The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-06
a FRIENDLY CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Miller Ahead.

Our Miller Ahead.
The following letter was received
few days ago by Mr.. VIM. E. Bradley
of this place:
ESTEEMED SIR Being in want OF
a shrewd and trustworthy agent In
your locality | have selected you IN
preference to a number of others.
You were recommended to me by
travelling agent for large CONNER
cial house in this City. He is very
intimate friend of mine, and has ac-
cumulated an immense fortune in the
business for which, desire your SER
vices. Were it not for him / should
not repose such confidence in you.
Now TO business Il have on hand
very large quantity of 81, 81 and So
Q. 5. Treasury Notes, (Queer.) | deal
in nothing but first class work, and
you may depend upon it that every
one of my bills is as well executed
both in the engraving and printing as
the bills which are issued by the
Treasury Department, consequently
you run no more risk in passing them
than if you were passing genuine
money. My bills have been presented
to bank officials; and. they have al
most invariably pronounced them
genuine. They are printed on first
class bank note paper, are correctly
numbered, and the printing cannot be
excelled. Iput the bills up in pack
ages containing different amounts.
The price of a $500 package is Sl00.
Price of a $1,000 package is $500.
Price of a $1,000 package is $1,000.
But in order to give you fair show
at the start l will not require more
than one quarter of the money down
cash. Therefore if you wish $1,000
package you will have to pay but $3.50
for $1,000 package but $50; and for
$500 package only S25. If you do
not wish to send your money in ad-
vance l will send the stuff to you by
express and you can pay for it in the
office when you receive it, &C. o. d.
Ii you wish it sent by Express l will
assuredly pack it in such way that
no one can possibly suspect the con-
tents of the box. am an old hand
at this business and can manage eV-
erything to mislead the shrewdest
persons. When l send you,a package
by express | will write to You by
mail to let you know that have sent
it. In conducting a business of this
kind we must use great caution.
Therefore, whenever you write to me
send your letter by express instead of
mail and TO avoid suspicion say that
the letter contains money--naming
any small amount you like. You will
not be suspected in sending me a let
ter by express, have no other agent
anywhere near you and it would be
| impossible for my name to be known
to the Express agent. Endeavor on
| all occasions to send communications
by Express, even if you have to ride
many miles to an express Office. If
you can spare time to come on, do. |
would much prefer a personal inter-
view. Then you can examine every
thing TO your satisfaction and be as
sured that all my representations are
correct. If you come on you will
have an opportunity to go through
the stock and select whatever denom-
nations suit you best and whatever
quantity You can dispose of conven-
iently. My standing i'll New York
is very high. Therefore, when you
come into my private Office no one
will dream what is the nature of
your business. You will be as safe as
if you were going into first class
place on Broadway. Were it other
wise / should not ask you to come on.
1 wish one thing to be very distinctly
understood. That is, will not devi-
ate from the terms | have given you.
l will not give credit to a greater ex-
| tent than tbree-fourths. l wish it to
be distinctly understood that l deal
on the Square, and that mean busi-
ness. ! have unbounded confidence
III you, and from representations made
to me, believe that you will act hon
orably with me and if you fulfill my
expectations you certainly will never
l have said sufficient. But 1 must
urge You to keep this matter pro-
found secret. A fortune is in store
for both of us; and if you can manage
to keep still tongue all will be well.
| want the following Instructions
strictly observed, if you remember
them no mistake will occur. If you
come on in person or send reliable
agent to me to examine the stock, cal
at my private Office No. 81 John street
Room No. 5, up stairs. Business car
be conducted here secretly and safely
But if you send me letter OF money
by Express direct it TO my other place
of business, as follows = .sg
JAMES B. SHERMAN
100 William st.
aa New Y ork City
Not to be outdone in liberality, Mr.
Bradley forwarded to the address O.
the author of the above the following