Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-03-22

the transactions were done by your father, except
| the manufacturing of the coin and that was done
by my father and uncle. The whole that
ceived by my father amounted to only $l98,000
/ for their expenditure and support--leaving bal
ance in your fathers hands OF $4,000 ,O00-out Of
which my father and uncle were TO have received
one sixth part leaving the amount due them S433,-
633, without interest and the profits that were
made in the business. Besides, my father made
a statement every month OF the amount manufdc-
tured and expenditures and remarks uponth sche
dule, with all the particulars, and signed his name
to it; aud my uncle also signed the same papers
and sealed them up aud put them into the hands
of their sister, so that in of any detection or
clue to the nature of their business they would
not be discovered. In October, 1917, your father
wanted my uncel 10 60 to Philadelphia to purchase
materials, for the coin, my uncle good
Judge of the articles they wanted. On the night of
their arrival in Philadelphia, my uncle was taken
suddenly sick aud died before O'clock on the fol-
lowing morning. Physicians pronounced him to
have been poisoned. This induced my father to- quit
the business, as he had been long in it and had
been successful. IL was agreed by your father
and my father TO quit at the end oflSl7. At this
time your father was generally supposed to be
worth 81 100000, while my father supposed
| to be worth from $4,000 to $4,000 At this
time my father wished to purchase some real es-
tate amounting to $4,000. Your father thinking
| that it might create some surprise suspicion as
to my fathers ability, advised the buying oft him
self in His own name. 1t was accordingly done
with the understanding that after they had sus-
pended their Misunderstanding business in the ear
ly part of 1918 your father would give my father
the title to the property. Your father holding the
proceeds of their business, he paid for the real es
tate out OF those proceeds On the 18th OF Decem
! ber, 1917, my father also taken sick. and on
the Goth he died, similar to my uncle. Up to This
time my father had left the full particulars of all
! the transactions of his business, and in his last
! account he set forth the real estate above men
toned. He also stated all the particulars as to
their settlement that was to have taken place on
the lst of January, 1918. This was the last
count that have any knowledge of his keeping
! Previous to his death he informed his wife, my
mother, that he had placed certain papers in his
sisters hands and instructed her rot to call for
them or have them opened until Mr.. John Jacob
| Astor came to see her and inform her that they
! had unsettled business between them, and in case
| he Astor, did not communicate this to her, then
she was to ask him if there was any business be-
tween them that was unsettled. He also Instruct
ed her that in case he said there was, to ask him
how things stood between them to money mat
tiers, and to get his statement; and il he did not
show large balance in my fathers favor then
see what he did show, and ask him what the ma
ture OF the business and how it was that there
was not large amount coming to US and if his
account did not appear satisfactory, then to 60 to
my fathers sister and get all the papers which
had been left with her, and examine them and
make of them in such way as my mother
/ thought proper. Now, sir, your father never gave
| my mother any information respecting my fathers
affairs, and according to his directions my mother
called upon your father for the information spoken
/ of, but your father gave her no satisfaction. My
mother therefore went and got the papers and ex-
amined them, and was astounded, and did not
know what course to pursue, but finally conclu-
ded to let the whole matter remain, rather than to
expose the business to the world until became
I of age, which was in 1926. NV mother then COM
municated to me the nature Of the business, and
gave me the papers, and told me all in relation to
my fathers death. After had examined the pa
pers, said that there had been foul play, and that
/ John Jacob Astor had caused my fathers death,
and also my uncles, and that would have sats-
faction. Soon alterward ] secured the papers and
called upon your father, and spoke to him concern
ing the Information | had received. not stating
/ how. He looked at me with astonishment, and
appeared to say within himself that my father was
not dead, and asked me where got my informa-
ton from. | informed him that that knowledge
he could not obtain from me- He said that he held
! no property that ever belonged to my father, and
that if he had held 1t he would have given it up
to my mother. He said, however-as you and
your mother appear TO think that have property
Of yours, will give you $4,000 to commence
business with for yourself, as havs always had
high regard for your father if that amount will be
satisfactory 10 you both. | told him about the bu-
siness generally, and said that would consult
with my mother about it, | did so, and received
the 10000 In the year 1927 commenced busi-
4 ness, and in 1881 my business had increased to
100000; but III 1882 failed, owing my TO busi-
ness being too largely extended and the existence
of the Cholera 1t took all my property and all
that my mother received to settle with my credit
ors at 70 cents on the dollar. then applied to
your father for farther aid he said, No, all busi
ness between is settled" Very we'll, said /.
| was about leaving, when he asked me how much
! wanted orexpected repliedthat wanted satis-
faction and would have it. At that moment met
you coming in the office. Your father asked me
to wait | said, no, will settle it in another way
and left him. And from that time have been de-
1 termned to have satisfaction, and every exertion
has been made to accomplish that object; have
furnished you and Your relations with tenants and
servants and everything is now ready TO cause
the immediate death of yourself and family and
destroy large amount of your property, and it is
entirely out OF the power of this community to de-
tect or apprehend the why wherefore, or to OBJ
tain any evidence that will prevenr what is set
forth and will take place, unless the following is
Il complied with in strict accordance with the direc-
tlons.
4 Now, sir, you are strictly forbidden giving any
information To any one in relationto receiving this
letter or investigating this matter, and also asking
any questions of any one for information as 1t win
hbe OF no use to you or any one else while you live
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