Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-21
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JAMES ". JONES' 81 I "Nr.

TENHIS day well the plaintiff by his 4,,or.
l. defendant by his Attorney; whcrenuon tho =, Ks "a
hs Attorney, moved The Court to dismiss the aco maui
Judgment according to the terms adjustment s,t fE VI
sad writing which writing and letter the wod u,
figures following to-sit: S a.t
Whereas James VI. Jones and Matthew w po,,;,
been on untriondly terms for years and so,ne
which the said Jones is represented to have made IN
of the burning OF the properly Jones & Mas ~ esNis
Junction store which was burned on the n:, o. F , The
day OF February 1913 have been construed into an
or charge, the part of said Jones' the 3aid
had burned tn said Store had nsgaed bis rr,yr
IT. . had some agency in the buraius l.; and havc G
the foundation of an action for 1n1s M ~ "Ie o' Il
grew against the said Jones, which action is ,oy
the common law side of the Circuit Cou tor Eote,rt
and whereas mutual friends of the Two par, and e
the same part of the county in which the sud Jonq & ~ -
gre" rssde being Of opinion that there existed rea in
taion Upon The character of either party have aterrJ
the purpose OF making such adjustment ~ =
I'm consideration Wlvreef and ing ALWAYS DENIED
given any iust foundation for the said OF
him. the said Jones hereby denies that he ever CHARGED e @
Pettigrew with burning the junction Store or win % i
his negro to burn said store; aud says further tl h. &
ever made any remark declaration that beer nudei
ineucd to intimate that the said P-ttigrew had @
the junction Store nstigatcd his negro to 90 ne MADE
sfh remark or declaration under excitement and Was nn
d2rstood in bis meaning never regarded the a Do
tgrew as having had agency in the burning the sad
Junction store aud has never meant to charge him It'll either
burning having agency In the the said ~
And he further that it being known n,shbort
that he and the said pegrcw unfrcrdlv terms n,
stated above, this have led the lion Of a
remark or declaration he may have made in regard
and the said Jones consents in reference action
for SANDER and the disposal thereof that if action
dismissed at the present of the Court will pay ali M
legal costs far incurred by the plaintiff prosecution
thereof except the Attorney fee and that a
ties incurred by the said Pettgrew by III
for the prosecution of the said action he will pay the m
Pettigrew the of two hundred dollars b ing iscd
his friends that it proper Tor him make tile Indemnity
said Petiigfew, by payment the costs consd-ra
OF his having failed from misrepresentation tie object
the letter to disayow the ISLANDERS imputed linn when wiz
ten TO by the counsel for the said Peerow, and uq
do so before the said action instituted COPY the
letter is herewith fled and dated Fincastlc May 18th -,
Given under my hand and seal this OF No. ,ll.s
1855. JAMES NJ IONL>
FINCAsTLE; May Is, 1s55.
To JAMES NJ. JONES, ESQ: Sir, Mr. Matthew W p,tt.rs
has been informed that have stated gsa4
of yonr neighborhood that negro Twin ~
miles from the junction Store burnt il down and that he
prompted to the by his and that inpr
walls on the public mind that you alluded him lie has
ploycd US counsel To- investigate this and mstde
SUI against you If necessary. Surprising tba! You may
have Intended the remarks imputed to you for Mr. eHts
and believing thar You would disayow it II
this supposton have taken the liberty Of addressing yoa
this give You opportunity OF doing
mating this dsagrceable affair We hOpo You viii i've
early and explicit answ or on this subject.
Very respectfully, your obt sy'ts,
JOHN T. ANDERSON
f. r. MILLER.