Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-19
j much 'rga'j.
DANIEL. y EBSTER
Wiirroy, Sep, II, Ill

NiiTroS, sept. IL, Iii.
Ny Dear Sr-l have thought il r.g!.t 70 1t you
Know Of some Transactions i'll which have been er,a.
cea aud in which, - ] now believe, yonr mime has
be en- most improperly made Of, and Your writing
forged enclose you letter which, "I'n i:T.t saw
H. believed Lc your handwriting, Lu! winch noE
believe 10 be inrseIy.
Some time las; spring, while was living At .ahorr,
received letter from person who signed himself
Monroe EDWARDS, enclosing the letter winch here.
with transmit 10 He stated that you Ind givcn hun
letter If introduction to Lord Broucham, os we'll as
this 10 myself that he made Of the letter to Lord
Brougham v hen he first arrived in England, aid that
Lord Brougham having done for him every lining he
wished, he had not thought i necessary . trouble me
with tins letter. But that he was in great Difficult.
~, Lord Brougham abroad, which Knew I" %
the cast that neither the American Minister, Ar Sic
yenson, any otier Of s fellow .couhtrymen would
assist him, because they were 50 hostile I" ~ Objects
about Tie negroes, 10 which ailusion made III lite en-
closed letter and that lie was actually without far
thing 10 pay for his lodgings I" carry HIM and son
1t his he had With hiEi home 10 y Orleans lie there
fore sent your letter and ash ed me 10 lend n two
hundred and fifty pounds, Offering security Ger
tain bonds and receipts upon some hank IN the T. :
As 10 these securities thought very .tle about III, IN,
but concluded they were good, as they were offered
by friend Of yours Now this story was very plan.
sibc one, with the exception Of the assertion that Col
Edwards leliow-codntrymen would not assist him
But thought II very probable that you would give any
friend Of yours, about whom you were Interested, a
letter Of introduction 10 Lord Brougham, and hoped
i; not very improbable that you might also give
HIM letter Of introduction TO me. accordingly
referred Colonel Edwards TO ms Solicitor IN London,
and sent up Tins letter purPorting 10 he from you
My Solicitor took The letter IL Messrs Daring, who SAID
they know your handwriting perfectly well, and were
sure the letter was genuine one have said cared
very little about Colnnel Edwards securities, but
felt tiat should behave very III 10 you II permitted
ia valued friend Of yours 10 be arrested when |
could avert il By The loan Of $50 Will indeed say
more, that should have thought not very crcditate
10 my country If such friend Of yours could have
been 50 treated without any Of coming forward 10
help him. accordingly advanced The money. My Soil
c!tof ing all the legal securities that possible,
aud among others, receiving certificate from the Ane.
rcan Consul that Col Edwards the real bearer nj
that name. Ccl Edwards promised TO repay me during
s month OF September, saying that LIE took so long
period in order 10 be quite certain tina; he should have
arrived al New Orleans and been able 10 transmit the
money to the day. felt myself quite secure OF repay
mehi till about ) weeks or month ago, when my So.
iictor receveda letter from Col Edwards al Phllade-
pha, not written III MS hand, bu. only signed by
him. saying that having had business to transact in Lon
don, he had employed person OF the name .! JUSTIN
Englishmnn, 10 transact It for him; that viii! this
view he had put bis papers into the hands Of this JUSTIN
and sending my Solicitor copy of letter purporing 10
be from Justin TO him. Col Edwards, in which lie tells
him he had distracted certain securities from these pa
peTs, and had upon them borrowed E0 from my Sn!ic-
tor but making mention Of The cter pnrpoTng to be
yours al ALL Justin sayi-g that with this Oh
Jet he had persona,ed Col. Edwards This, confess,
appeared to ne rather suspicious. accordingly spoke
3rougham when found out that this history about
Justin pure inventIon-that Col Edwards had
really been here-that lie had presented 10 him letter
Of introduction from you and had asked for loan Of
money, bu. that General Hamilton The Minister from
the Republic OF Texas having heard something OF tis
wrote TO Lord Broughain to say that this Edwards had
been convicted ard imprisoned for forgery in Texas
and had escaped from jail; that he, General Hamilton
had told him that he knew all sbou, him, and that Ed
wards had made reply TO ,h. letter. In consc
qnence Of this information had communication with
General Hamilton, and my Solicitor showed him The
enclosed letter. which he says he is confident is for
gerry.
AS TO recovering the e2A, that of course is out of
The question; is also hardly possible TO do any thing
towards the legal conviction Of Edwards for ,hs forge
nv, but i, NAV be possible By exposing him TO prevent
hun from deirandln2 other people. fear therefore,
ysu Hay 'hiss nH giving YOU great deal Of uane-