pl
c"nSnmPnn We have m idea thai yon designed y"nr
c"cu'aI i"r publication We dislike I" appear III The
public prints al ali times aud you must consider all our
crH'fLuL:ca'io ms Gs confidential.
Your uhe:Irn servants,
HUMPHREYS & BiDDLE.
kGEEsorL E-q, Narc!rz
lhis letter, viii rmn,k, Is dated only fight Gays
pri"r 10 The notice Of Humphreys and Bldde. IN The
Times Of The Isl JpnuGry ('fdrIrd 10y the Bank =" ih-
United Slars) in which they soy they had moi even
considered !l,r circular WORTHY "i notice
I lie following paper handrd me by ID Smith Is
The peace ferng al these gent. menu" lis snicIrrc!
have he pubic 10 Judge. express. mysr sa'i- -G
with H. h0ugh CONSIDERED il al tie Tine very suit
cal document, hG' KIN lie nisfrsbIy subsfrvih vas
sal'g- m' III. 20 grn-mfn 10 what they called IAN r.
resi>'h!r inlu"nce" uhe Bank Of hr United States
Judgment Of the error:
"PnlLApELPHIa. July = 1880.
"From conversation with Mr. Dennis A Smith, ard
at his request, il affords pleasure u state the Sub
irc: Of Mr. John lnger-n.is business transaction. with
Alps-rs. Humphreys and Biidle IL Liverp"oI, hs, in
his Conduct oi that business saw nothing In induce
10 question his strict Integrity and zeal 10 promote
the interest Of his employment.
"ln The denial by :" his agency or authority To bind
Liverpool friends tor the performance ut the stpula
rnnlI med N Is Ocuipr
il was mol our ntenlrnn In imprnch hrs integrity We
considered il an ACT 81 i"advrrrnce "ny
BEVAN d. HUMPHREYS"
Subsequent Developments have fully sn,issd mr. and
my friends (uhai DID mol al the time r1prci) that The
game nf Mr Hrdde md hiss cotton house has hern IL
have irresponsible agency. ut may 81 term ~ e
thai they might derive I'll The benefits with The nfvnn
taGr et any time nf diSc'aming H. hence the difficulty
with me u reiuiirg their foul inslnuai'uns though
held Two letters Of credit. for ni'd and he o'h-
for nm unlmi'rd amount il would have been necessary
10 publish a correspondence that w"nd Gil volume, !,
show my true relation To Ihem adj To which. many o.
the most important 10 me- nert madG MrGush Hird per
SIMS friends 10 both parties whom ] was 10th TO draw
into disa grrrablr mniier Of this kind
Wills, IN Philadelphia recently. MIR Cabot. the active
partner Of Hrvan md Humphreys acknowlr dgrd 10
that he had rppused ard considered thu r notice Of hf
9Th December last hasiy That he had gone IF
couple e days to avoid It's pnhrarnn hut that he hnt
been unable 10 resist The influence Uhe Bank at the
S that r. qurrd il tr moreover stntd 10 friend u
mime thai MIR NICHOLAS Blddt wrote Inc nollCe fnSei
and insisted ~ on i's publication.
These statements. made In me in private converse
ton, cannot Of Course prove but hold myself response
bic FOR
In The remarks have endpa vnrrd 10 adhere 10 facts
as far as possible and avnd hard words bu al he
time. by limited publication of this kind 10 give ths
public far view of the matter Immediately in Qnrsnn
As TO The much conlrnvrrird subject OF III" illicit con
necon oi Humphreys md Biddio and the Bark IF The
U S Of hnw they gnl The means IL bold 200O0 bales
l,I. ybp,I h,Tnt
were wnrih the 10Th part of as many dollar I"
uhch The Bank of the u. s did really purchase col
ton not these are suhiec, matters hat do not imme
dalely concern this notice. but c"nh he discussed il
future. If desired JOHN lNGERSOLL
Na,rhez Ang ~, 1889
The Presil, nj Of tie UnIted States Bank.