The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-08
Was Mrs. cunningham Married to Or.
Burdell.
no TnE EDTToa OF THE HERALp.

TO THE EDITOR OF rHE HERALD.
You will confer favor upon the writer of this and the
public IL you will give this publication in your valuable
paper as purpose TO throw light upon the subject
which has been so long sg,a,ing the public mind, an 1
which still bids fair to unfold rich Developments for
the curious.
On the 2sth day OF October last, gentleman whose
cccuI alton that OF chemist manufacturer Of arti
fetal tceh called at the house of Dr. Burdel at 81 Bond
street. in the early part Of the day to him business
snd was told that the Doctor absent He le say ing
that he would call again, which he did previous to IL
O'Clock A. M when he told that the Doctor was en-.
gagged at the Arzans Bank and probably would not re-
turn home until dinner time This gentleman then went
TO The Hudson River Railroad depot In Chambers stree,
where he engaged passage Albany in the Il express
train. Alter having secured seat, ard whilst waiting
the starting Of the train, gentleman passing through
the whom he recognized and saluted Dr. nurdcll
at the samo time giving him . portion Of the seat
he WAS occupying, and which they retained until
the arrival ofthe train at East Albany. After being
ed the gentleman said The Doctor that he had called
vice at his Office tina, morning and both times found him
absent Eyes, replied Or. d al was engaged with
utiness q, the Artizans' Bank
The conversation soon turned upon business matters,
when the gentleman told the noc1r he had called sell
him some teeth 10 which Or replied "that h!s supply
very good and that he did wish to buy except
could make good bargain" The va, tina, If
be would take large quantity, say four hun
drcd, the Price should be 20 low TO make object
for him.
This barterng rcsn,cd in tie Doctors purchasing four
hunt teeth at g. per hundred the usual price, when
sold in small quantities. icing eight ccnts each.
The train arrived at East Albany at 2. NJ. when tho
parties went i'm neda'ey 20 the Delavan House, when the
sale was con pe,ed, and tho teeth delivered with blu
OF sale which had printed head, and worded tomo-
thing Ike the following
Dr, Burdcll
Bought Of nr. -, chemist and Manufacturer or ar
nAcial, four hundred artificial teeth, a s9.,...,sl2
Received payment. Signed
ATnAsY, Oct ~, 1850
This transaction occurred between half pas, FIVE and six
O'Clock Y. In the Dclsvan House, before mentioned
When The bill was banoed 20 Dr. Barde be folded and
pot In The inside breast pocket OF his coat the left
side. This bill tue third the doctor had Of the
person during the preceding eighteen months and
among his papers His unnecessary for me here 70 men
ton names, bat the Surrogate, those having the pa
pers OF Or Burde In charge, will look carefully FOR those
mentioned above they stu be found upon which tho
name OF my niormant will appear. The why this
has been withheld "a easy explain since there
few among who voluntarily willing TO como bofre
the public TO testify ,rce IL necessarily incurs loss Of
time to tho business and secures to the witness
noorey not much % he coveted, especially when
cated with that class OF people who the principal
tors In this can you that II the OF the
he viii most willingly como forward and testify 70 the
truth, regardless Of tho decacy OF tho situation which
Hrs. c would have think she II n, present IN.
admit that Mrs. {. may have married DR.. Burdell
hundred times on former occasions, bat 10 the 18th
Of October, she certainly could not. wha, Is here written
be true. " J.
Nrw YORE, June 2, 1851