The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-10-14
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

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Ill. 10 the first, Preston advises Merrick
to make him visit in February, "to make
good draw on deposits" being
at the time County Treasurer. The second
letter is the one which Merrick tore up at
the time of his arrest we have inserted
asterisks to mark the strip torn out of the
letter and destroyed.
Number IL
Mr.. j. MuRR1cK, Esq.--Sir: Yours Of the I'd
inst. is at hand. l was glad to hear from you.
l want to know if you was at Peoria; l sent
letter to you there, with quite large amount
of drafts, which | think you would do we'll to
get. / got them in part pay for the mill prop.
erty you sold. The balance have got in land.
warrants, and will send them to you if they
will do you any good. You had better be very
cautious, and keep away from telegrahps and
railroads. You need not be afraid to tell me,
as friend, and besides l may be of great
assistance to you from time to time. In Febru-
ary would like to have you make me a visit,
secretly, as there will be chance to make
good draw on deposits. However, will advise
| you in time on that matter. l wish you to
| write often, and tell me the whole secret of
your plans. Business is good here-the people
are all well at present. Very little inquiry
| about you, but some think that it is time that
there was letter from South America. Now,
my advice to you is to be very careful for if
| you don't it will expose me and play the devil
| generally. Keep shady.
| think, this winter there will be chance to
make raise in this county. Nothing more al
present. will write you long letter the next
time I hear from VOu.
Yours truly, J.H. STANTON.
P.S. Continue to direct your letters to the
same place. All is safe. Try to disguise your
handwriting on the envelope addressed to me.
send you draft properly endorsed.
Don't fail to write Immediately.
BIG SPRINGS, * 80.
Sir: days ago | wrote to you
at Peor* you the balance of what
was which is $500 (hundred) 8
drafts. hope < get them.
Kesp shady, old *****
Number 81
AUSTIN. MINI, May %. 1859.
Nix. j. MERRICK, Esq.-Sir Enclosed please
find the balance of your account that have
can in your speculatons. Mr.. johnson sends
you one hundred dollars in draft. He lives in
Lake City. Minnesota. | send you two one
thousand dollar drafts from Mr.. L. Judd. of
Faribault, which is all he can pay, and which
pays nearly all that he is owing you.
The balance of the drafts are those that
were collected for you on that mill property.
| hope you will have good luck in your specu.
lations, but my advice to you is not to venture
too far.
Be cautious in all your undertakings. Better
lose all than fail. You must use your own
r1lo ant fy, ,nffo hat IL TOD
trouble. Save yourself and then you can save
others.
If you cannot do well, you had better give it
up. but as you think best about that you can
do. would advise you to get partner. a
good partner would be of great service to you.
Write soon. j. II. STANTON.
PATRICK T. Brown. Sworn--Reside in
Dubuque, Iowa, and acted in the capacity
of Assistant Postmaster in the winter of
1859. Our Office is a distributing Office.
Registered letters are noted in book kept
especially for that purpose. Letters from
the East for distribution are directed to the
Postmaster of the distributing office. On
the 18th Of January, we received bill of
registered letters from Chicago, among
which was letter numbered 3O2, directed
to H. w. Lamberton, of Faribault, Mimi,
there were two letters in that package
addressed to Faribault--one of them was
directed to O. Brown, and numbered g.
the entire package was received too late to
60 out to Faribault on the 12th--they were
made up on the night of the 18th of Janu-
| ary, and sent out on the morning of the
18th, overland to Faribault, via Dacorah.
On the 18th of January, there was mail
sent to Preston. In the winter of 1859, our
custom was to make up two bags, one to
contain st. Paul matter and all beyond, and
the other all the mail matter between the
Iowa line and St. Paul on the route. At
that time the Preston and Faribault mail
went in the same bag. The bag for St.
Paul was sent under a brass lock--the
way mail under an iron lock, which could
have been opened by Postmasters on the
way.
Mr.. PELETIER, recdlled-Mai for Fari-
bault comes from Dubuque through Pres
ton. All Postmasters on the route have
same key.
More testimony was offered by the prose
cution of an unimportant character, when
they rested their case, and the Court ad-
journed until ten o'clock this morning.
The virtue of punctualty don't seem to
be observed in our Courts sufficiently The
Judge frequently waits for the counsel,
jurors, or the prisoner long time. We
should like to see the Court punish in some
manner this prevalent vice among those who
have business before the Courts.
BANK OF THE STATE OF MINNEsorA.-
Some excitement was occasioned yesterday
by the closing of the doors of this bank
The reason assigned for this action is, the
suspension of eastern correspondents, and
the consequent return on them of protested
drafts.
1t is understood that the owners of this
bank are responsible for the issues of the
Nicollet County Bank, located at St. Peter.
By the last report, the circulation of the