Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-07-22
From tie Pennsylvania Democrat.
TO THE PITRJIC.

In March last I addressed private
letter to William Searight, a copy of which
will be found below. 1t was written II
friendly spirit and intended to induce
him to do me justice in case in which
his oath had wronged me out of more thar
1000 dollars. He never noticed my let.
ter or regarded my appeal. He was su.
perintendant of the Cumberland Road and
| was contractor under him. He is
now candidate for Canal Commissioner
and am Democratic voter.
The letter being addressed to one famil-
ar with all the facts, needs some explana-
ton when addressed to the public.
Before the contract referred to, was
wound up, Hugh Keys, formerly superin-
tendant of the Conneaut division of the E.
rie extension, and afterwards Canal Com
missioner, had died, | was appointed
guardian ofhis infant children. We were
both Irishmen, and friends for a that
[ knew that he and Searight were part
ners in the construction of the Elk Greek
Acqueduct, and that Keys paid down on
that contract upwards of 1000 dollars.
Mr.. Searight drew $4,000 out of the
State Treasury on this contract. For half
that amount he was responsible to my in
FAINT wards. [ asked him to account for
it. He refused to do so-advised me to
let it go, that Keys was in partnership
with other contractors whom he named
that they had refused to divide with him,
and | ought not to ask him to do so.
l would not take his counsel l owed
a different duty to the children of my old
friend and countryman, and caused suit
to be brought against him by Mr.. Keys
This act has cost me up
wards of 81, 800 including costs, &c. 1t
was for this, to use his own emphatic Ian
guage, he put his thumb on me-
| had contracted under him for the re-
oair Of the Cumberland road as stated
had long been his personal, political,
friend. I took his word for
he contract, was compelled under the
hanged condition of our relations to sue
lim. had paid out besides my own
ervices and that of my team, S1252 80
N the contract, for which [ have vouchers.
paid for quarrying, hauling and break
ng 2343 perches of stone. l had the
ase arbitrated and obtained an award
or $1,000 and upwards
He appealed and | consented to leave
the three road commissioners under
7hom he held his office.
He was admitted as a competent wit
ess against me, and fixed the amount of
tone at a few hundred perches, and at
uch a meagre price, as made my COM
ensation for the work only $553, SO, one
undred of which he took off me in charg-
lg me with the Brown order twice He
id put his thumb on me- and l cannot
ay as my countrymen is alleged to have
aid to the flea, when he put his thumb on
i was there. II
The order on Daniel Brown referred
, in the annexed letter, needs some furth-
: explanation. I have it now before me.
is in Mr.. Searight's hand writing.
JENURY 18th, 1852. J
Mr.. d. Brown will pleas pay to Hugh I
raham or order one hundred dallar.
Respectfully WIN SEARIGHT.
Commissioner.
On the back IS the following endorse ,
ent in the hand writing of D, Brown.
Paid Mr.. Graham twenty dollars on O
e within by d Brown. Twenty dollars {
anuary "a, IS43. Paid the balance to Y
Stewart by Graham order a
D. BROWN. $
Upon the hearing Of the case before the t
mmissioners, acting as referees between /
e and the road, I could not produce this c
der. | had miSlaid it. Mr.. Searight a
oduced an order Of precisely the same Fl
tie, for the same amount, alleging it to 0
the genuine one, and claimed credit "
the amount against me, alleging that 81
had Intentionally omitted to embrace b
in his report Of expenditures made by p
m on the road, though he had sworn to 81
e correctness of that account as publish "
in the newspapers, according to the fl
t Assembly. it
The letter will explain the rest. b
SELMA, March 30, 1852. al
William Searight, Esq, former Cam {, q
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