Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-24
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BY reading the following affidavit, the public
will learn the origin rather where the recipe for
making the stuff they call Old DR. Jacob Town.
sends Sarsaparilla came from-and will be able
to judge which is the genuine and original, and
of the honesty of the men who are employed in
selling it as the original DR. Townsends Sarsapa-
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prietor and inventor Of DR. Townsends Sarsspa.
rilla, and his medicine has gained reputation
that other remedy ever gained He manufac-
tured one million of bottles the last year. and
is manufacturing at present 5000 bottles per day.
We use more Sarsapara and Yellow Dock in our
establishment each day than all the other Sarsa-
pariIa manufacturers in the world. Principal Of
fee, l26 Fulton street.
Read the Affidavit.
City and County of New York, SIS.
William Armstrong of said city being duly
sworn, doth depose and say that he is practical
Druggist and Chemist. That some time in the
latter part of May, or first of June, le4s, man
by the name of Jacob Townsend, who at that time
was book and pamphlet pedlar, called upon de
ponent at the house of Mr. Thompson, No. AZ Hud-
son street, where deponent boarded, and requested
deponent to write him recipe Ky which to make
Syrup of Sarsaparilla. Deponent further says,
that he became acquainted with said Townsend at
the office of Theodore Foster, Esq, book publish
er, with whom said Townsend dealt. That said
Townsend had had frequent conversations with
deponent respecting the manufacture of an article
of Sarsaparilla to be sold under the name of DIR
Jacob Townsend.
That said Townsend stated he was an old man
and poor, and was not fit for hard labor and wish.
ed to make some money in order to live easy in
his old days, and that if SarsapariIla under the
name of Townsend sold so well, and SO much mo-
ney was made 10y it, he could see no reason why
he might not make something out of it too, (his
name being Townsend,) if he could get capable
person to prepare recipe and manufacture it for
him. Deponent in one of the conversations asked
said Townsend if he was related to DR. s Town
send, to which he replied that he knew DIR S. p.
would be down on him after he should commence
but that he did not care for him. as he had formed
copartnership with men who could furnish the
requisite amount of capital--and was well prepa-
red to defend himself against any attack that might
be made on him.
Deponent further says that pursuant to the re-
quest of said Jacob Townsend, he wrote a recipe
for the manufacture of Syrup of SaisapariIla and
! gave it to him. Said Townsend observed that he
wanted to make specimen TO exhibit to his part
ners for their approval. he wished to crafty
them in every thing, they furnished all the cap
ital ;--said Townsend also told deponent that the
bottles they were to use were to be of the same
size and shape DR. S. P.'s, and deponent. at the
request of said Jacob Townsend, went to the Office
of DR. S. P. and procured one of his labels
And deponent further says that no has been in
formed and verify believes the Syrup of Sarsapa-
ra sold as Old DR. Jacob Townsend's, is made
after the recipe furnished by deponent to Jacob
Townsend, as aforesaid.
And further deponent saith not.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG. p
Sworn to before me, this oath day of May, Is49,
c. s. Woodruff,
Mayor of the city Of New York.
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