Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-15
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BY reading the following stI;.IaS;t he nhh,,x
will learn the origin or father where the 800, c.
making the stuff they call Old DR. Jacob To,gn.
sends Safsapafi!la came from and viii be AHA
ito Judge which is the genuine and original. and
Of the honesty Of the men who are efSpioyes, III
selling It as The original DR. Tcw6send's Sarsapa-
rIlla. DR. 8. p T6Mnsend was lhe original pro-
Prietor and inventor Of Dr Townsend's Ssrsspa-
rilla, and his medicine has gained reputation
that no other remedy ever gained He manufac-
tured over one million Of bottles the last year. and
is manufacturing at present 5.an0 boitfrs per day.
We use more SarsspariIIa and YeIIoof Dock in our
establishment each Day than aIlthe other Sarsa-
parila manufacturers in The world. Principal or
flee, l26 Fulton street.
lead the AffidaVst.
City and County Of New York. s.
William Armstrong of said civ bcinT dnlS
sworn. doth depose and say that he is Z practical
Druggist and Chemist. That some time in the
latter part of May, or FIRST of 3nne 1919. man
by the name of Jacob Townsend who al that time
was a book and pamphlet pedlar. called upon de
ponenl OF the house Of Mr. hompsnf No 4s Hud-
street, whore depofient boafdea and requested
depouent to write him recipe ty which to make
Syrup of SaisapariIla. Deponen; further says,
that he became acquainted with said Townsend at
the Office Of Thsodore Foster, Esq. book publish.
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ownsend had had frequent conversations with
depohent respecting the manufacture of an article
OF SarsapariIa to be sold under the name of DR.
Jacob Townsend
i nat said Townsend stated he was an old man
and poor and was not fl for hard labor and wish.
ed 10 make some money in order to live easy in
his old days, and that if Sarsaparilla under the
name of Townsend sold so well, and so much mo:
ney was made 10y it. ne could see No rgasbh why
ne might not make sotuethinR ont Of il TOO, (his
name being Townsehd,) If he could get a tapable
person 70 PREPARE recipe and Manufacture il for
him. Depotiaht Id one of The Conversations asked
said Townsend if be was related to DR. s Town
send, TO which he replied that he knew DR. 8 r:
would be down on him after he should commence ;
but that he did not care for him. as he had formed
| a copaTtnership with men who could furnish the
| requisite amount of capital--aDd was we'll prepa-
red TO defend himself against any attack that might
be made on him.
Deponent further says that pursuant 10 The re-
quest of sad Jacob Townsend he wrote recipe
for the manufacture of Syrup Of Saisapafilla and
gave it to him. Said Townsend observed that hs
wanted to make specimen 10 exhibit 10 his part
ners for their approval. as he wished to crafty
them in every thing, as they furnished all the cap
tal ;--said Townsend also told deponent that lht
, bottles they were to use were TO be Of the same
size and shape as DIR s. P.'s, and deponent. at til,
request of said Jacob Townsend, went to the offic
of DR. s. P. and procured one of his labels
And deponent further says tina, he has been iii
i, formed and verify believes the Syrup of Sarsapa
riIla sold as Old Dr. Jacob Townsend's, is rlad
after The recipe furnished by deponent TO jacob
Townsend, as aforesaid.
i And further deponent saith not.
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG.
Sworn to before me, this oath day Of. May, ls4S
G: $. WOODRUFF,
Il Mayor of the city of New York.
June l, ls49-[3s-tf