Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-21
The Blair Letters.


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for the first time that Captain F.S
Blair had publicly stated that the
letters written by him TO me. and
dated respectively the Sd and 18th
of Octob,r +, 1880. and the same
which have heretofore appeared in
the Lynchburg Virqinian and 9TH
er papers in the State, were forger-
les. / also see it stated that have
been paid money TO produce the let
;ers. AS soon as | heard of this
denial | took the first train for
Wythville and arrived here Oh Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock. | i'm
mediately.
WROTE TO CAPTAIN BLAIR
the following communications:
WYTHvILLE. September 13, 1881.
Captain +. S. Blair.-I am here
to prove that you are the author OF
the letters read by Captain George
D. " ise yesterday, and will be
pleased 10 meet you in the morning
and give you the benefit OF public
denial in the face of the people oil
your own town. hear you pro-
pose 10 leave Wythville tonight,
and write to ask you not to leave
before you see me.
Very respectfully,
w. LEIGH WILSON.
To this letter.
CAPTAIN BLAIR MADE NO REPLY.
| have remained in Wythville all
day Wednesday, and have stated
on the streets to every one l met
that was ready to prove tine
genuineness OF the letters 50 far as
| was concerned, but neither Captain
Blair nor any OF mis- friends have
given me an opportunity to do so,
| believe those letters are genuine,
and here assert that they are genu-
inc. / say this because [ have re
ceived large number of letters from
Captain Blair-perhaps fifty-and
they were never denied or question
ed, and the two now for the first
time denied were parts of a running
correspondence, and fitted IN too
well to be spurious.
THE HANDWRITING
of all the communications re, elYed
by me from Captain Blair is the
same as far as [ have been able to
| Judge. l was at Salem when [
heard OF Captain Blair's d.nial, and
came from there directly to Myth
vile. Ny trunk containing nearly
all my letters was at the Yellow
Sulphur Springs, so that | was not
able to get at them without losing
day, but l found at Salem two
other letters from Captain Blair
which a friend of his, Mr.. Joseph
+. Hurt, carried to day to Captain
Blair and he pronounced them to
be genuine.
The following are the letters ad
mitted to be genuine:
| WYTHvILLE, Va, April 20, 1880.
". Leigh Wilson Salem:'
My Dear Sir. Upon my return
from Marion, where have been two
weeks at Circuit Court, | find yonr
letter of 18th awaiting me, which |
hasten now to answer, as | am at
home and not engaged to night. !
will send you check by next mail
as requested. ''ris just dark here
now. am glad to hear so favora-
bly,. Letters from Montgomery
county confirm your hopes of full
delegation in my favor from there.
Did you only arrange delegates from
Allegheny district ? Hesless. Sur
fare, Currin, Childress, NJ V.
Smith, and others assure me l will
get the delegation, but it needs
some one to attend to it. Sec Char
ley Carper at New Castle, and tell
him TO answer my last letter. Stop
at Carper's Hotel. He is spler-
did gentleman. | fell in love with
him at my last visit. Captain j.
A. J. Loe writes he is for me Get
hin to consent TO go as delegate
| want his steakins qualities in the
Con yention. Colonel Perk will 60
from Giles for me. Captain Lee
knows Perk well. Tell Spessard
he must be Iuet, as he and | are
eastern pcn, and | am his friend,
Wien } GU return from Craig write
me fully. | am much encouraged,
and could be nominated new on
iirst ballet. | go to Russell Mon
day to speak, and to Bland We'd
resday, TO Giles on Tuesday after
third Monday in May.
Do yog think Colonel Edmund
s,A for Big Lici NiIl do T? See Web
De,, a. d don't make any mistake.
Everything is lovely and prospects
fright. Organize Craig and let
me know the. result. Look out Tor
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