Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-21
COMMERCIAL COuRTsu,p

merchant originality from Liverpool, HAVING
acquired large fortune IN one OF the West Ind,
Islands, concluded tl!at he cuu d no, be h,nnv IN
tie enjoyment OF IT, unless he shared !; with a wo
man OF nieri'; and knowing OF none 10 h., c,nry
ne wrote TO worthy cores pondent of his IN ~ :
erpool TO procure "hclpmite for him.r lie was
ho' acquainted WITH any style except in business.
therefore treating OF RfiIirS OF love rs matters 81
me'cahnciz', after giving his friend several com
missions, an deserving this for the last no w,nt an
us: 81 en-: Seeing that have taken n rrsolu.
uon TO matry, and that 90 not frd a suitable
match lot me here, DO not fail 10 send mo no ,b.
next ship bound hi her, young woman of form ard
qualifications following
As To potion demand nom; let her be of an
honest family, betwt en- twenty and twsniv-6y.
years OF age OF middle stature and well-prnpor.
u'htu, het ace agree b e, her temper mild her
acIer bameless, her health good, and hec con,titu
ton s'rous enough TO bear the changes of climate
that there sn'y be occasion 10 look out Ior Sc
ond, through loss OF The s. at cr she comes TO hnt
-"h'-h must be provided against as much as may
pe, cons deFing the danger of the s4as If She ar
rive as above sad, with tie present Letter endorsed
ny y"ui or - least true copy thereof IN a th.rc
may he no mistake or impos ton, | henrly epu,se
ana bud myself To the said letter 10y marrying the
bearer at If cen days 5. hit. In witness w6.reof I
subscribe" Sc.
lie correspondent read over and over this odd ar
uc'e, which pu, tire future spouse on the same foot
M with the bale OF goods he was TO send 10 bis
iient 'ni after admIrlnG the prudent cxaciness OF
.
knCw,l aud his lacunic style IN enumerating mali
hcAuons he nsIs ed on he end,avoured 10 sciye him
TO his miut and oi or making inquiries be iud,cd
he had buni a lady a. for his purpose-oi repu-
table tnml,Y hut slender fortune; of good temper and
polite education, well SHAPED, and more than CON-
monty beautiful. lie made the proposal TO her. and
the young woman, who's dependence was chi, n !,
upon cross old aunt, with whom she lived in a
state OF perpetual uneaslness, accepted il. shin
bound tor the West Indies that week 6iiIno mn
al Liverpool; the you're women, together witL he
Oae Of scod', were puton bo,rt being well proyiI-
ell with niece sN1rIcs, PEd particularly with crrt;f
cate IN due iofm and endorsed by tie CORRESPONDENT,
Sne wdsaso included IN the invoice the last article
which ran thus:
Item: A young geutlcwoman, "a Of wears
OF age, q"aHy, shape, condition, ss per order as
appears from the certificate aud affidavit she has
produced The writings which were thong hi ne
cesslry tor 50 exact nun as her future husband
were an extract from the parish register: a cer,6
cate OF her character nuested by the cergyu IN. n
atIesIation OF her neighbors setting forth that she
h1G pttcntly lived years with on old aunt who
was In'ooTably ptevsh, and had not during ali tba,
time gwen the said aunt the e1St occasion for COM
plant and lastly, goodness OF constitution was nj
Fs!e1 by four physicians. Before the genLewu
mans departure the correspondent sent letters of
advice by other ships TO his friend informing him
that 10y such a ship she should send n woman of
such an age, character, condition, Cc'.-in a word
such as lie himself requested tn be sent. The let
tiers OF advice, the bales, and the young woman
got safe into port; and the West Indian who
was one of the foremost the pier, al The
l"dy's landing was charmed TO see so handsome ard
N crossing f,ma e, no especially wien she, y.
preaching HIM IN tie most graceful and modest man
ner said "SIr have n bill Of exchange upon Won.
will you Toe pleased to honor it," At the same
time she delivered his correspondents ouer, on read
ing which he exclaimed "Ahl madam, neser vet
s-tfsrei my bills to be protested, and assure YOU
that this snail not bc the irsi."-This interview
was inaiew days followed 10y the uuptuls, which
were very mlgn fcent, aud the new married cou.
PIE were well satisfied with the happy union, ne.o-
cated bY a bii! Of exchange. The best pat of the
stTy remains TO DO tod: the lady had seen the
young gentleman frequently helure he LETT Liver
pool, had f.len deeply IN love wit kim-nnd con-
scquenty readily undertook The voyage to land 10
which her heart had already gone
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