Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-25
A NICE DODGE.
Confidential Letter from Friends
ofths Poor Man"
No Excuse for Being Without the
Stamps,

We present to the readers of the
APPEAL this morning a confidential
letter received yesterday from a be
nnv0lent New York firm. We are too
GENEROUS to keep such a " good thing"
entirely to 0~GFseigas: Read:
NEW YoBK, Asgsst e, 1863.
Dear Sir: We desire to inform you
that we have on hand about $35O,OOO
in !. .. ) 10 and $50 United States
notes. They axS fec SMILES of the gen.
uine, printed on flrst-eiaSs bank
nofa paper on both sides, arecorrecuy
numbered, and are so exceedingly
well executed ip every respect that the
| hest experts in New YORK G%Hnqt Qe-
feet them, We got a friend to selq
one of our $40 billsta Washington q
! ahOrt time ago to see if II could be de-
| tpcted. 1t was detected, but only af
fcr a severe and protracted investiga-
tibT. sill, they will pass anywhere,
and are lust as gOOG - the SOS or SOS.
Sou need never fear detection "a tCng
a. vau ksep your mouth shut,
for we send out no bills whith
are not rs good Is t4GSe Of
the Government. We want three
good. trustworthy men who know
6ou, 20 ans a good thing. Keep
everything "a yourself and let no one
INTO the secret, no mGtterhow reliable
they may bR. Under no circumstah-
ces mention our names TO any one,
| however well you may know the per-
| son. for we want men of our own Sc
lection only. We have them putnp
ia PACKAGES of 500 each. We VIII
sell You 500 Of any geppmlpatlon Tor
so; 800 for $35; $1,000 for SoY; II you
desire to feel your way 4 little before
Investing heavily, we viii send you
500 on receipt of -, and you may pay
| the balance on your arrival bere, or.
send it by express within fifteen GsyS
though you may well afford to remit
in two hours. Always send money
| Nv express or registered letter. we
will DO the same; then nothing Will
be lost in the mails, end everything
| will work harimoniousiy between us.
If you prefer, we will send it by ex'
press, c. o. D., packed in such a way
as not to excite the suspicion that it is
money. Depend upon it, we are in
earnest in this matter, and II you
| take hold of it in a proper manner,
YOU can make $50, 900 before Novem-
Der. We have taken every precau-
| ton in the execution Of these notes to
render the shaver as safe as If he was
handling good money; for better exc
cIted bills were never issued in the
world. In case you should be indis-
Greet enouge to let it be known to any
one, don't mention where it came
from. We have the reputa-
ton In New York of being
men of good standing, and therefore
we will never be suspected OF dealing
in counterfeit money. If yon could
manage to come on we could talk
freely about the matter and make ar
engagements for a big business. If you
come on show this note to the man
at the desk, and he viii introduce you.
Don't mention anything about coun-
terfeit money, as he viii pretend not
to understand you. he Will know
what's up. We again enjoin upon
YOU the Importance of keeping this
matter secret. State what denOmina-
tions you wish, how much, and either
destroy this or send it back. Address
plainly, DAILEX q o.,
If Daley & Co. will come down
South we promise to treat them to a
rope and an air dance in the most
comfortable style. Such infamous
scoundrels should be hing, imprison-
ment would be too good for them.
Gil moi