The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-14
GREAT EXpHcrArioNs.

\ Letter FROM the Bank of England on
American Claimants for English Estates
Whom Artemus Ward said that "noXt
to man who could tell a real good story
is the faller who can't he caught by no
couundrum," he had in mind such "a
man - Gen. T.. a, Merritt, cOnSul-gen-
erjl TO London. The general has had rs
many foolish questions asked him as
any man living, and he invariably pro
duces the right solution 10 the problems.
Mr.. Merritt is now the guest Of Dr. John
Swinburne. The late 10. W. Carver, o.
this city, made himself famous as an
antiquarian, and stirred up u dozen good
families 10y studying into tho Lawrence
family's expectations, and leading every
second or third Albanian to fancy
that they are "missiug heirs to
vast estates ia Great Britain, the
proceeds OF which arc lying in the Bauk
/ of England, merely awaiting the claims
! OF The "heivs' TO Toe forthwith paid, One
ol those much-oNpoctiug chaps took adj
| vantage OF the Cousu! generals visit TO
| sound him on the subject, but hu found
! Nr Merritt prepared for the couuu-
| drum, and ready TO give an inside view
OF 10 that he had not counted on.
Periodically this mania breaks ont
Soid the consul, land the absuflity OF
the preteusious are such that =. seems
folly to prick another bubble Of the
Eiud. Many letters nrc addressed to the
cuusu.atc-general asking that such and
I such claims be investigated. Among
others / received at one time such a
number of letters from the heirs OF
William Bradford, first governor OF Ply
mouth colony, that / cannot refrain
FROM saying that no one ~ the
Pilgrim fathers has LETT behind hun "a
numerous @ progeny rs Gov. Bradford
They Imagined themselves entitled o,
100000. 600, principal and interest of his
estate. Though know the Bradford
estate WAS Ike scores OF others, ! adj
dressed the Bank oI England ON the
subject, nui received q letter I'm reply
which q ives fall Information of the posi-
/ ton Ol The bunk iu the matter of am
claimed estates as to thoroughly expos,
, thp fraud. | have the letter here Hu,
+. HW willing chat vpu should copy HuJ
circulate ID, us itt contents, n wei
known in the United States, might ho %
spmo service IN putting check 90 tbi
. .vor-rlyUrriug Inheritance oily
, The inquirer inter- expectations, WA
handed pen and iuk, and the lettcr ne
, lorrCd Co placed before him To- copy
, That b. may he seen how unexpectedly
the conuuurum of "grcUt expectations
was answered, and thgti' may he know
( how foolish 10 Is 60 hope for some o,tdt
. or other TO come out III the Bank q
Il, England, we give 10 On'ire;
q "Chivt Accountant SuulUr ,llUu'i Of England
. r.. a. Merritt Ealp United States Consul
Gvucral-
r DEAR SIR: beg to acknowledge "a
! receipt OF your letter of the oh inst,an
g tn inform you that there Is no uu
sln af lF Ia
d bank in the name OF COY. William Brad
@ ford, nor is there, So far Ms ann awar,
any foundation for Tina assertion the
u there iy The only unclaimed prnporp
@ Of which the bank hAs any cogulEauC
l. Is such as ia Invested IN government
q stock and auuuitius, aud ul thls The
Y have NO knowledge beyond tho actuI
u name or names I'm which IL lis mscrihe
! In their books, Stocks aud annpi,icl
\ the dividends on which they are ui
Il claimed for ten years, and Isolated div
/ bonds similarly unclaimed, are trans
n iorrod 20 the commissioners for the r.
" ductlou of the national debt; hut lmmod
q ntoly on such transfer notice Is sent
D the stockholdor at the address registcro
n In tho bank book, and pains are taken I
@ discover him or his representatives, VIII
Il can ut any tine, ON furnishing satisfa'
N tory proof of their title, reclaim Oh
stock, auuuitles, or dividends 50 traui
ferrpd. There isuo limitation of IN
U time when such reclaim can he mad
The bank receives very numerous Al
plicatious for unclaimed money froi
=. America, ouly u fractional pcrccnial
u Of which rcior 90 funds IN eNistenc
@ These inquiries are always snswere,
10 and any means that you can take
n. spare the supposed claimants u
h trouble, anxiety aud expense into NhiC
= they are led by designing persoi
= would, at the same timo, confer a boo
", on them aud spare the bank much al
), necessary trouble. lam, ptc.,
g., rs. II. GKAY, Chiei Accountant
10 The generals friend, Dr. Swinhurn
W. Is Republican candidate FOR congress
" Albany, aud this wholesale blasting
- many Albanian hopes may count again
:, the candidate who eutertains one wi
a gives such Disappointing answer u
n fond conundrum.-, Philadelphia PIE,
IN Prof. Nelson is prepared to receive y
IA, pills for voice culture at ~ ELM sire