Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-16
DAN'L WEBSTER,


"lLEEroS, Sept. IL. ISL.
My Dear Sir,-I have thought it risht TO lei, wo,
know OF some Transactions IN which have been On,
=azei, and IN when, rs | now believe, your n,mc
mas been most Improperly made use Of and vo,r
"LiinS forged. enclose you a letter winch. when
l hfsts a" ~ | believed 10 be your handwriting,
but which | uow believe to be a forgery.
Some time lastspung, while | was living NJ Al.
'n"fp' rscelvei a letter tom a person who signed
himself Monroe EIwaTdS, enclosing the letter which
! here"ith transmit to you. He stated that YOU mad
gwen INN a .el!cr Ot introduction 10 Lord Br5ush,m
~ wei as tHis one 10 myself, that he made use of
The letter 10 Lord BTOugN3m when he FIRST arrived ID,
England, aud that Lord BrOugham having done FIR
nm every thing he wished, he had not thought I,
necessary TO trouble me with this letter. But TINT
no" he was IN a great o ticulty, Lord Brousham
was abroad, which | knew 10 be the case ,Tn,
neI-Arr the American Minister, MIR Stevenson. nor
any o'hcr ~ ms fellow COuntrymen. would ,.sis,
u m' because lhey were SO hostile TO his objects
ABOUT Tue negroes, 10 which a!iusion is made ia the
enclosed letter, and hat he was actually without a
ilrthing % pay for his lodgings, or TO carry b,,r
ana a son OF his he had with him home to New Or
leans Tie therefore sent me your letter. and asked
me TO lend him two hundred and fifty pounds. of
'etlhS as a security certain bonds and receipts upon
some blnSsin the Uni Ell 5 aIes. As to these Sc
cuTiiIes thought very lIItle about them, but | CON-
c'hoed they were good, as they were offered bv A
friend OF yours. Now this story was a very plSu-
slole one, with the exception Of the assertion TINT
Co. Edwards fellow -counuymen would NOT assist
him.
But | thought it very probable that you would
give any iiend OF yours abOut whom you were in.
teT,sec, a teter oi introduction to Lord Brougham.
'nu l "oPtd u was not very improbable that you
might also give him a Iet'er at introduction 10 me
! accordingly referred Col. Ed wards TO NV Soici,o-
ia London, and sent up this letter purporting 10 he
from you. My Solicitor took the letter to Nessrs.
Banns, VINO said they knew your hand.yrung
perfectly Wen, ana were sure the letter was a gem
ulhe one. ! have SAID | cared vety little nb1ut
Co. Ed"ards's securities, but felt that | shouId
behave very ht TO you, It | permitted "a valued
Trend" OF yogrs TO he arrested when | could avert L
by The loan OF G2jO. | accordingly advanced the
money.
Col Edwards promised to rcply me Jvric, THE
month OF September, saying hat he took 80 long a
period IN orderto be quWe certain that ne sbould
have arrived at New Orleans and been able to trans
mlt Tue money TO the dry. | felt myself quite Sc
cure Of repayment It'll about 3 weeks or a month
ago, when my Solicitor received a letter from Col
Edwards, at Philadelphia, not written IN his own
hand but only signed by MIN, saying tina, b,ving
had business TO transact IN London, he had employ
ca a person oi the name OF Justin, IN Englishman,
70 irasact 1t Tor hImi that with this view he h adj nut
his plpers into the hands Of Ibis Justin. and send,n,
my Solicitor q copy Of a letter purportInp 10 he from
Justin TO him, Col. Edwards, IN which he tells hin.
70" had aDs.racied certain securities from these m.
pcrs md had upon them borrowed E25O from me-
opHci or, but making no mention OF the letter rur.
p'rilng 10 be yours 1T all justin saying. that with
thiS ihuduent ONIect he had pcrsOnatrd Col. Ed
wards nus ] confess, appeared to me father sus
pctous. accordingly spoke TO Brougbam, when I
found out that this history about Justin was A purs
invsntlOn-that Co. Edwards had really been here
that he had presented 10 him o letter of introdue.
ton irom you. aud had asked for a loan of money.
bot mot General Hamilton, the Minister from the
Republic Of IeNis, having heard something of this
wrote 10 Lord Brougham to say that this Edwards
bad been convicted add imprisoned for forgery I'M
IeE's, nnd hfd escaped from jail: that he. General
Hamilton. bad iOld him that he knew oil pbout HIM
and that Eiw1rjs had made no reply to this letter
In consequence NJ this Information | had communt.
cation with General Hamilton, and my Solicitor
showed him tie enclosed letter, which he SAYS he Is
confident Is q forgery.
As 60 the recovering tho G25O, that Of course i,
oni ni 'heq1esupn! t Is also hardly possible To do
any mug towards the legal conviction Of Edygnrj,
Tor this forgery, but u may be possible by exposing
Nun q" prevent iim f.Om defending other pepple. I
I'7f' therefore, you msy think ! am giving you a
gf''i Hci. OF unnecessary trouble IN sending you
Ihi' .one detail, but as your namc had been so much
nenl"nei In The Transaction, think IL is as we'll
'la' you should be aware Of what has token place.
ara aa "e seldom net without some so Fish Influence
"ptf'tng upon u.s., must also admit, that I am not
sorry 10 bc able u Icy before you this proof th,t
am ard always shall lie most happy 10 attend to yonr
WISHES, and 10 do all I can 70 show hospitality IA
any lusni Of yours whom you may wish TO com.
mend u me.
Believe me, my donr sir.