The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-07
Tho Latest Device of the New York
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Tho Latest Device of the New York
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From the New York Post.
The sWindlers who make their head
quarters in this city are very shrewd,
and reap a rich harvest at the expense
OF ignorant COuntrymen, who are not
10 honest as they ought TO be.
The swindlers are constantly sending
out Autographed letters, representing
that they are able to furnish counter
felt money, so we'll executed as TO de-
ceive experts, at very low rates. It Is
always stipulated that the purchaser
shall send an order, accompanied by
genuine money, and on the receipt of
the order and money no further atten-
ton is paid TO the correspondent. The
operations of these men have been fire.
quently exposed by the press. and they
have now devised still more ingen-
lOus plan to dupe the ignorant.
A Autographed letter has been sent
throughout the West, which Is designed
to load the reader to suppose that 1t has
been issued by the First National Bank
of this city. The circular represents
that it is probable that the institution
will fail in the spring, and 1t Is desira-
BILE to circulate large amount of the
bills before the first OF May. In order
to do this, 1t is proposed to sell them at
fifty cents on the dollar. After the
word Fourth the circular has the let.
ters ST. in very small type, so as to
make 1t read Fourth 81. National
Banking House of New York City,
Correspondents are reuuested to for
ward the sum of $40, when of course
they will hear nothing further from the
institution. The following is copy of
the circular.
THE FoURTH (sT.) NATIONAL BANKING
HOUSE OF NEW YORK CRY.
Thomas Peters, Pres. 8, II. Mspes, v, Pres;
ID. u. D.morehead Cash. g. g. Thompson, Sec'y.
NEW YORK, Dec. %, 1869.
DEAR SIR:-We are desirous OF cir
culRting few hundred thousand dol.
lars OF our bank bills before the 1st of
May. We will allow the money to be
deposited In the different banks in
small amounts, but at the same time
we would prefer to have the money ex-
pended in some way whereby about
One.haIf would be received In other
bills as change. Our reason for pres
ferring to have the money expended is
this II we are compelled TO fail after
the first Of May we would much prefer
TO have our bank bills widely and gene.
rally ciculated, 80 that no one would
lose large amount. II a person has
but few dollars of our money and not
living In New York, 1t would not
proceedings against us, SO Won
can see at a glance our object. II you
wish TO act as an agent for the clrcula-
tiOn OF our money, you can make a
Few thousand dollars before the first of
May. We will require one e-hnlf of the
money received for ours to be forward
ed to US every two or three weeks. II
you wish to take hold of this matter let
us know at once, and We will send you
a few hundred dollars by mail or ex.
press to begin with in any size bill that
will be most convenient for you to pass.
Address, s. 8. Thompson, No. Is West
Fourth Street, New York. P. s. As
a security that you will act in good
faith and make prompt returns OF our
half of the money received In change,
and to insure ua against being swim.
died out of the whole amount we send
you, we will require you to send us ten
dollars, so that we will be safe before
sending you our money. N. B. We
hope that II you do not take hold OF
this matter you will have the kindness
not to mention 1t to any one.'